Episode 462 - The one where the Nose Gears kept falling off!

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev, Nik and a virtual Armando for this week's episode!

In this week's show one airliner decides its nose gear is too good to use, one cargo carrier starts to thin out its aircraft starting with the MD-11 (they are an ugly aircraft anyway) & one pilot decides that a license isnt needed to fly his jet
  
In the military the irish go all C295 and the National Museum of the USAF Hosts Air Power History Tour.

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

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Private jet captain had no valid pilot certificates when Dassault Falcon crashed
https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/private-jet-dassault-falcon-runway-overran-crash?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

Nose Gear Incident
https://news.delta.com/no-injuries-reported-after-dl1092-lands-nose-gear
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/delta-flight-atlanta-makes-rare-landing-without-nose-gear-passengers-forced-go-slide/CACXKGV7LZCYPC4JCJZTJ6CG2U/

Amid Softening Demand, FedEx Will Park Or Retire 29 Aircraft Over The Next Year
https://simpleflying.com/fedex-plans-to-retire-29-aircraft-in-2024/

Texas airport worker dies after being sucked into Delta plane engine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66016948

Dulles Airport Will Rehab Some Of Its Famous People Movers From the 1960s
https://dcist.com/story/23/06/21/va-dulles-airport-people-movers/

DOT IG Finds Planning Lacking To Address ATC Staffing
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-06-27/dot-ig-finds-planning-lacking-address-atc-staffing

American Airlines, Southwest Airlines disclose data breaches affecting pilots
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/american-airlines-southwest-airlines-disclose-data-breaches-affecting-pilots/

British Entrepreneur Buys Ex-United Airlines Boeing 737-200 For £5K & Turns It Into Stunning Airbnb
https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-boeing-737-200-turned-into-airbnb/?utm_source=SF-DL&utm_medium=newsletter

MILITARY

Irish Air Corps poised for maritime surveillance renewal as first C295 arrives
https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/irish-air-corps-poised-for-maritime-surveillance-renewal-as-first-c295-arrives/153954.article

National Museum of the USAF Hosts Air Power History Tour
https://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/national-museum-of-the-usaf-hosts-air-power-history-tour.html

Century Of Aerial Refuelling Celebrated By Tanker Flyovers Across U.S.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/century-of-aerial-refueling-celebrated-by-tanker-flyovers-across-u-s