Episode 463 - Flying Colanders and Fashion

Join Matt, Nev, and Nik for this week's episode!

In this week's show, Flying Colanders! … I mean Cars! One airline decides to get into the fashion industry and we celebrate the birthday of one cabin crew member who is soon to be a great-grandmother! In the military massive upgrades for the RAF Typhoons and a first flight for the T-7A.

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

COMMERCIAL

British Airways passenger stabbed with bottle by another passenger on flight from Gatwick to St Lucia https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/british-airways-flight-london-gatwick-passenger-stabbed-attacked-b1092449.html

Delta, Southwest ban TikTok on employee devices https://punchng.com/delta-southwest-ban-tiktok-on-employee-devices/ https://simpleflying.com/airlines-are-banning-tiktok-on-employee-devices

Alef Aeronautics' Flying Car Design Awarded FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate https://www.flyingmag.com/alef-aeronautics-flying-car-design-awarded-faa-special-airworthiness-approval/

Air Inuit renews fleet with Boeing 737-800s, marking 45 years in operation https://www.airport-technology.com/news/air-inuit-renews-fleet-three-boeing-737-800s/#catfish

Japan Airlines Will Rent You Clothes https://onemileatatime.com/news/japan-airlines-rent-clothes/

Airbus unveils sixth and final BelugaXL as it emerges from paint shop https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/airbus-unveils-sixth-and-final-belugaxl-as-it-emerges-from-paint-shop

The world's largest airliner has returned to Birmingham Airport https://www.birminghamworld.uk/news/watch-moment-a380-emirates-air-bus-lands-back-at-birmingham-airport-4204241

Woman's leg amputated at Bangkok airport after getting stuck in moving walkway https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/30/womans-leg-amputated-at-bangkok-airport-after-getting-stuck-in-moving-walkway

One of UK's oldest flight attendants celebrates 73rd birthday https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/national/23633869.one-uks-oldest-flight-attendants-celebrates-73rd-birthday/

MILITARY

RAF Typhoons to get £870m advanced radar upgrade https://www.forces.net/technology/aircraft/new-ps870m-radar-contract-will-make-rafs-typhoon-most-advanced-fighter-world

The T-7A Red Hawk Jet Trainer Has Taken Its First Flight https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/the-t-7a-red-hawk-jet-trainer-has-taken-its-first-flight

Explained: The Mechanisms That Help Bombers To Drop Their Payload https://simpleflying.com/how-bombers-work/?utm_source=SF-DL&utm_medium=newsletter