Episode 461 - Tribute to a Piloting Legend!

Join Matt, Nev, and Armando for this week's episode!

In this week's show we pay tribute to famous pilot Jim Tweto, NASA saves the world once again, and it's international lose-a-wheel-week. 
In the military we have a short Ukraine update
And lastly we talk about some listener feedback about the struggles of flight training. 

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

COMMERCIAL

Ryanair seeking to recruit for 100 tech jobs
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2023/06/22/ryanair-seeking-to-recruit-for-100-tech-jobs/

NASA's newest X-plane wants to save the planet
https://www.vox.com/recode/2023/2/2/23582152/nasa-x-plane-boeing-air-force-sustainable-aircraft

Raising Pilots' Retirement Age to 67 Gets Nod in House FAA Bill
https://about.bgov.com/news/raising-pilots-retirement-age-to-67-gets-nod-in-house-faa-bill/#:~:text=The%20House%20Transportation%20and%20Infrastructure,to%2067%2C%20up%20from%2065

The Qantas Boeing 717 making an epic journey to its new home
https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/qantas-717-redelivery-flight/?fbclid=PAAaYUaP3G1zePIvC9a4Y_yxW2Cj5VrCZtr4hxbDDOc90ukWbvg0jbshPTnOY_aem_th_ATfSkR5VslJheGoHeZ51L7g5nPG6Sj3j__BgwW6xXB62aVNKCby5XrYnUcviBGO87lY

Oops: England Football Team's Plane Takes Wrong Turn In Malta & Blocks Runway
https://simpleflying.com/england-football-air-horizont-boeing-737-malta/

INCIDENT A Boeing 787 Dreamliner loses its nose landing gear wheel in flight
https://airlive.net/emergency/2023/06/20/incident-a-boeing-787-dreamliner-loses-its-nose-landing-gear-wheel-in-flight/

IndiGo: Record aircraft purchase announced at Paris Airshow
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-65952879

DIAMOND TURBOPROP TAKES FIRST FLIGHT
https://aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/june/22/diamond-turboprop-takes-first-flight

SMITHSONIAN HOSTS GA FLY-IN
https://aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/june/22/smithsonian-hosts-ga-fly-in

MILITARY

Ukraine plans to send "several dozen" combat pilots for training to fly U.S.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-plans-train-several-dozen-combat-pilots-fly-f-16s-military-2023-06-16/

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3724250-denmark-ready-to-transfer-f16-fighters-to-ukraine-defense-minister.html

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/21/need-speed-f-16-pilot-calls-fighter-jets-sought-ukraine-easy-fly.html

KC-135s Pull Off 'Monumental' Air Bridge to Get Scores of Aircraft to Exercise in Europe
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-defender-23-air-bridge/