Layovers - Air Travel podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

What's next for the aviation industry? 
The post-pandemic rejigging of air travel with less business travel, and more leisure travelers in the front (who want, like most of you, to experience the full array of premium travel), more often off-season. 
Will fares keep increasing (it's the economy, stupid!), the unstoppable rise of ancillary revenues (gotta keep those nice margins), and were airlines underpricing their miles up to the pandemic (Emirates believes so)? 
Where is the next aircraft, it seems neither Boeing nor Airbus has anything on the drawing board (the great Embraer might not dent the market, Comac on the other hand?), and Airbus softening's stance on the future of the 380 (the Emirates pressure could be working). 
What about single pilot aircrafts (touchy subject!). 
Greener tech for greener aircraft, and the question of incentives versus punishment (do you know where the term carbon footprint come from?) — and more from the great Hakan Yilmaz (Paul, meanwhile, just spends his time quoting Tim Clark).

Everything you wanted to know about the intricacies of flight planning (choose your wind provider right!). 
Did you know what purpose does the seemingly abandoned T1 LHR serve? (the guys at the new IST could really teach a thing or two to Heathrow…). 
BA Fly no more (well, you'll see), and European Single Sky not yet (or ever?!). 
Flying down under to Brisbane and Auckland, and an Air New Zealand who punches above its weight. 
And we should really do an episode about the best business seats for tall people (the "old" Turkish one is fabulous for that, we both agree).
Oh, and what's your favorite aerobatic display team? (A loaded question, Paul goes for the lunatics).

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Ever wondered about the life of a flight attendant (and ground crew)? This is the episode for you. Paul welcomes his good friend Vinod for an episode full of fun aviation and travel stories — a long episode, with the laughs taking quite some of that length.

From Edmonton to Vancouver, via Calgary (and its keys!), the many airports he worked at (Paul still hasn't been to Canada), Martinair, British Airways, Air Berlin, or WestJet, amongst the many airlines he worked for (and in a world of crew camaraderie around the world, BA really seems like a big family).

Is there something about the uniform that transcends trends? And Vinod's secret to treat cabin crew well (Paul is inspired).

The experience of turbulences in the air (and yes, we discuss that fateful Singapore Airlines flight), but also the video game of driving a jet bridge.

Can you get Covid from an aircraft wing: flying during the pandemic to (and working at) Tokyo 2020 (NRT, a game of chairs) and Beijing 2022 (PEK, calcifying under sanitizing spray).

Does each airline have a specific smell, or is that a neurotic avgeek thing? (dried fish seems like a bad omen though).  

Vinod attempts to convince Paul that Frankfurt and Heathrow are great airports, and he nearly succeeds (his definition of LHR is just the best, and Paul softens on FRA), and we (kinda) agree on Singapore's carpet.

And many more stories (Vinod's most memorable flights are quite something).
 

Listen to Vinod Viswalingam's podcast (hosted along with the great Geoff Dahl), Seat 1A:

Seat1A on Apple Podcasts

Seat1A on Spotify

Seat1A (website with more links)

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Kyle Potter, Executive Editor at Thrifty Traveler, all-around awesome(ly smart) dude, Hello Kitty enthusiast (well, it's that EVA Air flight, you'll see!), and (very) long time Layovers listener and friend, tells us all about why MSP is the best thing ever, like everything in Minnesota — but also whether cheap travel is still possible in the current era of airfare inflation (yes!), whether passenger rights will ever be a thing in the US (maybe), whether boarding groups will ever be abandoned (forget it). We debate the wilderness where having no status means real freedom (that status, the warm blanket you're sure you need, right?), the crazy valuations of US loyalty programs (and airlines wanted to spin them off? HOW WOULD THEY MAKE MONEY lol, it's as if they're banks that happen to own planes), the devaluation of those programs (non-travel Covid has something to do with it), the importance of alliances and joint ventures in the current air travel era. And yes, for once, we touch upon the world of air miles programs a bit more, and its nearly MLM-esque ecosystem in the USA. As Kyle is a Delta fan (and captive!), we ask him: Why are they so good (that padding!), and how is that new Delta One seat (hint: we're all aligning in saying doors aren't really something we value).
Oh, and ORD doesn't get a lot of love, LOL.  

