Episode 620 - Bye bye 340's & Hello Max 10's

In this week's show we hear about a really long ferry flight for an ATR, Lufthansa says goodbye to the A340-600, a LATAM Airbus suffers a spectacular engine fire in Peru, and Turkish Airlines have got some fancy new cabins.   In the military news we'll be hearing about another new Saab aircraft, as well as a new variant of the venerable Hercules.   This week we have a cargo retro airline ad of the week & one that showcases the Queen of the skies. And we talk all about the PTUK xmas meetup in London. 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 fully packed show we have a North-Atlantic emergency for a 777, more Ryanair stories than you can shake a stick at, where to spot 747s, and a supersonic DC-8.   In the military news we'll be hearing about why the F-117 is still relevant, and Airbus' new combat drone.   We'll be finally drawing our winner in the Hercules book competition, and I've been trawling the dark recesses of the internet for yet another Retro Airline Ad of the Week!   And this weeks Retro ad goes 1980's safety with the A300. 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 we have a wingtip whoopsie at LAX, a Door Dash Drone, KLM have a lovely new A350, and we find out why it costs airlines so much to land at Heathrow.   In the Military news there are some very interesting rumours regarding the possibility of an SR-71 returning to flight, plus we hear about a Coastguard rescue of a US Navy sailor.   Plus a double whammy of retro airline ads goodness all brought to you by Carlos & Nik. 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 we report on the runway overrun at Munich, a BA story for Nev, we hear about the A350 freighter taking its first flight, and discuss a Ryanair fuel emergency.   In the Military news we hear about Turkish pilots training here in the UK, as well as a security incident at Fairford.   We've also got Nik's book competition, and Nev has another great video to show us from the recent Jersey Air Show.   A few weeks ago we were very happy to have Alex come and join us as a guest on the show. And keen as we are to introduce some balance here in the aviation world we thought we might like to have a Boeing pilot as part of our crew. So we here at PTUK are very happy indeed to report that Alex is back as a part of our regular hosting crew! Welcome to the PTUK team Alex.  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 fully packed show we have news of yet another ATC outage, a power bank fire, a near miss with a glider, and BA are going to Kilimanjaro.   We're back with the Military news this week, with a report about a ditching of a Merlin, and we'll be hearing about the skies of Cumbria being brought to life.   We also have another interview from the Jersey International Air Display that Nev attended a couple of weeks ago.    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 full show we have a pilot who landed in the wrong place, more analysis from the Miami crash, and robot parking at Gatwick!  In the Military news we have the report on the ditching of a Merlin, plus news of an exercise that's set to fill the skies of Cumbria.   We welcome special guest Alex Robinson to the show & talk about his path from PPL to right seat on the Boeing 737. 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: British Airways unveils a new luxury cabin for A380s later this year; Three UK airports are hit by a cyber-attack with data of 8.7 million customers accessed; and the Qantas retirement plan marks another step in the Airbus A380 decline.  In the military segment: Boeing moves a second RAF E-7A Wedgetail to Boscombe Down for the next phase of military acceptance under Britain's three-aircraft programme; and we mark 70 years since the first flight of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker.  We'll also be talking about the Jersey Air Display that Nev will be attending on Thursday 10th September.  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 we have another BA slide whoopsie, an A320 takes a bash on the nose, a possible resurgence of the A300, and we report on the 767 incident at Miami.   In the military news we have the sad incident of the F4 crash in Greece, plus an RAF deployment to a remote arctic island.   As usual we'll have our Retro Airline Ad of the week, plus it's time to reveal the winner in our book competition. And Nik is taking us on our travels this week, with a trip on an ATR in the Canary Islands.     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 packed show we talk about what went wrong with the Vietnam Airlines overrun at Munich, we look back at lessons learned on the anniversary of the Manchester British Airtours tragedy, another laptop fire, and a BA story for Nev.    In the military news, we look back at a Stealth jet that never was, and a curious new aircraft from Saab.   We have the final week of Nik's book competition, as well as everyone's favourite, the 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 there may still be time to fly the Airbus A318, horror at the beach for some plane spotters & one airline is offering you the chance to win tickets to the next total eclipse in 2196.  In the military its red arrows woes as delays cancel appearances, and an iconic gate guardian is returned to its home.  We go back to the early 80s for this week's retro airline ad and fans of the state of the art boeing 767 will love this one.  And its back to Oshkosh with Cpt Al who chats to MK who some of you might recognise, plus our good friend of the show Grinner brings us some feedback about the amphibious icon story we had on episode 609.  And you still have a chance to get your hands on our book prize more on that at the end of the show.  Safe to say it's a packed show!  You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +447446975214 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.