About this episode
Join Carlos, Nev and Matt as they look through this week's big aviation stories. In today's episode we talk about the poor passengers who's bags were left behind by one Asian carrier, a low cost carrier's website causes chaos as people can't check-in online and the FAA evaluates a potential design flaw in one airframe manufacturer's new craft. In the military an ex-RAF Hercules finds a new home and the UK confirms it's interest in some new F35-B's. Matt BF and Evan share with us their pleasure flight and Nev catches up with Tony S. You can get in touch with the show by searching social media for PlaneTalkingUK, via our website (www.planetalkinguk.com) and by email on podcast@planetalkinguk.com. Here are the links to the stories we featured : COMMERCIAL : 1. https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/airline-arrives-with-passengers-in-singapore-leaves-behind-their-luggage-in-england-1939611.html 2. https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/news/ryanair-website-crashes-leaving-passengers-13593407 3. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/former-british-airways-chinook-helicopters-could-mak-453597/ 4. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/flybe-sale-buyer-airline-oil-prices-profits-revenue-flights-a8632741.html 5. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/ryanair-private-jet-price-images/ 6. https://www.iafrica.com/british-airways-crew-claims-to-have-seen-ufo/ 7. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/faa-evaluates-a-potential-design-flaw-on-boeings-737-max-after-lion-air-crash/ 8. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/vietnam-newest-airline-bamboo-airways-aviation-licence-10925554 9. https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/13/18089300/supersonic-jet-concorde-boom-aerion-carbon-us-laws 10. http://avherald.com/h?article=4c04438e&opt=0 11. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/china-southern-to-leave-skyteam-453663/ 12. https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/travel-food/article/2173380/which-are-top-10-airlines-world-2019 MILITARY : 1. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-bahrain-receives-ex-royal-air-force-hercule-453623/ 2. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/uk-confirms-new-deal-for-17-f-35bs-453689/ 3. https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/usaf-t-38c-talon-crashes/