Nearly two hours of great fun, whilst learning quite a bit (Alex and Paul learnt a lot).

You can follow Kyle on Twitter (please do):
https://twitter.com/kpottermn

His writings are on:
https://thriftytraveler.com

Of note, he wrote about the EVA Air Hello Kitty flight he took here:
https://thriftytraveler.com/reviews/flights/15-hours-eva-air-hello-kitty/

and a great guide on how to find cheap travel via Google Flights:
https://thriftytraveler.com/guides/google-flights/

Layovers will return in August (when Alex does). 

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• Skyfaring - The Book

• Skyfaring

• Mark Vanhoenacker (@markv747) on Twitter

• Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot: Mark Vanhoenacker - Amazon

• In Flight - The New York Times

• 36 Hours in Southeast London - The New York Times

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Congrats Solar Impulse!

• Solar Impulse completes long-delayed flight across the Pacific | Ars Technica

Virgin America

• Alaska Air reaches for sky with Virgin America deal - FT.com ($)
• Seth Miller on Twitter: ".@AlaskaAir hopes for DoJ approval of VX merger by EoY."
• Virgin America Staff Have Fun With Personalised Messages On Gate Screens
• Virgin America on Twitter: "We've touched down on Snapchat. Follow us: VirginAmerica https://t.co/inaK5aZrjh"

WOW Air wants you to Snapchat

• snaptraveler.wowair.com

US consolidation

• Start-Up Airline Idles on a California Runway, Stymied by Bureaucracy - The New York Times

FlyerRights responds to our 038 leg room story

• FlyersRights.ORG - Largest Non-Profit Airline Consumer Organization
• Flyers Rights (@KendallFlyers) | Twitter
• FAA Bill: Bill Shuster, airline lobbyists meet - POLITICO
• Shuster admits relationship with airline lobbyist - POLITICO

Alex flies Emirates Business Class and more

• Business Class Cabin Features | Flying with Emirates

TripIt half-repaints its website

• TripIt - Travel Itinerary - Trip Planner

Seats, seats and more seats

• Formation Design nominated for elevated lie-flat seating concept | Daily Mail Online
  A New Airplane Cabin Design Features King-Size Beds | Travel + Leisure
• Airbus patent bench seat revolutionize airline ticket sales - Business Insider

Another smart carry-on

• FLOATTI - The World's First SUPER SUITCASE by Floatti Inc — Kickstarter

David Verch tells us all about LugLoc

• David Verch - You guys talked about the luggage tracking... | Facebook

Amber and Eric mention us one more time!

• Episode 17: Luxury #AvGeek Experiences |

We're on iTunes, give us a review, pretty please :-)

• layovers ✈︎ by Paul Papadimitriou and Alex Hunter discuss aviation innovation and technology on iTunes

A new Matrix ITA guide

• Matrix ITA Advanced Guide: Tips for Finding Cheap Airfare

Drones are made out of plastic too, you know

• Drone believed to have hit British Airways flight 'may have been a plastic bag' | Hacker News
• That drone that hit a British Airways plane might have been a plastic bag — Quartz
• Drone hits plane at Heathrow airport, says pilot | UK news | The Guardian

Mueller leaves Malaysian

• Christoph Mueller bids farewell to MAB in September | Astro Awani

DME

• Moscow Domodedovo Airport

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The death of Virgin America

• The Death of Virgin America's Brand and the Aftermath of the Alaska Airlines Sale – Skift
• Alaska Air Buys Virgin America in Healthy $2.6 Billion Merger - Yahoo Finance
• VIRGIN AMERICA SHAREHOLDER NOTICE: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Announces the Investigation of Virgin America Inc. (VA) Over the Proposed Sale of the Company to Alaska Air Group, Inc. - Yahoo Finance
• JetBlue Exec: Virgin America Was a Nice-To Have But Not Worth $2.6 Billion – Skift
• JetBlue Is the One to Watch as It Tries to Target Virgin America's Passengers – Skift
• Sour Over Failed Bid For Virgin America, JetBlue Gives Away Free Tickets – Consumerist

