Layovers - Air Travel And Commercial Aviation

SHOW NOTES I. News of the weekThe subsidies received by U.S. arlinesWikiLeaks Disclosure Shows U.S. Airlines Received Billions in Subsidies – SkiftU.S. Airlines Have Paid the Government $250 Billion -- Amazingly, Some Claim They Are SubsidizedUS government to review Gulf carrier subsidy claims; establishes forum for comment | Open Skies content from ATWOnlineEmirates CEO Calls U.S. Airlines' Open Skies Arguments 'Fallacious' and 'Malicious' – SkiftEmirates lets go of First in new A380Emirates Fits Planes with Record 615 Seats for Danish Flights – SkiftAirbus needs more time to decide on A380 changes: paper | ReutersBoeing parks 787 in Mojave Desert as premium seat glut increasesDreamliners’ Missing Seats Prompt Boeing to Park 787s in Desert - Bloomberg BusinessHere's Why a Single First Class Seat Can Cost £201,000 | Gizmodo UKEarly overweight 787 finally find ownersBoeing said to have buyers for early overweight Dreamliners | The Seattle Times777 improvements while waiting for the 777XBoeing Rolls Out 777 Upg

SHOW NOTESI. News of the weekVirgin into spaceFlying Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic: Everything You Need to Know | Vanity FairSpace Adventures, Ltd. | HomeHuman errors in the cockpitFear in the Cockpit: The Differences Between the Plane Crash in Taipei and the Miracle on the HudsonThe growing pains of the South East Asia airline industryFast-growing Asian aviation confronts safety challenges - US NewsJapan caps Thai air services amid safety concerns | Bangkok Post: newsThe elusive MH370Inhabitants on Maldives island saw low-flying jet on morning MH370 went missing | Daily Mail OnlineThe Germanwings disasterEU Rebukes Germany for Airline Oversight Before Germanwings Crash - WSJ ($)Germanwings co-pilot was treated for suicidal tendencies | World news | The GuardianLufthansa Finds Germanwings Co-Pilot’s 2009 Email on Depression - WSJ ($)Medical Privacy Rules Let Germanwings Co-Pilot Conceal Illness - Bloomberg BusinessGermanwings: Could hackers have crashed the doomed passenger plane rather than co-pilot Andr

SHOW NOTESI. News of the weekThe Germanwings crashThese Charts Show Why the Germanwings Crash Is Especially Unusual | TIMEGermanwings investigators find torn-up sicknote in co-pilot's home – as it happened | World news | The GuardianGermanwings cancels flight as pilots refuse to fly - EUROPEGermanwings-Drama: Blackbox zeichnete die letzten verzweifelten Rufe des Kapitäns auf - Helfer sichern weitere persönliche Gegenstände der Opfer - News Ausland - Bild.de ($)Germanwings crash prompts airlines to introduce cockpit ‘rule of two’ | World news | The GuardianMore Airlines Promise to Require Two Crew Members in Cockpit at All Times – SkiftGermanwings Co-Pilot Was Treated for ‘Suicidal Tendencies,’ Authorities Say - NYTimes.comJet Crash Tests Germany’s Faith in Its Precision - NYTimes.comPilots at Low Cost Carriers Under Increasing Stress – SkiftHow To Lock and Unlock Airbus A320 Cockpit Door - Description and Procedures - YouTubeBoeing Honeywell Uninterruptible Autopilot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaGermanwi

SHOW NOTESI. News of the weekSHOW NOTESRyanair ressucitates a ghost airportRyanair Makes Valencia's Notorious Ghost Airport Its New Spanish Home – SkiftRyanair to become first airline to fly to Spain's ghost airport | Business | The GuardianRyanair goes transatlanticRyanair board approves plan to crack open the US market - FortuneBBC NEWS | Business | Ryanair set for £8 flights to USRyanair plans to offer flights between Europe and the US | Travel | The GuardianExclusive: This Is the Look of the New True Blue Ryanair | Flight ChicQatar Airways Buys Heathrow HotelQatar Airways Getting Into Hotel Business With Heathrow Purchase – SkiftEmirates addresses subsidies accusationsAirlines and subsidy: our position — Emirates.com (PDF)Emirates reserves its rights to sue over subsidy lies | Plane TalkingAmericans for Fair Skies 30 second TV spot - YouTube (video)Watch: Nicole Kidman stars in new ad for Etihad AirwaysKorean Air's attendant strikes backEx-Korean Air flight attendant sues airline and executive after 'nut

