Plane Talking UK Podcast

Join Matt, Armando and Andy in the chatroom and help shape the conversation of the show for episode 444. In this week's show one airline breaks records buying from the big boys, we talk near misses at JFK Airport and everyone's favourite airline for a punch-up invests heavily in training. In the military, we take a closer look at what is happening with all these balloons as well as exploring the new roles the new T-7 Red Hawk jet will take on. 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 some of the stories we featured this week : COMMERCIAL Both Yeti ATR propellers feathered just after pilot called for flap extension https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/both-yeti-atr-propellers-feathered-just-after-pilot-called-for-flap-extension/152111.article Air India makes record-breaking purchases from Airbus and Boeing https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/14/air-india-makes-record-breaking-purchases-from-airbus-and-boeing NTSB Subpoenas American Crew Involved in Near-Collision at JFK https://www.flyingmag.com/ntsb-subpoenas-american-crew-involved-in-near-collision-at-jfk/ Virgin Atlantic airline suspends services to Pakistan https://airlinergs.com/virgin-atlantic-airline-suspends-services-to-pakistan/ Leisure airline opens new purpose-built training centre in £8.5m investment https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2110232-leisure-airline-opens-new-purpose-built-training-centre-in-8.5m-investment Airline passenger praised for refusing to give up 'special' seat to couple https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/airline-passenger-praised-refusing-give-26224913 Pilots miraculously walk away unharmed after Boeing 737 crash in Western Australia https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/plane-crash-boeing-737-perth-pilots-b2277298.html FedEx and Southwest jets involved in close call at Austin https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/fedex-and-southwest-jets-involved-in-close-call-at-austin/151934.article Qantas auctions off A330 memorabilia ahead of aircraft conversion https://aviationsourcenews.com/airline/qantas-auctions-off-a330-memorabilia-ahead-of-aircraft-conversion/ MILITARY Just what is going on with all these balloons https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/russia-also-has-a-fleet-of-spy-balloons Boeing-Saab Red Hawk Aircraft On Way To Emerge As A Critical Platform For USAF To Battle China's J-20, Russia's Su-57 Fighters https://eurasiantimes.com/boeing-saab-red-hawk-aircraft-on-way-to-emerge-as-a-critical/ UH-60 Black Hawk Falls Out Of The Sky In Alabama https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/uh-60-black-hawk-falls-out-of-the-sky-in-alabama Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Makes Incredible Save After Huge Wave https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/coast-guard-rescue-swimmer-makes-incredible-save-after-huge-wave

It's another special! And this time Armando is sitting down with Stephen and Jeff to talk all about the fascinating world of corporate and business aviation. We're talking all about the differences between the private aviation sector and commercial or military. Hope you enjoy! Have you had an experience with private/corporate aviation? let us know! 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.

Join Carlos, Armando and Andy for episode 443. In this week's show we say hello & goodbye to the last queen of the skies, BA Staff get a social media ban & a Airbus falls apart & keeps flying. In the military we get a little tech update and there's renewed talk of F-16s going to Ukraine. 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 : COMMERCIAL Two Airlines Collapse within days of each other https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/norwegian-airline-flyr-files-bankruptcy-2023-01-31/ https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2023-02-02/aer-lingus-regional-takes-over-former-flybe-routes Final Boeing 747 departs Everett for its new home https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/final-boeing-747-departs-everett-for-its-new-home/151885.article A CAA Compagnie Africaine Aviation Airbus A320-200 loses parts https://www.avherald.com/h?article=504714d8&opt=0 Airline review: Thai AirAsia X, Airbus A330 premium lie-flat https://www.traveller.com.au/airline-review-thai-airasia-x-airbus-a330-premium-lieflat-business-class-melbourne-to-bangkok-h295bo Cape Air Cessna suffers nose-gear collapse in Chicago https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/cape-air-cessna-suffers-nose-gear-collapse-in-chicago/151828.article Pampered pooches on UK's first private jets for pets airline prepare for take-off https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/news/pampered-pooches-uks-first-private-29102434 Discussion on the recent change in social media policy at BA https://twitter.com/DaveWallsworth/status/1620901575500894210 https://twitter.com/British_Airways/status/1621131561939898368 The family of five flying around the world in a tiny plane https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/family-of-five-fly-around-the-world/index.html

Join Carlos, Nev, Matt, Armando and John for episode 442. In this week's show our friends over at the Blades Aerobatic Team sadly have performed their last show and airlines (on top of a pilot shortage) are now facing an airplane shortage! In the military the latest version of the F-16 Fighting Falcon takes flight as well as some... unexplained air craft are spotted? We have a new interview from Nev with Iain Stewart MP, Chair of the Cross Party Transport Select Committee of the UK Parliament. A fabulous interview all about the disruptors of the future of air transport in the UK. If you'd like to contribute to the government survey, you can do so here : https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7200/our-future-transport/ 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.