The 747 lives to see another day

• Boeing Gets $1.5 Billion Surprise With New 747 Jumbo Jet Orders - Bloomberg
• Sneak Peek at Malaysia Airlines 9M-MPP Boeing 747-400 #RetroJet #QueenOftheskies | AzuanZahdi.com

Shoutouts

• Levi Bloom on Twitter: "@papadimitriou 2 episodes from finishing every layovers episode. Listening from Minneapolis. Really enjoying this fantastic podcast."
• Heathrow Airport on Twitter: "@papadimitriou Hi Paul, the e-gates in T3 are being updated for new generation ones, to improve immigration at Heathrow."

KLM expands Messenger initiative

• Heathrow Airport on Twitter: "@papadimitriou Hi Paul, the e-gates in T3 are being updated for new generation ones, to improve immigration at Heathrow."

AF KLM CEO leaves for IATA

• Air France-KLM says CEO to leave airline for top IATA post | Reuters

US Congreas refuses to legislate on legroom

• Backed by Airline Dollars, Congress Rejects Effort to Address Shrinking Legroom

The state of air travel

• Come fly with me | 1843

Passengers rights in the EU almost impound a plane!

• An Airline Owed a Customer $680—and Its Plane Almost Got Impounded

Missiles on a commercial jetliner...

• US missiles found on Air Serbia plane | GulfNews.com

Yet another smart luggage

• Raden

A tracker with a twist

• Smart-Unit - Product Hunt
• How does it work ? Smart-Unit. Luggage locator | Smart-Unit

Facepalm for the TSA

• TSA paid $1.4 million for Randomizer app that chooses left or right | Apps and Software | Geek.com
• The TSA is a Mess; Won't Get Better Soon - Wandering Aramean

A smart… pillow??

• WOOLLIP Travel Pillow: Smart pillow for smart travelers! by DIANE & FRANCK LEVY — Kickstarter

A 737 races a Tesla

• Tesla vs. Boeing: Which wins the ultimate drag race? - CNET

BOS

• Massport - Logan Airport

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The EgyptAir hikacking

• Ben Innes in selfie with EgyptAir hijacker revealed to be Brit held hostage on plane | Daily Mail Online

• Hijack Pics or It Didn't Happen

• EgyptAir hijack: Hijacker used fake suicide belt, motives unclear, say officials, Middle East News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

• Skyjackings Like the Egypt Air Takeover Tuesday Were Once Common - Hit & Run : Reason.com

Terror at BRU

• Brussels: Islamic State launches attacks on airport and station – as it happened | World news | The Guardian

Smart security

• Terrorism: Can you really stop a bomber by asking, 'Are you terrorist?' | Daily Mail Online

Pre or not Pre

• Craig McCormick on Twitter: "@lay_overs As a UA 1K Card holder, I regularly (everytime) get TSA-Pre tickets even though I have a UK Passport. It's actually not uncommon."

• Craig McCormick on Twitter: "@lay_overs From my research, we got automatically enrolled due to frequent travel to US. It can be hit or miss occasionally for some reason."

• Markus Voelter on Twitter: "@lay_overs I had a similar pre-check experience. I asked the guys. Told me that some boarding passes get the “pre” randomly. Strange indeed."

• Apply for TSA Pre✓® | Transportation Security Administration

• John Edgar Park on Twitter: "My modified multitool made it through two airports today! It may help that I laser etched "TSA Compliant" on it. https://t.co/eOXwCfzOsw"

• Anton Nekhaenko on Twitter: "@papadimitriou did you mention that some credit cards in the US would reimburse you for your TSA fast track/global entry fees?"

The greatest review ever of Layovers

• My Top Travel Podcasts — ORD TO ANYWHERE

Virgin America is for sale

• Virgin America Gets Takeover Bids From JetBlue and Alaska Air - Bloomberg

• Why Delta Is Virgin America's Most Likely Suitor – Skift

• VA Stock | Barbarian At The Gate: Virgin America (VA) - TheStreet

Virgin Australia loses Air New Zealand

• Air New Zealand considering Virgin Australia stake disposal

Virgin Atlantic going low cosst?

