Episode 385 - Two's Company

Join Matt & Nev for this week's programme.

In this week's show: BA have canned their short haul operations out of LGW until further notice, Boeing reportedly investigating empty tequila bottles found on a future Air Force One and a wrong turn took student's PA-28 into approach path of a B737.

Armando has a wonderful interview with an aviation photographer from Reno, Nev brings us Part 1 of the Pytch Air series and we continue Nik Codling's interview with test pilot Elliot Seguin in this show.

If you want to see what we got up to earlier this year 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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British Airways axes plans to create low-cost subsidiary at Gatwick following union discussions
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/107918-union-pulls-out-of-talks-about-british-airways-new-lcc
https://www.ft.com/content/f5e19a35-65d5-494c-8a39-6e338a3e848e
https://www.headforpoints.com/2021/09/23/confirmed-british-airways-to-close-gatwick/

Ryanair to remove no change fee COVID policy from 1 October
https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/ryanair-new-change-fee/

Demand For U.K.-U.S. Flights Surge After White House Commits To Relax Covid Travel Restrictions
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/09/21/demand-for-uk-us-flights-surge-after-white-house-commits-to-relax-covid-travel-restrictions/

Northern Pacific Chooses 757s for New Transpacific Services
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2021-09-22/northern-pacific-chooses-757s-new-transpacific-services

Criminal indictment imminent for former Boeing 737 MAX chief technical pilot, report says
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/criminal-indictment-imminent-for-former-boeing-737-max-chief-technical-pilot-report-says/?utm_source=marketingcloud

Boeing reportedly investigating empty tequila bottles found on a future Air Force One
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/20/business/boeing-air-force-one-tequila/index.html
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tequila-bottles-found-on-new-boeing-air-force-one-jet-11631985335#

Wrong turn took student's PA-28 into approach path of 737
https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/wrong-turn-took-students-pa-28-into-approach-path-of-737/145582.article

General Aviation gets post-Brexit boost from planned reforms including on pilot licences
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/general-aviation-gets-post-brexit-boost-from-planned-reforms-including-on-pilot-licences
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/lord-frost-statement-to-the-house-of-lords-16-september-2021
https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/GA%20opportunities%20after%20leaving%20EASA%20(CAP2146).pdf
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/980399/general-aviation-roadmap-spring-2021.pdf

Air France Boeing 777 Returns To Beijing After Overpressure In AC Pipe
https://avherald.com/h?article=4ed6f04b

EMIRATES LAUNCHES FIRST AIRLINE VR APP IN OCULUS STORE
https://globetrender.com/2021/09/23/emirates-launches-first-airline-vr-app-oculus-store/#cb-video-overlay
https://youtu.be/XovpWIS4vqU