Join Carlos, Nev, Matt, Armando and John for episode 441. In this week's show Ryanair are hiring & not firing, a member of BA crew gets all inflated & we look at the all important unreliable airlines In the military, the US Air Force's newest rescue helicopter has its first operational rescue and we take a look at the restoration of the first Air Force One by a company in Virginia. 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 : COMMERCIAL These Are the Most Reliable, and Unreliable, Airlines https://www.comparethemarket.com.au/travel-insurance/features/most-unreliable-airlines/ https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/travel/most-reliable-unreliable-airlines https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/passenger-complaints/ Ryanair are hiring for numerous jobs at Dublin Airport with some top notch* perks https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/ryanair-hiring-numerous-jobs-dublin-28981186 https://careers.ryanair.com/ Swansea Airport to launch first passenger flights in 20 years https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/swansea-airport-launch-first-passenger-26017627 United Airlines To Return Ice Cream Sundae Cart On All International Flights https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-ice-cream-sundae-cart/ British Airways flight attendant makes £50,000 mistake on first day at work https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/british-airways-ba-flight-attendant-first-day-b2265007.html https://liveandletsfly.com/british-airways-slide/ British Airways, TUI and easyJet looking for new flight attendants https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/world-news/british-airways-tui-easyjet-holidays-25990903 Delta orders a dozen more Airbus A220s https://www.flightglobal.com/orders-and-deliveries/delta-orders-a-dozen-more-airbus-a220s/151683.article Airbus implements A350 design change amid Qatar Airways feud https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/airbus-implements-a350-design-change-amid-qatar-airways-feud-2023-01-19/ DragonFly from Airbus https://www.engadget.com/airbus-dragonfly-autonomous-pilot-assist-171226854.html?fbclid=IwAR2pUnZGJltThyQZRAZiUf9uUNl-LiAb6G5PgqpVlGeQ_C-u98qfWI4GujA https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/a350-1000-autonomy-tests-aimed-at-supporting-dual-pilot-cockpit-airbus/151627.article https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2023-01-12/airbus-tests-autonomous-flight-diversions-taxiway-support Carolinas Aviation Museum Renamed After Capt. C.B. "Sully" Sullenberger https://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/carolinas-aviation-museum-renamed-after-capt-c-b-sully-sullenberger.html MILITARY HH-60W Jolly Green II combat rescue helicopters were involved in their first real-world casualty evacuation operation in the African area of responsibility. https://theaviationgeekclub.com/hh-60w-jolly-green-ii-combat-rescue-helicopter-makes-first-combat-saves/ Columbine II Restoration – Fall 22/23 Update https://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-restorations/columbine-ii-restoration-fall-22-23.html Duxford Flying Schedule Announced https://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/iwm-duxford-s-flying-season-2023.html

Airbus Andy will be with us and there's plenty of commercial and military news to get through. In this week's show everything is just Bonza in australia we take a look at BA uniforms in a historical way & Nev takes a look at new bus suites In the military, the Japanese begin work on an island military base that includes a practice aircraft carrier landing strip and the venerable F-117 Nighthawk keeps on keeping on! 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.

Our first live of the new year! Happy New year! Hope it's been a wonderful start to the new year for you all. Lots of commercial and military news to get through so get all strapped in and cold beverage at the ready! In this week's show we take a look at some hot new laptops, one passengers suitcase goes on tour by itself & we go all retro with a look at 1930's BA . In the military, a Chinese fighter jet gets a little TOO close to a US Reconnaissance Plane and the Red Arrows are on their way to getting a new aircraft. 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.

Join Nev, Matt and Armando as they look back at their favourite interviews and segments from last year's shows. 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.

Ho ho ho!!! Merry Christmas! It's time for the annual Christmas Special and this year we have special guests Maineman Micah and Captain Nick. Join us for some festive fun! Have a very Merry Christmas, a wonderful holiday season and we wish you all a very Happy New Year. 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.

Join Carlos, Nev and Armando for this week's final live show of 2022! Where have the last 12 months gone?! In this week's show One airline is gearing up to burn off some serious fat & oil (no exercise required), A middle east carrier is getting rather posh & one of the worlds most iconic 747's is being retired. In the military the US Army finally picks the Bell V-280 to replace its fleet of Blackhawks and the US Congress allows the US Air Force to divest of some aging A-10 Warthogs