Episode 459 - Anyone fancy a Private Jet

Join Matt, Carlos, Nev and Armando for this week's episode!

In this week's show the Dreamliner develops some more issues,  Free onboard wifi is this a good or bad move? & who fancies buying there own private party jet?   In the military, the US Air Force is looking for ways to navigate without GPS and the elusive E6 command and control aircraft is getting an upgrade. 

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

Air India passengers who were stranded in Russia land in San Francisco https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/06/europe/air-india-russia-diversion-intl/index.html

Ryanair cancels 400 flights in Europe due to French air traffic control strikes https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/ryanair-flights-cancelled-strikes-france-b2352653.html

Boeing Discovers New Issue That Affects Near-Term 787 Deliveries https://simpleflying.com/boeing-787-issue-affect-deliveries-june-2023/

International air fares likely to keep rising, says aviation group https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jun/06/international-air-fares-rising-aviation-iata-emissions

This Dubai Hotel Just Unveiled a Lavish Private Jet for Parties Above the Clouds https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/five-hotel-private-jet-dubai-1234850528/

Singapore Airlines to roll out free Wi-fi for all passengers in rare move https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3223057/singapore-airlines-roll-out-free-wi-fi-all-passengers-rare-move

A350 'a delight' in the air, says British Airways' director of flying https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/a350-a-delight-in-the-air-says-british-airways-director-of-flying/153356.article

Heathrow strikes could affect up to 43,000 flights https://ukaviation.news/heathrow-strikes-could-affect-up-to-43000-flights/

Hell Is Spending Two Months In A Cessna That Never Lands https://jalopnik.com/hell-is-spending-two-months-in-a-cessna-that-never-land-1850512791

MILITARY

Air Force Magnetic GPS Navigation https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-magnetic-navigation-gps/

Navy Accepts First Upgraded Nuclear Strategic Communicatin Plane from Northrop Grumman https://breakingdefense.com/2023/06/navy-accepts-first-upgraded-nuclear-strategic-communications-plane-from-northrop-grumman/

Osprey Incident at San Diego Airport https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/06/feds-sue-millions-damages-after-osprey-incident-san-diego-airport.html

Night Stalker Black Hawks Replacements https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/half-of-night-stalker-black-hawks-little-birds-replaced-with-high-speed-types-by-2030s