Episode 373 - Plane Skiing UK Podcast

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for this week's programme.

In this week's show we go camping inside an airbus which has its very own tent, a Ryanair flight decides to save on weight & leaves some passengers behind & Southwest unveil a very special livery.

In the military the US decide to get rid of some C130's in a downsizing mission, USAF F35's take off from the world's finest aircraft carrier & the USAF Signs a Contract For Ultra-Short Takeoff Aircraft.

If you want to see what we got up to last month check out these highlights:
https://youtu.be/KXASgGW2Wy8

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Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :

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AIRBUS DESIGNS INFLIGHT COVID QUARANTINE TENT
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/airbus-paxcase-inflight-quarantine-concept/index.html

BRITISH AIRWAYS MIGHT ABANDON GATWICK, FOR HEATHROW, IF 80% SLOT USE RULES ARE REINSTATED
https://www.airportwatch.org.uk/2021/06/british-airways-might-abandon-gatwick-for-heathrow-if-80-slot-use-rules-are-reinstated/
https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/british-airways-leaving-gatwick/
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/185/made

RYANAIR 737 TAKES OFF FROM TOULOUSE LEAVING AROUND 50 PASSENGERS BEHIND
https://www.airlive.net/incident-ryanair-boeing-737-takes-off-from-toulouse-leaving-around-fifty-passengers-behind/
https://www.ladepeche.fr/2021/06/19/comment-ryanair-a-pu-oublier-une-cinquantaine-de-passagers-a-laeroport-de-toulouse-blagnac-9617293.php?utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter&Echobox=1624118207-1#xtor=%5B%5BTT-PRINCIPAL%5D%5D

AIRBUS A320 NEO CREWS TOLD TO STAY ALERT FOR ABNORMAL TAKE-OFF AIRSPEEDS
https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/a320neo-crews-told-to-stay-alert-for-abnormal-take-off-airspeeds/144277.article

LOGANAIR RECIEVES £4 MILLION FROM TRANSPORT SCOTLAND
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/3254779/loganair-receives-4million-from-transport-scotland-to-keep-lifeline-services-in-the-air-during-pandemic/

MALTA'S AIRHUB AIRLINES ADDS FIRST A340-300
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/104858-maltas-airhub-airlines-adds-first-a340-300

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES DEBUTS SPECIAL LIVERY
https://simpleflying.com/southwest-fifty-years-celebration/

AMERICAN AIRLINES CANCELS HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS DUE TO LABOR SHORTAGES
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/20/business/american-airlines-flights-canceled-labor-shortages/index.html

EMBRAER 'HOPEFUL' OF TURBOPROP LAUNCH IN 2022: COMMERCIAL AVIATION CHIEF
https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/embraer-hopeful-of-turboprop-launch-in-2022-commercial-aviation-chief/144292.article

LUFTHANSA REPLACES ITS SHORTEST ROUTE WITH A BUS SERVICE
https://www.airliners.de/lufthansa-umstrittene-innerbayerische-route/60989

MILITARY

AIR FORCE PLANS TO CUT 45 PLANES FROM ITS WORKHORSE C-130 FLEET, UPGRADE OTHERS
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/06/23/air-force-plans-cut-45-planes-its-workhorse-c-130-fleet-upgrade-others.html

US WARPLANES FLY FIRST COMBAT MISSIONS OFF FOREIGN AIRCRAFT CARRIER SINCE WORLD WAR II
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/22/middleeast/us-fighter-jets-uk-aircraft-carrier-intl-hnk-ml-scli/index.html

USAF SIGNS CONTRACT WITH ELECTRA FOR ULTRA-SHORT TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT
https://interestingengineering.com/usaf-signs-contract-with-electra-for-ultra-short-takeoff-aircraft

AIRVENTURE 2021 TO DISPLAY MODERN MILITARY AIRPOWER
https://www.eaa.org/airventure/eaa-airventure-news-and-multimedia/eaa-airventure-news/eaa-airventure-oshkosh/06-24-2021-airventure-2021-to-display-modern-military-airpower?mkt_tok=OTEwLVNFVS0wNzMAAAF93r8TXp14_5SeBR-ff2a-eA5GJLgV25gxRyTBjjTnqTNqY8Yn1QQG8CBYC5jK8GIRMSAAjJM29U0nogcQo0MokaSALHaKUTfGL_QBOKYP_9oP

A BATTLE OF BRITAIN HERO'S NEPHEW TOOK TO THE SKIES IN A HURRICANE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO HIS UNCLE WHO WAS SHOT DOWN AND KILLED
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/ww2-pilots-nephew-takes-to-skies-in-memory-of-hero-uncle-249536/