• TTG Media | Travel industry, travel agent and tourism news, events and jobs - News - Virgin Atlantic mulls low-cost offshoot to counter growth in budget long-haul

The new Airbus experience

• Airbus Airspace

A split level A350?

• Airbus considers split-level layout for A350-1000 - Australian Business Traveller

The mile-high clubs

• Anton Nekhaenko on Twitter: "@lay_overs the biggest shame of LH scrapping A340s is how good theirs were for joining the mile-high club, with those below the deck toilets"

• Airline cabin crew reveal their guilty secrets: from sex in the sky to short-changing passengers - Telegraph

Tinder for airports?!

• Meet Me At Airport: Tinder for the airport

Ryanair switches strategy

• Ryanair’s New Strategy: Being Nice - WSJ

• Ryanair launches corporate jet service - Business Traveller

• Ryanair’s CMO on the Airline's Ambitious Low-Brow Content Marketing Strategy – Skift

WOW the low cost disruptor

• Interview: Wow Air CEO on Being Different in the Low-Cost Carrier Space – Skift

A french long haul low cost

• La première low-cost long-courrier française s'appellera French Blue (compagnie soeur d'Air Caraïbes)

Qatar eyes low cost in India

• Qatar Airways still keen on buying stake in Indigo - Livemint

Royal Brunei

• Royal Brunei Airlines' first all-female pilot crew lands plane in Saudi Arabia - where women are not allowed to drive | Asia | News | The Independent

The great UK panic

• The UK Is Flying Biscuits Over From Dubai Because There Is A Shortage - BuzzFeed News

A new age in supersonic travel?

• Boom - Supersonic Passenger Airplanes

• Boom, the startup that wants to build supersonic planes, just signed a massive deal with Virgin | TechCrunch

• Supersonic jet startup vows 'affordable' travel – if you have $5,000 to spare | Business | The Guardian

Pilots rank the worst airports

• The worst airports in the world, according to pilots | Travel | Extras | The Independent

The Fly Dubai crash

• Flydubai Flight 981 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Germanwings crash sparks mental health debate

• Investigation Into Germanwings Crash Urges Lifting Of Medical Confidentiality For Pilots With Mental Health Issues - BuzzFeed News

The Iron Maiden 747

• Iron Maiden Kicks Off Tour With A New, Upgraded Ed Force One

• Bruce Dickinson Says Boeing 757 Wasn't 'Big Enough' To Accommodate Iron Maiden's New Stage Show - Blabbermouth.net

• Iron Maiden's Ed Force One landed in Cardiff and this is what it's like on board a heavy metal band's plane - Wales Online

• Photos from Commercial plane lovers's post

• Iron Maiden's Plane 'Badly Damaged' In Collision At Santiago Airport - Blabbermouth.net

• #EdForceOne hashtag on Twitter

Happy anniversaries, ANA!

• Over 100,000 Boeing 787 flights in the air - All Nippon Airways | Facebook

• Celebrating ANA’s 30th International Service Anniversary! ｜What's up? ANA｜ANA

The ULL race

• Emirates A380 from Dubai to NZ makes longest non-stop flight - BBC News

• Is Emirates' new non-stop route from Dubai to Auckland the fastest? | News & Advice | Travel | The Independent

• The New Entrants in the Competitive Long-Haul Airline Race – Skift

Mapping what's below you

• What Are You Flying Over? This App Will Tell You | Innovation | Smithsonian

A new 5th freedom route in Europe?

