About this episode
Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for the show this week. In the commercial we look at an abandoned British Airways training facility still with lots of goodies inside, JetBlue unveils a very Posh new seat for its US to London flights & we take a look at what will be the worlds smallest airport. In the military the Italian Navy are on their way to pick up new fighters, retired Israeli F-16s get a new lease of life and a rare collection of V-Bomber Cockpits goes up for auction. Stefan Krause and Laura Davies share with us the stories that caught their eye this week, Matt and Captain Al talk Icy Runways and it's Part 6 of Captain Nick in conversation with George Lee MBE. Here are the links to the stories we featured this week : LISTENER FEEDBACK https://apnews.com/article/arrests-berlin-f56833f73c7ecfa34a5ed5e6461669bc https://www.bild.de/regional/hamburg/hamburg-aktuell/fuhlsbuettel-kult-flieger-wird-versteigert-ende-legende-75177126.bild.html COMMERCIAL RYANAIR RAPPED OVER 'MISLEADING' COVID ADVERTS https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55910235 https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/ryanair-jab-and-go-advertisement-falls-foul-of-watchdog-1.4465460 BRITISH WEAR AWAYS https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/13905018/abandoned-british-airways-training-centre-post-apocalyptic/ JETBLUE UNVEILS REVAMPED MINT PREMIUM SEAT https://airlinegeeks.com/2021/02/01/jetblue-debuts-its-reimagined-premium-mint-suites-for-transatlantic-flights/ WORLD'S SMALLEST AIRPORT TO BE BUILT FOR AUTONOMOUS DRONES https://www.techradar.com/news/worlds-smallest-airport-to-be-built-for-autonomous-drones MAN ARRESTED AFTER HEADBUTTING CABIN CREW IN DRUNKEN RAMPAGE ON RYANAIR FLIGHT https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/man-arrested-after-headbutting-cabin-19753801 BARELY ANY CHANGE TO DUBLIN AIRPORT PASSENGER NUMBERS AFTER INTRODUCTION OF NEW FINES https://www.newstalk.com/news/barely-any-change-to-dublin-airport-passenger-numbers-after-introduction-of-new-fines-1145127 AMERICAN AIRLINES LAUNCHES AIRPLANE WINE CLUB https://www.eater.com/2021/1/22/22244760/american-airlines-airplane-wine-club 787 CAPTAIN WINS AN RV-10 AIRPLANE IN AOPA SWEEPSTAKES https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2021/january/24/aopa-sweepstakes-rv-10-goes-to-avid-pilot MILITARY TOP ACES MAKES A BOLD MOVE BRINGING F-16S INTO CONTRACT 'RED AIR' https://skiesmag.com/news/top-aces-bold-move-f-16-contract-red-air/ THE ITALIAN AIRCRAFT CARRIER CAVOUR IN ROUTE TO THE UNITED STATES: ADDING F-35 CAPABILITIES TO THE FLEET https://sldinfo.com/2021/02/the-italian-aircraft-carrier-cavour-in-route-to-the-united-states-adding-f-35-capabilities-to-the-fleet/ TOWER CONTROLLER CREDITED WITH SAVE OF CV-22 AT KIRTLAND AFB https://www.flyingmag.com/story/news/kirkland-tower-controller-cv-22-save/ RARE V-BOMBER COCKPITS COLLECTION UP FOR AUCTION https://theaviationist.com/2021/01/27/rare-v-bomber-cockpits-collection-up-for-auction/