Plane Talking UK Podcast

• Episode 573 - Max Shift and Tail Strikes

  In this week's show: Turkish Airlines may shift their large B737 MAX of 150 aircraft order to Airbus; DHL Airbus A300 suffers tail strike during landing at London Heathrow; and Ryanair a flight lands with 6 minutes of fuel left following a storm and subsequent diversions.    In the military: An RAF A400M conducts a historic landing on a remote arctic Island in a NATO mission; and  he National Museum of the USAF is Dayton, Ohio is to Display the MiG-25 ‘Foxbat’ aircraft.    Also joining us on the show this week is Ian Parrott from Flight Zone 320 (more about Ian in a second) and we have Part 5 of the Alan Munro interview that Captain Nick did for us. Take part in our chatroom to help shape the conversation of the show. You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +447446975214 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

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• Episode 572 - 'Relaxing' Check-In Rules and Highest Deliveries

  In this week's show: Liverpool's John Lennon airport has new check-in rules gives budget airline passengers 'more time to relax'; KLM introduces their first Airbus A350 simulator in the Netherlands ahead of crew training; and the Airbus A320 flies past the Boeing 737 as most-delivered jetliner in history.    In the military:  The RAF Reaper flies its final operational mission marking the end of 18 years of service; and Top Gun-style tests see US Air Force pilots train alongside AI-piloted drones.    We also have Part 4 of the fascinating interview that Captain Nick took part in with Alan Munro and in this week's episode Alan talks about the tragic accident of a Vulcan that he witnesed at RAF Luqa in Malta in 1975. Take part in our chatroom to help shape the conversation of the show. You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +447446975214 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

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• Episode 571 - No More PLAYing with Turbo Fans

  Join the hosts as they take you through all the news from around the world and across the UK.  In this week's show: PLAY airlines is no longer coming out to play, more geared turbo fan problems for an A220 fleet and Lufthansa Group expects to cut 4,000 jobs by the end of the decade, as part of a strategic plan to consolidate operations and increase efficiency.    In the military: The Battle of Britain Memorial flight’s Dakota ZA947 Returns to RAF Coningsby after major maintenance and the Giant WindRunner Cargo Jet Concept is shown off to the USAF.    We'll also have Part 3 of the fantastic in interview with Alan Munro that Captain Nick very kindly conducted for us. Take part in our chatroom to help shape the conversation of the show. You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +447446975214 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

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• Episode 570 - Tarmac Time and New Runways

  Join the hosts as they take you through all the news from around the world and across the UK.  In this week's show some Ryanair passengers enjoy some tarmac time, one airline scrapes its butt on the runway with its newest aircraft, & London Gatwick is about to get a bit bigger ! In the military the UK's P8 gets its first top up in UK airspace & the F-47 is finally going from paper to reality.    We have the final wrap-up from the Bray 2025 air display and we also have Part 2 of the fantastic interview with Alan Munro that Captain Nick very kindly did for us. Take part in our chatroom to help shape the conversation of the show. You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +447446975214 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

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• Episode 569 - 29hr Flights and Awful Airports

  In this week's show we ask "would you sit on a commercial airliner for 29 hours", the worst airport in the UK is named & no its not London Luton, & our Canadian listeners can now head off to Spain direct to soak up the sun!    In the Military the RAF head off to Poland & the B52's arrive at RAF Fairford minus a love shack !    We also have another interview from the Bray Air Display where we spoke with Adi Frost and Ian Brett who are the engineering and flight crew members for the BAC Strikemaster. This was part of the display that took place that afternoon.    We are also delighted to bring you the first part of a brand new series on the life and times of Alan Munro. He has just published a book called 'Fast Jets on the Front Line' and Captain Nick and Nev went to interview Alan at his home earlier this week. Take part in our chatroom to help shape the conversation of the show. You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +447446975214 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

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