Episode 591 - Spoofs, Emergencies and Paint Jobs

Join the team for a look at the latest aviation news from around the world and across the UK.  Tonight headphones or stay home is the message from United, BA separate Club World into another level and a follow up on the SAS taxiway take off from last month.  We'll also have our regular update on our 600th show which will be on Friday 22nd May. You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +447446975214 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

Join the team for a look at the latest aviation news from around the world and across the UK.  Tonight we welcome on to the show James Warren-Oliver, a Travel Expert with a passion for exploring the world and sharing it with you over on YouTube. James joins the team to go through this weeks top news stories and we have a chat with James about how he got into travel vlogging & some of the experiences he has had with the airlines. In this week's show we have a BBL.... Big Blue Lufthansa... Qantas are flying non-stop to Vegas, UK aviation is setting new records, and we have an update on how the middle-east conflict is affecting flying.  We'll also have our regular update on our 600th show which will be on Friday 22nd May. You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +447446975214 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

Join the team for a look at the latest aviation news from around the world and across the UK.  Tonight we welcome on to the show David Collyer. David is the Global SVP for Aspire Executive Lounges by Swissport. In this week's show we have inflight emergencies, spoofs, paintjobs and air taxis. In the military news, the line up for RIAT is revealed and get to see the Vulcan with an airside tour.  We'll also have our regular update on our 600th show which will be on Friday 22nd May. You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +447446975214 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

Join the team for a look at the latest aviation news from around the world and across the UK.  In this week's show we have a punch-up on Jet2, a landing gear punching through a wing in Turkey, runway resurfacing at Luton, and passengers bumping into one another at Heathrow!    In the military news, there are allegations of Western pilots flying for Ukraine, and US Wedgetail aircraft being converted here in the UK.  We'll also have our regular update on our 600th show which will be on Friday 22nd May. You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +447446975214 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

Join the team for a look at the latest aviation news from around the world and across the UK.  In this week's show: British Airways introduces a new iPhone meal ordering service in their Club World cabins; an SAS Airbus A320neo attempts to take off from a taxiway at Brussels Airport; and Windracers along with the Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership are to expand their drone air cargo operations.    In the military: Ukraine secures 150 Swedish Gripen and 100 French Rafale aircraft in twin fighter jet deals; and a crack in a gearbox of a MV-22B Osprey results in and emergency landing last week.     And in our retro airline ads break this week its two adverts from the 1970s filled with some classic wide bodies.     We'll also have our regular update on our 600th show which will be on Friday 22nd May. You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +447446975214 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

Join the team for a look at the latest aviation news from around the world and across the UK.  In this week's show: The new Western Sydney International Airport scraps painful check-in process; the FAA are going to require 25-hour cockpit voice recorders on new aircraft instead of the existing 2-hour limit; and a man climbs onto a Vueling aircraft in Valencia, causing a two-hour flight delay.    In the military segment:  An aviation museum in the northwest of the UK has its £10m expansion plan approved; and The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed multiple aircraft to Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada to engage in multinational combat training exercises alongside the RAF from the UK and the USAF.    We've got a superb contribution from Shane for this week's Retro Airline Ad of the Week and Nev will be giving us some more details about our 600th show which of course is in May. You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +447446975214 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

In this week's show, Liquid Limits, Passenger Limits, Ancient Cabins Upgraded and Upgraded Aircraft Retired.  All this and much more.  We'll have an update on our 600th show, which is coming up in May, and as always, the ever popular Retro Airline Ad of the week.  You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +447446975214 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

Join the team for a look at the latest aviation news from around the world and across the UK.  In this week's show we have an NTSB update on the MD-11 crash, a Ryanair whoopsie, a hard landing in Orlando, plus the dos and don'ts of powerbanks onboard aircraft.    In the military news we've got a story about a flying Dorito (hopefully Chilli Heatwave flavour), and 3D printing technology being used on fighter jets.     We'll have an update on our 600th show, which is coming up in May, and as always, the ever popular Retro Airline Ad of the week.  You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +447446975214 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

Join the team for a look at the latest aviation news from around the world and across the UK.  In this week's show: We take a look at the quality of drinking water on aircraft, a woman arested for impersonating a flight attendant and questions about a Manchester base for one of the IAG group airlines.  In the military segment: East Anglia get a massive investment and we talk about the Red Arrows.  Nev will give us an update on how things are going for our 600th show in May of this year and we'll have another spin back to see another retro airline ad of the week. You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +447446975214 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

Happy New Year!  Welcome to 2026 and hope you've had a wonderful start to the year.  In this week's show: We take a look at the largest airlines in the world by fleet size – and there are a couple of surprises in there; Turkish Airlines are set to build the world's largest cargo terminal; and London Gatwick becomes the UK's most expensive airport for drop-off fees - hiking charges up to £10 per visit.    In the military segment: AC-130J Ghostrider aircraft are now touching down at Mildenhall in the UK; and FlyaSpitfire.com launches historic flight experiences at Tatenhill airfield at Burton-on-Trent in Staffordshire.    Nev will give us an update on how things are going for our 600th show in May of this year and we'll have another spin back to see another retro airline ad of the week. You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +447446975214 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.