Episode 325 - Anyone for Chicken?

Join Carlos, Nev, Armando and Matt for this week's edition of the UK's Number One Aviation Podcast. SUBSCRIBE to us on YouTube and hit the Bell icon to be sure not to miss any of our LIVE shows. To get in touch and help driving the conversation : Send us an email via podcast@planetalkinguk.com via the website using https://www.planetalkinguk.com or send us a WhatsApp using +447572249166. On this week's show there's good news as Virgin Australia announce they've found a buyer, EasyJet release plans to close 3 of their operating bases and 737 MAX schedule Certification Test flights that start early next week. In the military the Blue angels C-130 pilots are in the UK honing up the new fat Albert aircraft and The Osprey Tiltrotor Officially Joins the U.S. Navy. Nev shares with us his experiences as he takes his first flight since lockdown began and Matt talks to Captain Al about 'Bird Strikes'. We also announced our competition where you could win £150 to spend in the Plane Reclaimers Online Shop. Here are the links to the stories we featured this week : COMMERCIAL VIRGIN AUSTRALIA BOUGHT BY US PRIVATE EQUITY GROUP BAIN CAPITAL https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/06/26/virgin-australia-bought-by-us-private-equity-group-bain-capital/ RYANAIR INVESTIGATES PILOT WHO FLIES WITH A RUBBER CHICKEN IN THE COCKPIT https://nypost.com/2020/06/30/ryanair-probes-pilots-after-video-shows-them-playing-with-rubber-chicken/ EASYJET TO CLOSE HALF OF ITS LONDON BASES https://simpleflying.com/easyjet-london-bases/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter BOEING 737 MAX'S RECERTIFICATION FLIGHTS END AFTER JUST 10 HOURS https://simpleflying.com/boeing-737-max-10-hour-recertification?utm_medium=email&utm_source=daily&utm_campaign=02072020 NORWEGIAN SCRUBS $5.5BILLION ORDER FOR BOEING JETS https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/norwegian-air-scrubs-5-5-billion-order-for-boeing-max-787-jets/ BA FINALLY TAKING DELIVERY OF 787-10 https://simpleflying.com/british-airways-first-boeing-787-10-delivered/ SKYWEST AND MESA AIRLINES POSTED PROFITS LAST QUARTER https://airlinegeeks.com/2020/06/29/interview-regional-carriers-at-fulcrum-of-u-s-airline-industry-recovery/ HOLIDAY FLIGHTS TO SUN BACK ON FROM NORWICH AIRPORT AFTER AIRLINES RESUME ROUTES https://www.edp24.co.uk/business/airlines-resume-flying-from-norwich-airport-to-tenerife-and-amsterdam-1-6721532?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social_Icon&utm_campaign=in_article_social_icons VIRTUAL AIRCRAFT TROLLEY WITH TOUCH-FREE PAYMENTS TO ROLL OUT https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2020/06/22/virtual-aircraft-trolley-with-touch-free-payments-to-roll-out/ AMERICAN SET TO FLY FLIGHTS AT FULL CAPACITY FROM JULY 1ST https://nypost.com/2020/06/26/american-airlines-resumes-full-flights-july-1-amid-covid-19/ CHINA AIRLINES' NEWEST A330 ROUTE DOESN'T LEAVE THE AIRPORT https://simpleflying.com/china-airlines-newest-a330-route-doesnt-leave-the-airport/ ALASKA AIRLINES IS GIVING OUT YELLOW CARDS https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/07/01/alaska-airlines-will-give-yellow-card-to-passengers-without-masks/ PASSENGERS ARE LYING https://thejetset.tv/travel-news/airline-news/are-travelers-lying-about-coronavirus-in-order-to-fly/ COVID TESTING CENTRES LAUNCH AT FRANKFURT AIRPORT https://simpleflying.com/lufthansa-frankfurt-covid-testing/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=daily&utm_campaign=30062020 MILITARY BLUE ANGELS C-130 PILOTS ARE IN THE UK LICKING UP THE NEW FAT ALBERT AIRCRAFT https://theaviationist.com/2020/06/30/ladies-and-gentlemen-heres-the-first-photo-of-the-blue-angels-new-fat-albert/ USAF'S LAST 'SPOOKY' GUNSHIP HEADS TO THE BONEYARD https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a33000578/ac-130u-spooky-retire/ THE OSPREY TILTROTOR OFFICIALLY JOINS THE U.S. NAVY https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a32959642/osprey-tiltrotor-us-navy/ NATIONAL GUARD CHOPPER LIFTS 'INTO THE WILD' BUS OUT OF ALASKAN WILDERNESS https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a32935542/into-the-wild-bus-removed/ RAF ARE HIRING CABIN CREW FOR THE VOYAGER AIRCRAFT https://www.raf.mod.uk/recruitment/roles/roles-finder/logistics/air-ground-steward