• Emirates Wants To Start Flying From Mexico City To Zurich - One Mile at a Time

LCA

• Hermes Airports | Larnaka International Airport

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Alex narrates his LHR-JFK-BOS experiences

• sleeping at JFK didn't go as planned
• a weird TSA Pre flaw
• TSA Pre✓® | Transportation Security Administration

Some Americans will need a passport to fly domestic

• Driver Licenses From Five States Won’t be Valid IDs for Domestic Flights | Travel + Leisure

Paul narrates his LHR-GVA experience

• GVA is starting to lag behind
• Automated check-in | All you have to do is board | SWISS

Automated check-in for everyone by the Lufhtansa Innovation Hub

• AirlineCheckins.com
• Never Check In for a Flight Again, Thanks to Lufthansa - Condé Nast Traveler

Another German Innovation Hub

• Düsseldorf Airport’s Innovation Hub Wants a Bit of Startup Magic – Skift

Paul narrates his LGW-KEF experience

• The LGW e-passport gates fail

The everywhere security future

• Sensor system to speed up airport security screening

Shout outs

• Andrew Hunter (LHR)
• Chris Collins (NRT)
• Iain Dewar (EDI) who went to see the Spirit of Australia 747
• Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Museum- Australia - Hi My Name Is Iain
• Adam Nowek (WAW)
• Mbwana Ally (DAR)
• Jon Bradford (LHR)

MAN asks for tax reprieve

• Manchester airport calls for tax holiday on new long-haul routes - FT.com ($)

The strange AA versus Gogo lawsuit

• American Airlines drops its Gogo inflight internet suit - Tnooz
• New Deal Will Increase Gogo's In-Flight Wi-Fi Speed – Skift

The in-flight roaming market

• In-flight mobile roaming revenues $3 billion by 2020 - Mob76 Outlook

Munoz is back at United!!

• United welcomes back President and CEO Oscar Munoz | United Airtime
• United Airlines announces return of CEO Oscar Munoz | Reuters

The EU wants the US to stop stalling Norwegian

• The U.S. Should Give Norwegian Air Freedom to Fly, Says EU – Skift
• Norwegian Air Offers New Low-Cost Flights to Paris – Skift
• Norwegian shelves Cork transatlantic plans | Open Skies content from ATWOnline
• Norwegian Air Flies in the Face of the Trans-Atlantic Establishment - The New York Times
• Tip: pre-order food when you fly Norwegian (hat tip: Sasha Paleeva)

A new EU alliance

• Five European airlines launch new alliance - Espaces

The Amazon fleet

• Amazon has leased 20 Boeing 767s to carry out fulfillment services | ZDNet

Tracking luggage

• Carrycado - Lose track of time, not your luggage with our smart tracking device and platform.
• CarryCado - The travellers tracking device and app | Indiegogo
• Trakdot Luggage Tracker
• LugLoc - The first Luggage Locator
• TRACE ME Luggage Tracker

Samsonite aquires Tumi

• Samsonite’s Tumi Acquisition Spells Digital Challenges | L2: The Daily

MH370: two years on

• MH370 search: Investigators remain 'hopeful' on anniversary - BBC News
• Missing MH370: Possible Boeing 777 Part Found Off Mozambique, Sources Say - NBC News
• MH370 investigators to examine aircraft debris in Mozambique — FT ($)
• MH370 search: second possible plane part found on Réunion coast | World news | The Guardian
• GeoGarage: The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 : debris discovery 'consistent with ocean currents from search area'
• MH370: head of search says 'very likely' plane will be found by July | World news | The Guardian

The lasr minutes of the GermanWings flight

• The Real Story of Germanwings Flight 9525 | GQ

Which airlines get love/hate on social media

• These 3 Airlines Are the Most Hated In the World, According to Twitter - Fortune

The A350 promise

• The New Airbus A350 Could End Jet Lag for Good - Condé Nast Traveler
• Preview of Airbus A350XWB at Singapore Airshow 2016 - YouTube (video)
• Ep 009: Eric the #AvGeek at the Singapore Airshow with Airbus |

SWISS's new 777

• Boeing 777-300ER - Welcome to the fleet - YouTube

The bizarre Delta ads

• Delta Commercial || Tell the World - YouTube (video)
• The SAFETYS: Screaming Goat Acceptance Speech - YouTube (video)
• The SAFETYS - Presented by Delta - YouTube (video)

The Freddie Awards

• Freddie Awards

KEF

• Keflavik Airport
• Flybus Airport Shuttle between downtown Reykjavik & Keflavik airport - Reykjavik Excursions

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Layovers is 27th on 100 most interesting podcasts

• The 100 best, most-interesting podcasts for 2016 – DailyTekk

Aegean isn't as good a status fast track as it used to be

• Aegean Airlines Clamping Down On Star Alliance StatusThe Points Guy

OK Go's Reddit IAmA

• geekymama comments on We are OK Go! We're here to talk, Reddit, so Ask Us Anything!