SHOW NOTESAlex and Paul are on a secret mission to uncover the latest in aviation innovation. Well, it's episode 007, expect Plenty O'Puns.I. News of the weekThe U.S. airlines release their white paper about the Gulf airlinesFull Report of U.S. Airlines to the White House Blaming Gulf Carriers — Paul Papadimitriou, LayoversUS-UAE Business Council Tells U.S. Airlines to Compete More and Complain Less — Marisa Garcia, SkiftFeeling the heat — The EconomistU.S Airlines Promise to Get More Aggressive Towards Gulf Carrier Rivals — Dennis Schaal, SkiftAmerican Airlines asks to extend deferral on pensions — Michael A. Lindenberger, The Dallas Morning NewsAmerican Airlines' request for pension bailout draws criticism — Steven Mufson, Washington PostEmirates Airline assembles top team to rebut US carriers' allegations over subsidies — Frank Kane, The NationalEtihads Adds Residence Suite to New York Route in Open Skies Amenities Escalation — Marisa Garcia, SkiftSecond A350 to up ante in Qatar's battle with Lufthansa — M

SHOW NOTESTwo shout outs this week. First to TheDesignAir for going live with their brand new podcast, The Aviator, it's really great and you should all subscribe!Second to our own Alex who just released the first episode of his video travel show, Attaché. Take a look at the London episode. Paul attended the filming of Barcelona this week—what fun we had!I. News of the weekWOW goes transatlanticIceland's WOW air prepares fo new transatlantic routes — Alan Dron, ATWRyanair to add cheap transatlantic flights, WiFi and more in the next three years — Kayla Hertz, IrishCentralThe economic impact of Emirates Airlines in EuropeEmirates Airgues Why It's Good for Europe's Economy — Deena Kamel Yousef, BloombergBoeing and FedEx support OpenSkiesBoeing, FedEx battle back vs US airlines on Gulf competition — ReutersBombardier flies its CS300Bombardier schedules CS300 first flight for 26 February — Mavis Toh, FlightGlobalSouthWest misses inspectionsSouthwest Airlines grounds 128 Boeing 737 airplanes for missed inspections

SHOW NOTESI. News of the weekUS airlines vs the Gulf airlines, round twoU.S. Airlines vs Gulf Carriers: That Escalated Quickly — Paul Papadimitriou, LayoversQatar's Al Baker firmly rebukes Delta chief in subsidies row — Max Kingsley-Jones, FlightGlobalDelta CEO apologizes for terrorist remark — Karen Walker, ATWEmirates Boss Pushes Back on Delta's Open Skies and 9/11 Claims — Jason Clampet, SkiftU.S Airport Group Sides Against Airlines in Open Skies Battle — Marisa Garcia, SkiftThe Battle Over Open Skies Forces U.S. Tourism Industry to Choose Sides — Marisa Garcia, SkiftEmirates Considers Reducing Tickets Prices — RJ321, Airliners.netAre cabin toxic fumes a health risk?Warning over toxic fumes in plane cabins — Andrew Gilligan, TelegraphNorth Korea Air Force OneSee Inside Kim Jong Un's Remodeled Air Force One — Taylor Rogoway, JalopnikTurkish might get two A380sTurkish Air Said to Consider Leasing A380s From Malaysia Air — Ercan Ersoy and Andrea Rothman, BloombergGulfstream breaks world recordGulfstream Break

