Ep 355 - ft. Honeywell Aerospace Europe President Jim Currier

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for the show this week.

In this week's show we look at a new website just for the passenger which focuses on Turbulence, The Airbus Beluga looks to obtain ETOPS certification & a Southwest crew present passengers with a very amusing pre flight brief. In the military the U.S. Air Force Is Planning To Get Six New E-11A With The Battlefield Airborne Communication Node Payload & A Brazilian air force KC-390 is in Alaska for cold weather testing.

We'll also be talking to Europe President for Honeywell, Jim Currier about aviation and travel in 2021 • How airlines and airports are working to keep passengers safe while travelling • How passenger concerns about travel vary in different regions • The innovations Honeywell has developed to improve hygiene without impacting the passenger experience. You can find out more about Honeywell here - https://aerospace.honeywell.com/en

Of course there's more from the George Lee MBE interview series and another episode of The Plane Truth talking all about Turning Circles.

Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at: WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

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

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BOMBARDIER DROPS ICONIC LEARJET TO FOCUS ON LUXURY MODELS https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-11/bombardier-to-stop-making-iconic-learjet-in-profitability-drive https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QOD33A5F8XS0

NEW WEBSITE FOR PASSENGERS TO LOOK AT POSSIBLE TURBULENCE https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/turbulence-predict-flights-website-turbli-b1799610.html https://onemileatatime.com/predict-turbulence-flight/ https://turbli.com/

BRAND NEW BRITISH AIRWAYS BOEING 787-10 SENT TO STORAGE https://simpleflying.com/british-airways-boeing-787-10-victorville-storage/

UNITED AIRLINES JUST INVESTED $1 BILLION IN OUR AIR TAXI FUTURE https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/united-invests-1-billion-archer-evtols-air-taxis-1234596090/

AIRBUS INTENDS ETOPS FOR BELUGAXL TO SUPPORT TRANSATLANTIC OPERATIONS https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/airbus-intends-etops-for-belugaxl-to-support-transatlantic-operations/142308.article

STOWAWAY SURVIVES FLIGHT CLINGING TO LANDING GEAR AT 19,000 FEET https://simpleflying.com/stowaway-survives-19000-feet-flight/?fbclid=IwAR03I3fAouvtsEEqlRK5fq_T6JALe5E6H89qYwo93SDjmH_a2qxxpdO68HE https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/06/boy-16-found-alive-after-stowing-away-on-plane-from-kenya-to-netherlands

MILITARY

THE U.S. AIR FORCE IS PLANNING TO GET SIX NEW E-11A WITH THE BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATION NODE PAYLOAD https://theaviationist.com/2021/02/11/the-u-s-air-force-is-planning-to-get-six-new-e-11a-with-the-battlefield-airborne-communication-node-payload/

BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE KC-390 IN ALASKA FOR COLD WEATHER TESTING https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/brazilian-air-force-kc-390-in-alaska-for-cold-weather-testing/142397.article

B-29 DOC TO HOST WICHITA WARBIRD WEEKEND http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/b-29-doc-to-host-wichita-warbird-weekend.html