About this episode
Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for this week's programme. They're joined by special guests Ian and Jason from the AvTalk Podcast from Flightradar24. Every avgeek has used Flightradar24 but did you know they've got a great podcast?! We spoke to the hosts Ian & Jason and got to know a little bit about their stories. There was also our usual round up of Commercial and Military stories that peaked our interest this week and Captain Al chatted with Matt about transitioning from First officer to becoming a Captain. 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 SALE OF FLYBE COMPLETED https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/regional-airline-flybe-reborn-assets-20385159 SOUTHAMPTON AIRPORT RUNWAY EXTENSION PLANS APPROVED https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/19223841.southampton-airport-runway-plans-approved-three-days-debate/ LATAM BRAZIL TO REPLACE AIRBUS A350 FEET WITH CHILEAN BOEING 787 https://www.aerotime.aero/27649-latam-brazil-to-replace-airbus-a350-fleet-with-boeing-787 https://newsroom.aviator.aero/skyworks-offers-17-aircraft-for-sale-via-public-auction/ NEW LOW-COST CARRIER TO OFFER $19 ONE WAY FLIGHTS https://skiesmag.com/news/new-low-cost-carrier-avelo-airlines-serve-western-us/ https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/andrew-levys-low-cost-avelo-airlines-hits-the-ground-running/143244.article BRITISH AIRWAYS CEO, SEAN DOYLE, REAFFIRMS PLANS TO RETURN A380 TO SERVICE https://simpleflying.com/british-airways-airbus-a380-return-plans/ https://simpleflying.com/3-lufthansa-a380s-frankfurt/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-14/qantas-expects-all-of-its-airbus-a380-superjumbos-to-fly-again https://samchui.com/2021/04/15/exclusive-interview-with-qatar-airways-group-ceo-h-e-akbar-al-baker SOUTH AFRICA'S NEWEST AIRLINE, LIFT, LAUNCHES DOG-FRIENDLY FLIGHTS https://www.iol.co.za/travel/travel-news/lift-launches-dog-friendly-flights-7c5aad3e-80bf-42b3-9a63-51693b8da67c https://www.lift.co.za/LIFT-Extras/travelling-with-small-dogs https://www.lift.co.za/LIFT-Extras/travelling-with-small-dogs#dogfriendlyschedule AIRBUS' BELUGA SUPER-TRANSPORTER MAKES FIRST FLIGHT FROM BROUGHTON USING FUEL MADE PARTLY FROM COOKING OIL http://www.deeside.com/airbus-beluga-super-transporter-makes-first-flight-from-broughton-using-fuel-made-partly-from-cooking-oil/ COULSON AVIATION'S NEWEST HELITANKER TAKES FLIGHT https://www.albernivalleynews.com/news/coulson-aviations-newest-helitanker-takes-flight/ https://verticalmag.com/features/coulson-cu-47-fire-fight/ https://fireaviation.com/2021/02/25/coulson-pilots-in-chile-are-aided-by-translators-in-the-cockpits/ https://fireaviation.com/2020/11/19/video-of-3000-gallon-drop-from-ch-47-chinook/ https://www.coulsonaviationusa.com/fleet DISCOVER THE EXPERIENCE OF FLYING FIRST WITH BRITISH AIRWAYS' FINEST DISHES https://feastbox.co.uk/collections/british-airways PRIVATE PILOT OFFERS FREE RIDE TO FAMILY KICKED-OFF OF SOUTHWEST FLIGHT OVER FACE MASK https://nypost.com/2021/04/09/private-pilot-offers-free-ride-to-family-kicked-off-flight-over-mask/ MILITARY NIGERIA TO RECEIVE SIX SUPER TUCANOS COMBAT AIRCRAFT IN MID-JULY https://www.channelstv.com/2021/04/13/nigeria-to-receive-six-super-tucanos-combat-aircraft-in-mid-july-presidency/ UKRAINE TURNS TO WEST FOR FIGHTERS; PLANS TO DROP MIG FLEET https://breakingdefense.com/2021/04/ukraine-turns-to-west-for-fighters-plans-to-drop-mig-fleet/ WARBIRDS OVER WANAKA AIRSHOW UPDATE http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/warbirds-over-wanaka-airshow-update.html CAF INAUGURATES THE HENRY B. TIPPIE NATIONAL AVIATION EDUCATION CENTRE http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/warbird-collections/commemorative-air-force-news/caf-inaugurates-the-henry-b-tippie-national-aviation-education-center.html