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Jun 2023
30m 33s

Is it time to stop moaning about aircraf...

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To its detractors, the noise from overhead aircraft will hugely affect the lives of hundreds of thousands of residents, but for avgeeks, living under the flight path is a privilege.

In this episode, Adam, Chris and Jake discuss whether we should care about the ‘purring’ of an aircraft overhead.

The team also chat about whether airlines handled COVID-19 credits ethically, a massive investment in sustainable fuel and how exactly you pronounce Virgin’s new MAX, ‘Monkey Mia’.

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