SHOW NOTESWe implemented a new recording method for this episode, which improves on the sound. We realize that the mixing is not yet perfect but we know that John Biggs will continue pushing us towards perfection.I. News of the weekUS airlines vs the Gulf AirlinesOpen-Skies Agreements Challenged — Jad Mouawad, The New York TimesU.S airlines disclose details of booking lost to Gulf carriers — Jeffrey Dastin, ReutersEmirates Boss Strikes Back at U.S Airlines for Hiding Behind Bankruptcies — Mary Schlangenstein and Michael Sasso, Bloomberg via SkiftEmirates Chairman Says U.S. Airlines Should Stop Complaining and Improve Their Service — Matthew Winkler, Dale Crofts and Deena Kamel Yousef, Bloomberg via SkiftThe U.S Airlines' Hypocrisy on Protectionism in the Skies — Colin Nagy, SkiftBoeing reviving the 757?Boeing Weighs Options to Reprise Aging 757s — Jon Ostrower and Robert Wall, The Wall Street Journal ($)Boeing reject business case for 757 re-engining — Stephen Trimble, FlightGlobalAir Lease CEO Weighs In on B

SHOW NOTESWe are very appreciative for the all the feedback received in the past week. It was overwhelming, thank you everyone and keep it coming!We are learning about podcasting as we go and, for instance, we have tested an improved sound solution that we should start using for next week's episode.I. News of the weekWas Emirates pitched the 747-8?Emirates Airlines gets pitch for 100 Boeing 757-8s — Scott Hamilton, Leeham NewsCrash by selfieNTSB ReportLCY will expandExpansion of London City Airport gets Go-aheadHarrison Ford narrates Aviation documentaryLiving in the Age of AirplanesHow the Airplane Has Changed the World — Paul Papadimitriou, LayoversThe TransAsia crashTaiwan TransAsia plane crashes into river — BBCTransAsia Pilots Take Proficiency Tests After Taiwan Crash — NBC News II. Innovation in AirTech, PaxEx and DesignPay-to-use in-flight outletsScoot's pay-to-play AC outlets: the future of onboard power? — John Walton, RunwayGirl NetworkEasyJet introduces a new liverySkyliner Aviation NewsPrivate air

SHOW NOTESI. News of the weekThe new Air Force One will be a 747-8AF Identifies Boeing 747-8 platform for next Air Force One — U.S. Air ForceGatwick's ambition to cut down queues to a minimum'Queues will be a thing of the past', Gatwick claims — Lizzie Porter, TelegraphSkymark files for bankruptcyJapan's Skymark Airlines files for bankruptcy protection — Adrian Schofield, ATWWhy did AA change its First Class cookie?American Is Replacing Their Unpopular First Class Chocolate Chip Cookie. Here's Why That Matters. — Gary Leff, View from the WingQatar Airways buys into IAGQatar Airways acquires 10% stake in IAG — Anne Paylor, ATWManaging Airlines as HotelsHotel Management Model As An Alternative For Flagship Airlines II. Innovation in AirTech, PaxEx and DesignHopper promises to tell you when best to book your flightHooper's New App Throws Down the Gauntlet for Flight Predictions — Nikki Ekstein, Travel + LeisureQantas and Samsung partner on inflight VR gogglesQantas Virtually Entertain Us — Jonny Clark, TheDesign

SHOW NOTESI. NEWS OF THE WEEKIAG set to buy Aer LingusThird time lucky: IAG and Aer Lingus — The EconomistEmirates would consider buying 100 A380 NEO aircrafts if Airbus commitsEmirates Is Now Giving Airbus 43 Billion Reasons To Build A New Superjumbo Jet — Benjamin Zhang, Business InsiderSkyMall goes bankruptSkyMall Remembered — Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic"We are not asking our customers to be happy with anything."American Airlines CEO Akkwardly Explains Why Fares Aren't Going Down — Dennis Schaal, Skift404 - Plane Not FoundMalaysia Air Site Hacked, Some Customer Data Appear Online — Kelvin Chan, AP II. Innovation in AIRTECH, PaxEx and DESIGNJan Koum announced WhatsApp on FlyerTalkThoughts about my free iPhone app - WhatsApp — FlyerTalk Travel Technology ForumCathay's new campaignCathay Tell The World They Are A More Civilized Way To Travel — Jonny Clark, The Design AirGoogle consults for VietJetLow-cost airline VietJet strikes consulting deal with Google — CampaignAsia ($)New Eurowing liveryNew Eurowing Brand