Russia’s woes in building new tanks, repairing or even refurbishing old stocks, optics and ball bearings are all normally sourced from the west, so they have a severe shortage now hence the low output in armour etc.

50 years of RAF service, both front line and in training support.... With a scant two days to run, I thought I better get a mention in for the old girl..... It started its service life in the RAF training engineers and is ending it doing the same. [QUOTE]The RAF's first Jaguar rolled off the line in 1972, and they entered service in May 1... Read More

Thank you Wensleydale, I'll jump to it and find something suitable. Have a go at this one. Read More

There are a lot of soundings at the moment in relation to Eastern Ukraine and the possibility that Kiev Government will look to conduct a major attack on this area. In 2014 the people in this area disliked the Maidan Sq protests and did one of the own which was attacked by Kiev. As this area is populated by people with more Ethnic ties to Russia... Read More

So 606,000 enter the U.K. last year and we still have a worker shortage. So how many more workers do we need to support these 606,000? It also begs the question where are they living and what services are they expecting to use? Read More

Reuters reporting that a door was opened on an Asiana A321 while it was on approach into Daeg, South Korea. Reuters, 26th May 2023; [QUOTE]SEOUL, May 26 (Reuters) - South Korean police have launched an investigation after Asiana Airlines said a passenger opened a door on a flight shortly before the aircraft landed safely in the city of Daegu on Fr... Read More

The police seem to have completely lost the initiative in the media about these deaths and whether the police were chasing them. In reality , if they weren't they should have been : the rider was only 15 and therefore couldn't have insured and taxed the bike, had no driving-licence and was not wearing a helmet ( ditto the passenger ). The youths w... Read More

[url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/28/chinas-first-domestically-produced-passenger-jet-makes-maiden-commercial-flight]China’s first domestically produced passenger jet makes maiden commercial flight[/url] "China’s first domestically produced passenger jet took off on its maiden commercial flight on Sunday, a milestone even... Read More

China claims to have learned from SARS and not to be hushing up the current outbreak. A relative working in China has seen this notice. What should he make of it? Read More

Quite an ambitious timeline for the retirement of the 717s. Question begs to see how quick the A220s will be delivered. And greatest question of all, who will get to fly them? https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/05/qantas-prepares-f... Read More

Extract from Le Figaro May 25th 2023 https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/adolescents-soldats-djihad-de-la-drogue-l-inquietante-uberisation-des-crimes-en-france-20230529 "Young s... Read More

Purchased a 380 apparently for UK to USA…anyone heard about them? 🤷‍♀️ Read More

I know there is a cohort of strong Putin supporters here, but this looks to be getting serious and his shtick might be going over for the home side, but maybe it is time for him to stop playing with matches. Lots of jaw-jaw going on at the moment as it should. Options, however, to give leverage to those talks seem limited in this scenario. Fo... Read More

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/26/gay-transgender-veterans-compensation/ Gay and trans armed forces veterans to receive six-figure compensation payouts Gay and transgender veterans who were thrown out of the armed f... Read More

Reports of the illegal salvage from wrecks of the Repulse and Prince of Wales by a Chinese Salvage Barge have been made. https://news.usni.org/2023/05/25/u-k-royal-navy-distressed-and-concerned-by-illegal-... Read More

It has been announced that 100,000 Emirates Airline staff will receive 24 weeks bonus pay this year as a way of keeping them at the airline. Singapore Airlines followed suit but raised it to 8 .5 months salary as a bonus for eligible staff. Does anyone here know if Air New Zealand or Qantas or Virgin Australia are looking at staff bonuses to help... Read More

Is this a joke? [ame=https://twitter.com/aeronewsglobal/status/1663200252914982913?s=46&t=P46ZabTZtZRXOgtvKboCQg]Twitter Global Airlines[/ame] Read More

Has the guy got it, or what......? [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lsFs2615gw[/ame] Read More

Am I the only person to find the complete collapse of the UK Border Control electronic passport system followed by a government statement on the lines of "it's too sensitive to discuss" very fishy? IT problem? Major hack? What do my fellow Ppruners think? Read More

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65435426People watching the Coronation will be invited to join a "chorus of millions" to swear allegiance to the King and his heirs, organisers say. The public pledge is one of several striking changes to the ancient ceremony revealed on Sat... Read More

Global warming set to break key 1.5C limit for first time https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65602293 Reading the airport and airline threads on Pprune it is clear that no one seems to care about the every increasing amount of flights adding to global... Read More

[left]BBC exit poll giving Con 368 seats Lab 191 SNP 55 Lib 13 an 86 majority.. We have a couple of billboards up round here, large one for Con in the local horses field as normal, and a tiny one in a garden for Lab[/left] Read More

[url=https://www.travelweekly.com.au/article/wondering-when-international-travel-will-restart-this-new-chart-could-hold-the-answer/?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=Wondering%20when%20international%20travel%20will%20restart%3F%20This%20new%20chart%20could%20hold%20the%20answer&utm_campaign=Travel%20Weekly%3A%20Thursday%2028... Read More

Another masterpiece from John Nichol. I cannot praise this highly enough. Captures the life changing enormity of assisted escape from a high performing (mostly) military aircraft. As the tag line says "escape from the aircraft is only the beginning". Stories of amazing determination, amazing bravery, amazing luck all made possible by amazing engine... Read More

[QUOTE=Kiltrash;10642121]Not a Caption. Buster has gone missing; he has had the call from Goodison Park[/QUOTE] Couldn't do much worse than the last 6! :mad: Anyway...many thanks Kilty. Always an honour. Seeing we're on a theme...