With Husband in Tow's podcast

• Ep 009: Eric the #AvGeek at the Singapore Airshow with Airbus |
• Lufthansa Business Class Airbus A380 Beijing to Frankfurt |

AA's app

• Mobile and app – Mobile tools – American Airlines
• LocusLabs - indoor maps, search, and navigation

Somalia's attack has been claimed

• Al-Shabab 'carried out' Somalia plane attack - BBC News

MAN gets mega budget to evolve

• Jacobs onboard for planned £1 billion transformation of Manchester Airport - Airport World Magazine

AA meets Uber

• American Airlines Will Now Push Flyers to Use Uber – Skift
• Uber for Developers - Welcome to the Uber API

AA sues Gogo

• American Airlines Is Suing Gogo Over Its Crappy In-Flight WiFi - BuzzFeed News

In-flight Wifi advertising

• The Rise of In-Flight Wi-Fi Advertising -- Digital Marketing This Week – Skift

Banning calls in the air?

• FAA bill: Will passengers be barred from making calls during flights? - CSMonitor.com

Qantas' Tech Talks

• Qantas Holds Tech Talk in the Skies During Australian Start-Up Flight – Skift
• BA UnGrounded
• Turkish Airlines - ‘Invest On Board’ platform meets investors and startups in sky!

TSA Pre-Check extension

• The TSA Wants 25 Million Americans Enrolled in TSA Precheck – Skift

Privatizing the US skies

• A Bill Privatizing U.S. Air Traffic Control Cleared a House Committee – Skift
• House Republicans move ahead with plan to shift 38,000 FAA workers - The Washington Post

US Airports order AirGrub for food delivery

• AirGrub Partners With U.S. Airport Group for Speedier Pre-Flight Nosh – Skift

MIA's app integreates beacons

• Miami Airport Becomes One of the First to Connect Consumers With Beacons – Skift

UA introduces 3-class on domestic trunk routes

• GAME ON: United Adds 3-Cabin Service to Premium New York-West Coast Routes - View from the Wing

All you can eat flying

• OneGo Provides Unlimited Flights Per Month

Re-inventing the luggage tag

• RIMOWA Electronic Tag

Al Baker strikes again

• We won't let SIA close the gap

Singapore Air Show

• Global slowdown fears overshadow Singapore aviation show | Reuters
• Southeast Asia's record jet orders seen at risk: IATA - Business Insider
• Singapore Airlines load factor increases | Daily News
• UPDATE 1-AIRSHOW-Philippine Air nears deal to acquire Airbus A350s -sources | Reuters

ANA goes First on A380

• ANA's A380 Will Feature First Class (And More Details) - One Mile at a Time

The A340 is ditches left and right

• THAI grounds Airbus A340s it can't sell | Bangkok Post: business
• Lufthansa Brings Airbus A350s to Munich to Retire Thirsty A340s - Bloomberg Business

LH can't seem to delivery on its new strategy

• Lufthansa Still Struggles to Get Its Low-Cost Revolution Off the Ground – Skift

A Die Hard scenario

• - DEAD BODY & MILLIONS OF SOUTH AFRICAN RAND FOUND ON PLANE

What if a pilot dies?

