About this episode
Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for an avtastic start to your weekend! If you didn't get to see our Women in Aviation Special take a look here: https://youtu.be/fyrm1oST95U . In this week's show the lasers are back attacking pilots, a flight deck crew has a fight with cabin crew over a toilet, and an airline buys up some old BA 747 sims. In the military there maybe a new fighter in the works for 2029 , a new F15EX gets delivered and a Italian Navy's First Female Strike Fighter Pilot Earns her Wings of Gold. Captain Al talks with Matt about Callsigns in the latest Plane Truths and in the penultimate part of Captain Nick's chat with George Lee MBE we learn about flying with the famous Mr Sato of the Japanese Glider manufacturer, Baron Hilton of the Hilton family and about earning his prestigious 1000km gliding award. 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 LASER ATTACK FORCES VIRGIN ATLANTIC BOEING 787 DREAMLINER DIVERSION https://simpleflying.com/laser-attack-virgin-atlantic/ https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/virgin-atlantic-flight-returns-heathrow-20186871 RYANAIR ADDS COVID-19 TRAVEL WALLET TO MOBILE APP https://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2021/03/ryanair-adds-covid-19-travel-wallet-to-mobile-app/ BRITISH AIRWAYS APP BASED COVID PASSPORT UPDATE https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/british-airways-vaccine-passport-what-bas-plans-for-its-verifly-travel-pass-app-could-include-and-how-will-it-work-3166649 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56392570 https://findbiometrics.com/british-airways-extends-verifly-service-all-international-flights-uk-021909/ CHINA'S DONGHAI AIRLINES SUSPENDS PILOT AND MALE ATTENDANT AFTER ALLEGED FIGHT MID-FLIGHT OVER A TOILET INCIDENT https://www.asiaone.com/china/pilot-flight-attendant-chinese-airline-grounded-after-fight-over-toilet-ended-broken-arm-and https://www.scmp.com/culture/article/3124544/chinas-donghai-airlines-suspends-pilot-and-male-attendant-after-allegedly AIR ATLANTA ICELANDIC BUYS BOEING 747 SIMULATOR FROM BRITISH AIRWAYS https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/air-atlanta-icelandic-buys-boeing-747-simulator-from-british-airways/142889.article COMING SOON: AN ALL PREMIUM ECONOMY AIRBUS A350 STARTUP AIRLINE: PRAGUSA.ONE https://simpleflying.com/coming-soon-an-all-premium-economy-airbus-a350-startup-airline/ SERIAL STOWAWAY MARILYN HARTMAN ARRESTED YET AGAIN, AT CHICAGO'S O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/serial-stowaway-marilyn-hartman-b1817690.html https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/airplane-mode/serial-stowaway-marilyn-hartman-arrested-again-chicago-airport-n839521 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/serial-stowaway-marilyn-hartman-arrested-at-chicagos-ohare-international-airport/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/serial-stowaway-history-sneaking-flights-arrested-chicago-o-hare-n1261329 JAPAN AIRLINES SET TO STOP ISSUING PAPER FLIGHT TIMETABLE BOOKS https://simpleflying.com/japan-airlines-paper-flight-timetables/ AIRLINE RETURNS LOST BUZZ LIGHTYEAR IN REAL-LIFE TOY STORY https://www.boredpanda.com/southwest-airlines-buzz-lightyear-toy-return/ https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/airline-returns-lost-buzz-lightyear-134135907.html https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10159660446443949 MILITARY ITALIAN NAVY'S FIRST FEMALE STRIKE FIGHTER PILOT EARNS WINGS OF GOLD AFTER TRAINING WITH VT-9 AT NAS MERIDIAN https://theaviationist.com/2021/03/15/italian-navys-first-female-strike-fighter-pilot-earns-wings-of-gold-after-training-with-vt-9-at-nas-meridian/ CONTRACT NOTICE HINTS US COULD FIELD A NEW FIGHTER BY 2029 https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/us-air-force-new-fighter/ AIR FORCE RECEIVES FIRST F-15EX https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2534008/air-force-receives-first-f-15ex/ KAZAKHSTAN: FOUR KILLED AS MILITARY TRANSPORT PLANE CRASHES https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/13/aircraft-crashes-while-landing-at-kazakhstans-almaty-airport