About this episode
Join Carlos, Matt, and Armando for this week's programme. In this week's show a 737 goes for a swim, United Airlines spends a few quid & a 82 year old is destined to head into space and there's more fails from the main stream media. In the military, the Colombian President's helicopter gets hit by small arms fire, the Pentagon still can't (or won't) explain UFO's, and the Swiss Air Force decides on the F-35 for its future fighter force. If you want to see what we got up to last month check out these highlights: https://youtu.be/KXASgGW2Wy8 George Lee Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4ZcH6hbU-FNNcOGErTMUFrYIQmX5NYI7 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 BOEING 737 CARGO PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN WATER OFF HONOLULU https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-737-cargo-plane-water-off-honolulu-cnbc-2021-07-02/ https://twitter.com/davidshepardson https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=810TA https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n810ta#2842c404 RYANAIR PASSENGER NUMBERS SOAR AS COVID VACCINE RESTORES TRAVEL CONFIDENCE https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/02/ryanair-passenger-numbers-soar-as-covid-vaccine-restores-travel-confidence UNITED AIRLINES' BIG AIRCRAFT ORDER HAS UPSIDES AND RISKS https://www.forbes.com/sites/benbaldanza/2021/07/01/united-airlines-big-aircraft-order-has-upsides-and-risks/?sh=2f2b07614db1 CONFUSING NOTAMS LED OVERRUN 747 CREW TO BELIEVE LONGER RUNWAY WAS UNAVAILABLE (UPDATE TO AN INVESTIGATION INTO A 747-400F OVERRUN IN 2018) https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/confusing-notams-led-overrun-747-crew-to-believe-longer-runway-was-unavailable/144397.article https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/sky-lease-747-wrecked-after-minor-factors-conspired-to-cause-halifax-overrun/144390.article ALPA CALLS ON FAA TO REQUIRE 'SECONDARY' COCKPIT BARRIERS https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/alpa-calls-on-faa-to-require-secondary-cockpit-barriers/144353.article AN AUTONOMOUS DRONE FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE IN FORESTS USING OPTICAL SECTIONING ALGORITHM https://techxplore.com/news/2021-06-autonomous-drone-forests-optical-sectioning.html TRAILBLAZING FEMALE PILOT WILL GO TO SPACE AT AGE 82 WITH JEFF BEZOS https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/trailblazing-female-pilot-will-go-space-age-82-with-jeff-bezos-2021-07-01/ https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/branson-aims-make-space-trip-july-11-ahead-bezos-2021-07-02/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/bransons-virgin-galactic-gets-faa-approval-fly-people-space-2021-06-25/ BOMBARDIER SNAGS 10-AIRCRAFT, $452M DEAL https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-07-01/bombardier-snags-10-aircraft-452m-deal PASSENGER ABOARD AA FLIGHT FROM CHARLOTTE TO SEATTLE DESCRIBES EMERGENCY LANDING AT CLT https://www.fox46.com/news/local-news/we-hear-this-huge-pop-passenger-aboard-aa-flight-from-charlotte-to-seattle-describes-emergency-landing-at-clt/ TAKE FLIGHT PAIR SET NEW UK COUNTY RECORD https://www.flyer.co.uk/take-flight-pair-set-new-uk-county-record/ CONVERTIBLE 'AIRCAR' VEHICLE CARRIES OUT FLIGHT BETWEEN SLOVAKIAN AIRPORTS https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/convertible-aircar-vehicle-carries-out-flight-between-slovakian-airports/144383.article AIR CANADA PREMIERED ODE TO CANADA SAFETY VIDEO https://www.airlinerwatch.com/2021/06/iconic-national-scenes-get-starring.html MILITARY COLOMBIA PRESIDENT IVÁN DUQUE'S HELICOPTER HIT BY GUNFIRE https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57619929 AN ETHIOPIAN AIR FORCE C-130 HAS BEEN SHOT DOWN BY A PARAMILITARY REBEL GROUP https://www.airlive.net/an-ethiopian-air-force-c-130-has-been-shot-down-by-a-paramilitary-rebel-group/?fbclid=IwAR0tI16B7UWk5_kkPNo3omAMm-p47OqoU3Q-Mo4Z0rFsB6QgDdD7Ygx3YQo PENTAGON REPORT SAYS UFOS CAN'T BE EXPLAINED, AND THIS ADMISSION IS A BIG DEAL https://theconversation.com/pentagon-report-says-ufos-cant-be-explained-and-this-admission-is-a-big-deal-161806 IT'S OFFICIAL NOW: SWITZERLAND HAS CHOSEN THE F-35 AS THE NEXT SWISS AIR FORCE FIGHTER https://theaviationist.com/2021/06/30/swiss-af-f-35-selected/ NORMAN CHAPMAN CELEBRATES HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY AT DUXFORD http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/norman-chapman-celebrates-his-100th-birthday-at-duxford.html