• A Nervous Passenger’s Guide to Landing a Boeing 737 During an In-Flight Emergency

Jet lag and timezones

• The radical plan to destroy time zones - The Washington Post
• Stop zoning out: Scientists may have at last found a way to beat jet lag | The Economist

A very quick way to learn to fly

• Now you can learn to fly a plane from expert-pilot brainwave patterns | KurzweilAI

Bombardier suffers

• Bombardier's Win for C Series Is Too Late to Save 7,000 Jobs - Bloomberg Business

Lucy in the skies for a lot of money

• Five bidders eye £2bn London City Airport deal - Telegraph

DXB expands

• It’s all change at Dubai International Airport | GulfNews.com

Best airports to sleep, 2015

• The world's best airports to sleep in - 2015 - Travel
• The Guide to Sleeping in Airports

OAK

• Oakland International Airport - Home Page

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Paul reports on his Athens trip with Aegean & Alex talks about his quest for an Asia-bound ticket from London

The 2015 air travel stats

• Demand for Air Travel Is the Highest in 5 Years, IATA Reports – Skift

JetBlue goes VC

• JetBlue launches JetBlue Technology Ventures
• JetBlue Launches Venture Capital Subsidiary to Invest in Travel Startups – Skift

Expedia, Google and the future of OTAs

• Expedia CFO: We Have Our Eyes Open For More Acquisitions in 2016 – Skift
• Expedia Overturns Hotel Business Model With Introduction of Bidding for Listings – Skift
• Interview: Google on What Makes Google's Travel Ambitions Different – Skift

Startups and plane routes

• Direct flights are vital to startup success, says a major study - Tnooz

Somalia terror attack

• Harun Maruf on Twitter: "Photos of the damage to Daallo airlines taken after the emergency landing. Two passengers were injured. #Somalia https://t.co/2A5XTyOajm"
• Accident: Daallo A321 near Mogadishu on Feb 2nd 2016, explosion rips fuselage open
• Explosion on board an A321 few mins after taking off from Mogadishu : aviation
• Report: Man Ejected From Somali Plane in Midair Was Suicide Bomber
• Airport workers seen with laptop in Somalia jet blast - CNN.com
• Somalia Plane Bomber Meant To Be On Turkish Flight | Airwise News
• Turkey taking no steps to investigate killing of downed Su-24 pilot — ambassador : aviation

Turkish & Batman & Superman

• Turkish Airlines Takes Film Franchise Marketing to New Heights – Flight Chic

PDX's movie theatre

• The newest airport amenity? Movie theaters - CNN.com

Emirates goes drone for its latest marketing campaign

• Emirates and Boeing launch ‘View from Above’
• Emirates - View from Above

OK Go in zero gravity

• S7 Airlines - OK Go, Upside down & Inside Out | Facebook (video)
• Behind The Scenes 3 of 3: The new OK Go video is out

A smartphone-controlled IFE

• airlinetrends.com » Panasonic’s Waterfront concept suite lets passengers customize their inflight experience with their smartphone

BA forced to enter the 21st century

• Female British Airways cabin crew win the right to wear trousers | Business | The Guardian

Korean Air pilots bargain hard

• Korean Air pilots are demanding a 37% pay raise—or else they’ll fly for China - Quartz

China cracks down on unruly passengers

• - CHINESE AIRLINES TO SHARE DETAILS ON UNRULY PASSENGERS

The 747 can't die

• SAUDIA is retiring their 747-400 on April 1st (Arabic tweet) : aviation
• Air France 747 Forever - Two jewels of French aviation fly side by side over France - YouTube (video)
• Will China be The Last Bastion of the 747?
• Why Did Boeing Make Significant Production Changes?

Omega Tau talks NASA 747

• 195 – Flying the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft | omega tau

Delta's CEO retires

• Delta CEO Anderson to retire from role; Bastian to be new CEO | People content from ATWOnline
• Delta CEO Richard Anderson’s Retirement Caps a Remarkable Nine Years for the Airline | The Cranky Flier

BA will fly to Iran

• British Airways Will Resume Flights to Iranian Capital in July - Bloomberg Business

The real fuel surcharge cost

• Is My Airline Overcharging Me For Fuel? – Hi, My Name's Dave (cached version)

NASA revives the X-plane program

• NASA proposes X-plane revival with supersonic, subsonic designs

A new Russian competitor to the 737 and 320?

• Could the Frigate Ecojet take on Airbus and Boeing? - CNN.com

MAN

• Official website for Manchester Airport

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