Episode 369 - Back in the Studio!

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for this week's programme.

In this week's show a passenger knocks a flight attendants teeth out, Stansted spends 70 million pounds on its baggage system, & get your credit cards ready because we have the ultimate aviation addition to your home.

In the military a Super Hercules Crew Receives The distinguished flying cross and, Air Medals for Daring Afghanistan Flight Under Fire, a contract fighter aircraft crashes near Las Vegas and Russia begins development of a new single engine Suhkoi fighter. Dick Knapinski from the Experimental Aircraft Association talks to us about EAAs larger mission and some of their efforts and projects they've taken on for the Aviation community last year and this year. Matt talks to Al about Medical Emergencies in the Plane Truths.

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Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :

ROUND-UP

SAS HAS APPOINTED ANKO VAN DER WERFF TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS https://www.aircargonews.net/people/sas-names-new-president-and-chief-executive/

TALKS ON NEW BOEING JET PROGRAM CONFIRMED BY ROLLS-ROYCE https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/talks-on-new-boeing-jet-program-confirmed-by-rollsroyce-11620908726020.html

COMMERCIAL

RYANAIR SUBSIDIARY BUZZ B738 NEAR MINSK ON MAY 23RD 2021 https://avherald.com/h?article=4e7d7208&opt=0 https://twitter.com/RyanairPress https://www.airlive.net/breaking-belarusian-authorities-have-searched-passengers-of-lufthansa-lh1487-before-it-was-allowed-to-take-off/ https://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/ICAO-Council-agrees-to-pursue-fact-finding-investigation-into-Belarus-incident.aspx

PASSENGER KNOCKED OUT FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S TEETH IN ALLEGED CLASH OVER MASKS https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/southwest-flight-teeth-fight-mask-b1854201.html https://www.kusi.com/harbor-police-id-passenger-accused-of-assaulting-flight-attendant/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2021/05/25/southwest-airlines-flight-attendant-loses-two-teeth-passenger-assault/7425193002/

BRITISH AIRWAYS DOUBLES GUARANTEED REWARD SEAT AVAILABILITY https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/05/28/british-airways-doubles-guaranteed-reward-seat-availability/

BREEZE AIRWAYS GETS AIRBORNE WITH FIRST FLIGHT FROM TAMPA TO CHARLESTON https://www.flightglobal.com/networks/breeze-airways-gets-airborne-with-first-flight-from-tampa-to-charleston/143934.article

STANSTED AIRPORT UNVEILS £70 MILLION BAGGAGE SYSTEM https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/05/26/stansted-airport-unveils-70-million-baggage-system/

LUTON AIRPORT UNVEILS NEW DIGITAL SERVICES ACROSS TERMINAL https://airport-world.com/new-digital-services-and-revenue-management-system-to-boost-london-lutons-recovery/ https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/05/27/luton-airport-unveils-new-digital-services-across-terminal/

EMIRATES PLANE FLIES FROM MUMBAI TO DUBAI WITH JUST ONE PASSENGER https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/emirates-plane-flies-from-mumbai-to-dubai-with-just-one-passenger https://www.traveldailymedia.com/emirates-wins-record-8th-consecutive-best-airline-worldwide/

MH17 AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE VIEWED BY JUDGES AHEAD OF NEXT PHASE OF TRIAL https://www.reuters.com/world/mh17-aircraft-wreckage-viewed-by-judges-ahead-next-phase-trial-2021-05-26/

RETRO AMERICAN AIRLINES BAR CARTS FOR SALE https://onemileatatime.com/american-airlines-bar-carts/

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE TEEN PILOT IN SOLO ROUND-THE-WORLD RECORD BID https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-57255440

MILITARY

SUPER HERCULES CREW RECEIVES DFC, AIR MEDALS FOR DARING AFGHANISTAN FLIGHT UNDER FIRE https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/05/20/super-hercules-crew-receives-dfc-air-medals-daring-afghanistan-flight-under-fire.html

PILOT DEAD AFTER MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN LAS VEGAS RESIDENTIAL AREA, AUTHORITIES SAY https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2021/05/24/military-aircraft-crashes-las-vegas-residential-area/7423558002/