About this episode
Join Carlos, Matt and Micah for this week's show. In today's episode there's talk of mass lay-offs at Gatwick as passenger numbers plummet, law suits and unexpected quarantines make for a difficult week at EasyJet and someone is trying to make carbon free aviation fuel using Ammonia. In the military plane spotters at Fairford are warned by the police and there's sad news coming out of Duxford involving the Flying Legends. Matt talks to Cpt Al about Tyre punctures in this week's Plane Truth and James Dean shares with us their Aviation in their Life. Check out our website redesign that Matt and the team have worked on over the past few weeks - https://www.planetalkinguk.com - Let us know what you think! Search social media for 'PlaneTalkingUK' Whatsapp Number - +44 757 22 491 66 Email - podcast@planetalkinguk.com Website - www.planetalkinguk.com Here are the links to the stories we featured this week : COMMERCIAL Gatwick Airport to axe 600 jobs as passengers down 80 percent https://www.itv.com/news/2020-08-26/gatwick-airport-to-axe-600-jobs-as-passengers-down-80 Ryanair passenger removed from Stansted flight after receiving text saying he had coronavirus https://apple.news/ACVi1lpT1RL2D8Qg8LIBGFg EasyJet Sued After Passenger Was Moved On Flight To London https://simpleflying.com/easyjet-sued-passenger-moved/amp/ Delta Pilots Angry Their Jobs Are Being Outsourced https://onemileatatime.com/delta-pilots-jobs-outsourced/?fbclid=IwAR3TYShquwwfflIne3ToDLvpF81iOXet6ngZ2PsQuyZVO30uaUnUmkOQTu8 United Airlines to cut 2,850 pilot jobs without more U.S. government aid https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/27/united-airlines-to-cut-2850-pilot-jobs-without-more-us-government-aid.html The Australian Cricket Team's all-business class https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/the-australian-cricket-team-s-all-business-class-perth-to-uk-flight Reaction Engines testing ammonia as carbon-free aviation fuel https://newatlas.com/aircraft/reaction-engines-ammonia-carbon-free-aviation-fuel/ The Potentially Revolutionary Celera 500L Aircraft Officially Breaks Cover https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/36016/the-potentially-revolutionary-celera-500l-officially-breaks-cover Find out how Cargolux Airlines protect its Boeing 747-8 from Coronavirus https://www.airlive.net/find-out-how-cargolux-airlines-protect-its-boeing-747-8-from-coronavirus/ Delayed EasyJet passengers face unforeseen quarantine https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-53923509 MILITARY IWM Duxford and The Fighter Collection Announce Relocation of Flying Legends Air Show http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/iwm-duxford-and-the-fighter-collection-announce-relocation-of-flying-legends-air-show.html DARPA's AI Defeats Air Force Pilot 5-0 In Head-To-Head Competition https://inhomelandsecurity.com/darpas-ai-defeats-air-force-pilot-5-0-in-head-to-head-competition/ B-52 plane spotters heading to RAF Fairford warned by police https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/b-52-plane-spotters-heading-4453427.amp