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 Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada to engage in multinational combat training exercises alongside the RAF from the UK and the USAF.
  
We've got a superb contribution from Shane for this week's Retro Airline Ad of the Week and Nev will be giving us some more details about our 600th show which of course is in May.
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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 :
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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 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 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: 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 touch with us all at :
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Email [email protected]
or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

Happy New Year! 
Welcome to 2026 and hope you've had a wonderful start to the year. 
In this week's show: We take a look at the largest airlines in the world by fleet size – and there are a couple of surprises in there; Turkish Airlines are set to build the world's largest cargo terminal; and London Gatwick becomes the UK's most expensive airport for drop-off fees - hiking charges up to £10 per visit.
  
In the military segment: AC-130J Ghostrider aircraft are now touching down at Mildenhall in the UK; and FlyaSpitfire.com launches historic flight experiences at Tatenhill airfield at Burton-on-Trent in Staffordshire.
  
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 touch with us all at :
WhatsApp +447446975214
Email [email protected]
or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.