Episode 348 - Featuring Jodi Rueger

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

In this week's show a US carrier turns a profit, we celebrate International Civil Aviation day and one country asks its crews to wear nappies (diapers) onboard. In the military, we salute Brigadier General Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier, and a super hornet crew eject after a take off roll.

In this week's Plane Truth we're learning all about Pilot Licensing.

Jodi Reuger joins us to update us on the challenges that Aviation has thrown at her in 2020. She's an Airshow Pilot, Competition Aerobatic & Tailwheel Instructor and Airline Pilot! Her YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyJhMuL7_-0NzbSkx2cij_A.

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

COMMERCIAL

BOEING 737 MAX RETURNS COMMERCIAL SERVICE ON SAO PAULO TO PORTO ALEGRE FLIGHT

https://en.mercopress.com/2020/12/10/boeing-737-max-returns-to-the-skies-on-a-commercial-flight-sao-paulo-porto-alegre

NEW ROUTES AND BASES FROM THE UK

https://www.anna.aero/2020/12/04/wizz-air-announces-cardiff-base-all-9-routes-will-have-direct-competition/

https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/ba-launches-southampton/amp/

https://paxex.aero/2020/12/aer-lingus-launches-uk-subsidiary-applies-for-us-route-authorities/

US REGIONAL CARRIER MESA AIRLINES TURNS AN ANNUAL PROFIT

https://simpleflying.com/mesa-airlines-profit/

https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/mesa-bets-on-cargo-as-operating-profit-falls-12/139715.article

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION DAY

http://wam.ae/en/details/1395302893348

https://www.icao.int/about-icao/History/Pages/default.aspx

https://www.caa.co.uk/Blog-Posts/International-Civil-Aviation-Day/

AIR CANADA BECOMES FIRST CANADIAN AIRLINE TO OFFER OPTIONAL BIOMETRIC BOARDING FOR FLIGHTS DEPARTING THE U.S. TO CANADA

https://www.aviationpros.com/airlines/press-release/21165956/air-canada-air-canada-becomes-first-canadian-airline-to-offer-optional-biometric-boarding-for-flights-departing-the-us-to-canada

CHINESE CABIN CREW TOLD TO WEAR DIAPERS ON RISKY COVID FLIGHTS

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-10/cabin-crew-told-to-wear-diapers-on-risky-covid-flights

https://simpleflying.com/chinese-cabin-crew-nappies/

EMIRATES TAKES DELIVERY OF BRAND NEW A380 POWERED BY FINNISH COOKING OIL

https://simpleflying.com/emirates-new-a380-delivery/

https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/emirates-receives-its-first-new-a380-for-2020/141481.article

https://simpleflying.com/emirates-premium-economy-seat-leak/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-25/emirates-boss-has-no-idea-when-boeing-will-deliver-777x-jet

https://simpleflying.com/own-an-air-france-airbus-a380/

https://simpleflying.com/thai-airways-a380-sale/

https://www.myairtrade.com/available/A380

FINNAIR IS SELLING €10 "VIRTUAL FLIGHTS" TO SEE SANTA

https://www.finnair.com/gb-en/bluewings/world-of-finnair/finnair-s-pioneering-vr-holiday-flights-point-to-the-future-of-travel-2199208

MILITARY

CHUCK YEAGER PASSES AWAY

https://apnews.com/article/chuch-yeager-dies-at-97-air-force-f027e8960916cbd8094ab9f05ec2cbf2

CREW EJECT FROM AN AUSTRALIAN SUPER HORNET AFTER AN ABORTED TAKEOFF

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/38025/watch-crew-eject-from-an-australian-super-hornet-after-an-aborted-takeoff

SOMEBODY BROKE INTO RUSSIA'S 'DOOMSDAY PLANE' AND STOLE A BUNCH OF RADIOS

https://www.businessinsider.com/somebody-broke-into-russias-doomsday-plane-and-stole-radios-2020-12?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=algorithm&fbclid=IwAR05wJ02LRZw831bVl660vGMhXTjYoKixdR75kbsQCIimMWGJHrqrMcJXWo