Show Notes
SHOW NOTES
Two 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 week
WOW goes transatlantic
Iceland’s WOW air prepares fo new transatlantic routes — Alan Dron, ATW
The economic impact of Emirates Airlines in Europe
Emirates Airgues Why It’s Good for Europe’s Economy — Deena Kamel Yousef, Bloomberg
Boeing and FedEx support OpenSkies
Boeing, FedEx battle back vs US airlines on Gulf competition — Reuters
Bombardier flies its CS300
Bombardier schedules CS300 first flight for 26 February — Mavis Toh, FlightGlobal
SouthWest misses inspections
Southwest for Now Can Use Planes That Missed Inspection — David Koenig, ABC News
United is brutally honest with its pilots
United Airlines Officials Highlight ‘Near-Misses’ in Safety Message to Pilots — Dan Good, ABC News
A new biggest plane ever made
This Will Be the World’s Largest Plane — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics
Inside The Roc’s Lair — Guy Norris, Aviation Week
A 747 Gobs Solar Impulse From Switzerland To Abu Dhabi — Paul Papadimitriou, Layovers
The restoration of the first 747
II. Innovation in AirTech, PaxEx and Design
#MWC15: IBM showcases iOS app for airline industry
Next IBM MobileFirst for iOS Apps Unveiled — IBM
Apple – IBM Partnership Sprouts Latest Set Of Apps At Mobile World Congress — Ron Miller, Techcrunch
#MWC15: Virgin goes smartwatch
JAL Tests Smartwatch Broadcasts at Tokyo Haneda — Paul Papadimitriou, Layovers
#MWC15: American Airlines’ Hackathon
Ryanair goes mobile-first
The new Ryanair – a mobile-first travel retailer — Martin Cowen, Tnooz
Options Away’ future ticket lock
Options Away, an airfare lock startup, raises $3.5 million — Sean O’Neill, Tnooz
A mobile passport to get into the US
Second Airport Offers Travelers Access to Mobile Passport App — Benet J. Wilson, Airways News
Faster Airport Entry Into the USA with this Selfie iPhone App — Paul Papadimitriou, Layovers
Starwood and Uber join loyalty forces
Starwood Is Giving Out SPG Loyalty Points to Uber Riders — Serena Saitto, Bloomberg
Google Flights is out of beta
Google Flights comes out of beta, but still isn’t profitable — Sean O’Neill, Tnooz
Use ITA codes on HipMunk
Bet You Didn’t Know: Using Hipmunk to book ITA Matrix flights — FrequentMiler
Airbus goes AirWolf
Airbus’ New Composite Helicopter Is A Billion Dollar Bet — Chris Clarke, Jalopnik
III. App of the Week
IV. Debate of the week
One year into MH370’s mysterious disappearance.
The Vanishing — Sean Flynn, GQ
MH370 hunt covers 40% of search area — Flightglobal
MH370: Australian PM Abbott hints at scaled back search — BBC News
How crazy am I to think I actually know where that Malaysia Airlines plane is? — Jeff Wise, NYMag
To Keep Airplanes on the Map, Track Them from Space — Loren Grush, Popular Science
V. Question of the week
What seat would you recommend? Window, middle or aisle? by Deanne De Rego Hunter in Kent, UK.
It is often said that window seats are made for dreamers, aisle seats for workers and aisle for no one. Turns out both Alex and Paul are in for the experience and explain the reasons why.
VI. Airport of the week
BCN.
Barcelona-El Prat airport has ambition. Alex and Paul talk about their experience there.
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