Episode 379 with Captain Nick

Join Matt, Nev and Captain Nick for this week's programme.

In this week's show we learn about the unique way a passenger attempted to board their closed flight, A London(!) Airport shrugs off a base closure and insects ground three flights for the UK's Flag Carrier. In the military the US Air Force takes a stab at landing some A-10s and Dornier 328s on a public highway; the Luftwaffe wows crowds in Michigan with the A400M; and the Carolinas Aviation Museum gets a big boost from Defence-aerospace company Honeywell to reopen the museum in 2023 featuring Sully's legendary Airbus A320 that landed on the Hudson River in New York.

Nev and Nick also tease a great interview that we're looking forward to share with you towards the end of September with Mike Wildeman from the 'Team Phoenix' project. Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :

COMMERCIAL

East Midlands Airport passenger tried to board plane via luggage belt https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-58128985

London Southend operator shrugs off Ryanair decision to shut base https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/london-southend-operator-shrugs-off-ryanair-decision-to-shut-base/144989.article

British Airways faces safety probe after three of its jets were grounded https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9877291/EXCLUSIVE-BA-faces-probe-three-jets-grounded-INSECT-INFESTATIONS-Heathrow.html

Rolls-Royce engines to power 16 Airbus 330neos for German airline https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/rolls-royce-engines-power-16-5758113

Scotland's first electric-powered aircraft begins Orkney test flights https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-58177865

Review: British Airways' new Boeing 777-300ER first class suites https://www.executivetraveller.com/review-british-airways-new-boeing-777-300er-first-class-suites

JetBlue Begins New York-to-London Direct Flights Starting at $202 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-11/jetblue-debuts-new-york-to-london-direct-flights-starting-at-202

Easyjet introduces uniforms made from recycled plastic bottles https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/08/10/easyjet-introduces-uniforms-made-from-recycled-plastic-bottles/

Virgin Galactic to sell space flight tickets starting at $450,000 a seat https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/aug/05/virgin-galactic-ticket-sales-space

75 Years Of Scandinavian Airline SAS https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2021/08/02/in-photos-75-years-of-scandinavian-airline-sas/?sh=3fd15d8a2003

MILITARY

A-10C Thunderbolt IIs And C-146A Wolfhounds Conducted First Ever Highway Operations In The US https://theaviationist.com/2021/08/12/us-highway-operations/

Flight Demonstration by Luftwaffe's Air Transport Wing 62 Showcases A400M https://theaviationist.com/2021/08/11/a400m-tom-display/

Carolinas Aviation Museum to Reopen in 2023 http://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/carolinas-aviation-museum-to-reopen-in-2023.html

Comms for negotiating departure from a Naval Aircraft Carrier at Sea https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41917/veteran-s-3-viking-crewman-breaks-down-everything-happening-in-this-e-2-hawkeye-carrier-launch-video

Video: https://youtu.be/L0oRHxi-tHw