About this episode
Join Carlos, Matt and Nev who returns from his world tour of cable management for episode 445. In this week's show things get stingy with BA, and its flying cars in Australia & Emirates builds a A380 out of plastic.... Or do they? In the Military a UH-60 appears and its not in the USA & a B17 takes a trip but not in the air. 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 Crewed Flying Race Car Debuts in Australia https://www.flyingmag.com/crewed-flying-race-car-debuts-in-australia/ Severed Cable Forces Lufthansa to Cancel More Than 140 Flights https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/15/business/lufthansa-it-problem-canceled-flights.html Cabin Crew Search For Scorpion On British Airways Flight From Austin To London https://simpleflying.com/scorpion-british-airways-flight-austin-london/ Aerospace Industry Is Far From a Healthy Recovery https://www.airlinerwatch.com/2023/02/analysis-us-aerospace-industry-is-far.html# https://airlineweekly.com/2023/02/airbus-boeing-production-delays-will-hold-back-airline-growth-in-2023/ United updates its policy on mistake fares, gaming the system https://thepointsguy.com/news/united-mistake-fare-delayed-flight-policy-update/ Qantas Reveals A350's First And Business Suites For Project Sunsrise https://www.qantas.com/au/en/about-us/our-company/fleet/new-fleet/project-sunrise.html Last Year Emirates Recycled Plastic & Glass Equivalent To The Weight Of An Airbus A380 https://www.arabianbusiness.com/industries/transport/emirates-cabin-crew-helps-recycle-500-tonnes-of-plastic-and-glass-in-2022 https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/emirates-glass-and-plastic-recycling-from-flights-equivalent-to-weight-of-a380 Pilot thought co-pilot who died in cockpit was joking https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-64716821 2 flight attendants got married in front of a plane in a wedding full of nods to their love story https://www.insider.com/flight-attendants-wedding-in-front-of-plane-photos-2023-2 MILITARY UH-60 Black Hawk Unexpectedly Appears In Ukrainian Military Service https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/uh-60-black-hawk-unexpectedly-appears-in-ukrainian-military-service The United States announced progress on the transfer of fighter jets to Ukraine https://www.weeklyblitz.net/news/the-united-states-announced-progress-on-the-transfer-of-fighter-jets-to-ukraine/ 'Sharper Rules' Coming To Tackle Airspace Incursions: Biden Says https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/sharper-rules-coming-to-tackle-airspace-incursions-biden US Navy to acquire more King Airs https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230215005839/en/Textron-Aviation-Special-Missions-Beechcraft-King-Air-260-chosen-as-new-U.S.-Navy-Multi-Engine-Training-System-METS B-17 Begins Truck Trip Northward https://www.eaa.org/eaa/news-and-publications/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/news/b17-aluminum-overcast-heading-back-to-oshkosh