About this episode
Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Gordon for this week's show. Gordon Smith is Group Editor for Commercial Aviation with some of the world's largest aviation magazines joined us to discuss all the latest in Commercial Aviation News and Military Aviation News and much much more. To subscribe to their incredible magazine (Carlos has been a subscriber for many years!), take yourself to https://shop.keypublishing.com/subscription/view/publication/AW/Airliner-World-Subscription Twitter - @_AirlinerWorld Facebook - Facebook.com/AirlinerWorld/ Instagram - @AirlinerWorld Captain Al talks to Matt about the Airways in the Sky and Captain Nick shares with us part one of four as he to Ian Palmer about his amazing career in music and aviation. 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 European airline bailouts hit €26.6 billion: HSBC https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/european-airline-bailouts-hit-266-billion-hsbc/140125.article Wizz Air to operate former Qatar freighter bought by government https://www.aerotime.aero/clement.charpentreau/25831-wizz-air-to-operate-former-qatar-freighter-bought-by-government?utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_medium=social American Airlines Hands Out 1 Million Lbs of Food To Those in Need https://simpleflying.com/american-airlines-food-handout/ The Birth of The Boeing 707 Was No Secret – Everyone Knew! https://www.airlineratings.com/news/birth-boeing-707-no-secret-everyone-knew/ Volunteer Pilots Are Flying Across America to Celebrate 100 Years of Airmail https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a33928089/transcontinental-air-mail-service-100-year-anniversary-flights/ New Flying Car Takes Flight In Japan https://www.motor1.com/news/442450/flying-car-test-japan/ Thai Airways opens pop-up restaurant, complete with airline seats, to serve its airline food https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/thai-airways-pop-up-restaurant-bangkok-airline-food Airbnb in Pennsylvania that you can fly to and park the aircraft outside https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/32460316?_set_bev_on_new_domain=1597736583_lVYvGTOAa5%2BaNTNq&source_impression_id=p3_1599745051_5LMJt%2F9pPxNdbvdu MILITARY Four Marines Safe After Super Stallion Helicopter Catches Fire Mid-Flight https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/05/four-marines-safe-after-super-stallion-helicopter-catches-fire-mid-flight.html U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs of the "Wake Island Avengers" Land In The UK For Joint Training With British Lightnings https://theaviationist.com/2020/09/09/u-s-marine-corps-f-35bs-of-the-wake-island-avengers-land-in-the-uk-for-joint-training-with-british-lightnings/ No takers for RAF Marham jet offered free to good home https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/no-takers-for-free-tanker-jet-at-raf-marham-1-6831647 Irish Air Corps receive new PC-12s this week https://flyinginireland.com/2020/09/new-irish-air-corps-pc-12s-due-for-delivery-this-week/