Episode 593.5 - Irish Baliffs and English Customer Service
Plane Talking UK Podcast
In this week's show: Bailiffs board a Ryanair plane after the airline refuses to pay delayed flight compensation; Atlas Air Worldwide turns to Airbus with an agreement for purchasing up to 40 A350 freighter aircraft; and Jet2 is named the UK’s best company for delivering an outstanding customer experience. In the military segment: The Japan Air Self-Defence Force has posted images of the developmental Kawasaki EC-2 electronic warfare aircraft, as it considers options for remaining C-2 production slots; and roads are closed and screens are put up around the RAF Fairford base – has...
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Episode 593 - Headphones or Stay at Home
Plane Talking UK Podcast
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 podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.
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Episode 592 - Vlogging Youtube Style with James
Plane Talking UK Podcast
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...
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Episode 591 - Spoofs, Emergencies and Paint Jobs
Plane Talking UK Podcast
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 podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment...
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Episode 590 - Punch Up and Punch Through
Plane Talking UK Podcast
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...
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Episode 589 - App Orders and Taxiway Takeoffs
Plane Talking UK Podcast
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...
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Episode 588 - Painful Checkins and Longer Recordings
Plane Talking UK Podcast
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...
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Episode 587 - Limits, Upgrades and Retirements
Plane Talking UK Podcast
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 podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.
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Episode 586 - Low Cost Disagreements and Firm Landings
Plane Talking UK Podcast
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...
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Episode 585 - Thirsty Work, Bad Impressions and Base Questions
Plane Talking UK Podcast
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...
info_outlineIn this week's show: Lufthansa is to sell 2 of its Boeing 747-8s to the US Air Force for Government work; Spaceport Cornwall partners with the National Drone Hub to expand uncrewed systems testing; and United Airlines touches down in Adelaide for the first time this month.
In the military segment: We celebrate the last of the British Harrier flights which took place 15 years ago.
We have the usual Retro Airline Ad of the Week segment along with an update on our plans for the 600th show in May of next year – spaces are filling up very quickly for this currently!
And we'll be announcing the winner of the competition to win the fantastic Irish Air Spectacular 3 book and the 2026 calendar, kindly donated to us by Allan Whyte.
You can get in touch with us all at :
WhatsApp +447446975214
Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com
or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.