Episode 382 - Birthdays and Anniversaries

Join Carlos, Nev and Armando for this week's programme.   In this week's show a British airline makes the move to Airbus, a US airline makes its seats even smaller, and Virgin Atlantic make things all cosy on their A350's - Q the Patreon music!   In the military, the UK sticks to its plan of retiring the venerable C-130 despite its great legacy, Qatar receives some new F-15s, the Nigerian Air Force operationalises its Super Tucanos and you too could own your own Air Force base in Canada.   If you want to see what we got up to earlier in the year check out these highlights: https://youtu.be/KXASgGW2Wy8   Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.   Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :   COMMERCIAL   British airline Jet2 picks Airbus over Boeing https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/09/01/br...   Wireless IFE added to QantasLink passenger experience https://www.aircraftinteriorsinternat...   British Airways Removes A380 From Schedule Until Late March 2022 https://simpleflying.com/british-airw...   Education group plans for 2021 youth aviation event https://www.rdrnews.com/2021/08/26/ed...   Virgin Atlantic introduces the Booth to Airbus A350 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/ne...   Rolls-Royce 87,000 HP Gearbox Sets New World Record, Could Power an Entire City https://www.autoevolution.com/news/ro...   Kazakhstan's SCAT Airlines adds first B737 MAX 9 https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/ne...   United cancelled hundreds of flights after severe flooding at Newark Airport in the terminal, ramp, and baggage area https://www.businessinsider.com/unite...   Porter Airlines introduces world’s lightest seats https://onemileatatime.com/news/porte...   10 things that annoy us most after a holiday https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/what...   Police catch pigeon at East Midlands Airport after 'extensive' chase https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/l...   MILITARY   After Afghanistan evacuation mission, UK air force still not reexamining plans to retire C-130 https://www.defensenews.com/air/2021/... https://www.kcrg.com/2021/08/31/penta...   Qatar receives first batch of US-made F-15 combat planes https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8...   Nigerian air force Super Tucanos ready to fight against ISIS, with US Air Force training https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/yo...   Fancy Owning a WWII Canadian Air Force Base? https://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-arti...