Summary: Guest Anthony Nalli is the Executive Producer / President of FourPoints Television Productions, which brings us The Aviators. This TV series has a weekly viewership of ten million and their fourth season comes out later this year. We talk about how The Aviators got started, how it covers pretty much everything that flies, and where the story ideas come from. Plus we get a little taste of what to expect in future episodes. The Aviators is not geared strictly for pilots and aviation enthusiasts – the content appeals to others as well. Find them on most PBS stations, in iTunes, Hulu, and Amazon on Demand. Follow them at @TheAviatorsTV on Twitter and see their Facebook and YouTube pages. The Aircraft of the Week: David continues his series on the Skyhawk with the A-4E though M, and the Two Holers. The week’s aviation news: Central Idaho airport officials opt to sue FAA Texas Takes Over Tower Funding Airports Suing FAA: Tower Shutdowns Planned By Federal Aviation Administration Prompt Lawsuits Airlines Should Charge Obese Passengers More, Economist Says US Flies B-2s over Korean Peninsula In this week’s Australia Desk: The ACCC finally grant approval for the Qantas & Emrates tie-up, and not a moment too soon as a celebratory flyover of Sydney by two A380s – one from each carrier – in formation was operated four days later to mark the commencement. In other news, its smiles all round at Virgin Australia as their pilot unions signed off on a new enterprise agreement which will see increased job security and pay rises between 14.2% and 28.4%. We also get an explanation of how Grant is not a weed wacker. Find more from Grant and Steve at the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast, and follow the show on Twitter at @pcdu. Steve’s at @stevevisscher and Grant at @falcon124. Australia Desk archives can be found at www.australiadesk.net. Rosetta swings by Earth In this week’s Across the Pond segment: This week’s Across The Pond is a Bits and Pieces episode. Pieter talks about how he finds his guests and what’s exciting in the world of Space exploration and travel. See: Xtended Ep.09: Space Exploration, Space Travel and Moondust NASA Skylon spaceplane engine concept achieves key milestone Rosetta My rocket’s bigger than yours… the multibillionaires trying to win the space race Flying, Freedom, Friendship Find Pieter on Twitter as @Nascothornet, on Facebook at XTPMedia, and at the Aviation Xtended podcast. Opening and closing music courtesy Brother Love from the Album Of The Year CD. You can find his great music at www.brotherloverocks.com.
