Layovers - Air Travel podcast

Flight 085. HKG gates numbers, HKG electronic security, HKG landside shopping — a ton of HKG minutiae. A220 dividers debate, A220 sales success, A220 charcuterie board — a ton of A220 ingredients. MNL safety lapses, MNL domestic adventure, MNL abandoned Xiamen 737 — a ton of MNL mischief. Boeing longest range, Boeing sci-fi wing, Boeing Norwegian Iran jam — a ton of Boeing scores. Brexit IAG headache, Brexit German Rolls-Royce, Brexit remote stand — a ton of Brexit nonsense. BA turbulence fear, CX turbulence coffee gimbal, China high terrain — a ton of turbulence dread. LGW drone hysteria, LHR drone stoppage, eagles drone intercept — a ton of drone frenzy. LX cancellation, LH delays, FRA bus strike — a ton of stupidity. A Beech H18, Dan Dan Mien, the China Coast Pub — a ton of elegant delights.

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IATA

• IATA
• IATA - Environment
• IATA - Safety
• IATA - Fast Travel
• IATA - New Distribution Capability
• ICAO

GVA

• [Genève Aéroport](http://www.gva.ch/en/

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ANA Star Wars

• R2-D2TM ANA JET Flight Ceremony Los Angeles International Airport
• "STAR WARS: The Force Awakens" World Premiere Hollywood
• ANA Returns to Sydney in Style with the R2-D2 Star Wars Dreamliner - AirlineReporter : AirlineReporter
• Fans with the R2-D2TM ANA JET - YouTube (video)
• SHOP | ANA STAR WARS PROJECT

Happy birthday Airbus

• The timeline | Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturer

App in the Air

• App in the Air - We added new Profile Statistics

Kayak Snap

• Kayak to Launch New Text-Based Travel Service – Skift

McKinsey's future of travel

Facebook and the future of travel | McKinsey & Company

Post-booking price checking app

• FairFly: Rebooking your flight at a better price.

The miles addiction

• Help, I’m Addicted to Frequent-Flier Miles -- The Cut

Turning an airplane

• The Art of Turning Around an Airplane - The New York Times

ZRH gets a lots of Qatari jets

• Qatari ex-emir’s broken leg sees 9 ‘emergency’ landings in Zurich despite night flight ban — RT News

Delta CEO is person of the year

• Person Of The Year: Delta Air Lines’ Richard Anderson | Commercial Aviation content from Aviation Week
• Richard Anderson - Aviation Week’s Person of the Year 2015 — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.net

No more hover boards

• Operational updates | About Emirates | Emirates United Kingdom
• Russell Crowe rages against airline hoverboard ban - CNET
• Chinese hoverboard market in chaos after Amazon demands they stop exploding

BA goes reward flight on iOS

• BA on your mobile | British Airways

Why does British Airways avoid French airspace?

• What's going on in France tonight ? - Page 2 - FlyerTalk Forums
• British Airways on Twitter: "@cubedweller We're unaware of any reasons why this would be, Alex. ^Cec"

New LHR approach over continental Europe

• Heathrow holding times trial enters permanent operation
• ATC improvements reduce London Heathrow stacks | Air Traffic Control content from ATWOnline

Did Malaysian really fly in the wrong direction?

• Malaysia Airlines MH132 flies in wrong direction for almost an hour | News | DW.COM | 27.12.2015
• Malaysia Airlines aircraft given wrong flight pl...

SHOW NOTES

News of the week

Mission Impossible — Rogue Nation

• Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation Trailer - YouTube
• Mission: Impossible's Tom Cruise hangs horizontal outside moving plane | Daily Mail Online

First clues in the MH370 mystery?

• MH370 search: Reunion debris to be tested in France - BBC News
• Potential MH370 Plane window washes up on Reunion Island beach | Daily Mail Online
• Saima Mohsin on Twitter: "#Malaysia tells #CNN 1. A serial number matched #MH370 2. The paintwork matched 3. There was a MAS maintenance seal on the flaperon"
• Malaysia reckless on MH370 facts - CNN.com
• MH370 search: Differing messages on aircraft parts frustrate Flight 370 families - Chicago Tribune
• MH370 mystery clues might have been burned on La Reunion | Plane Talking
• Reddit: Alternate flaperon sources : MH370
• How MH370 fell into the Indian Ocean - Business Insider
• 'Low-speed plane crash ruled out': Hong Kong, foreign aviation experts weigh in on clues from wrecked MH370 flaperon | South China Morning Post
• What's next in the search for MH370? | The Verge
• Flight 370 ‘Social Media Hype’ Hurting Malaysian Airlines Demand - Bloomberg Business
• MH Is Mueller's House: KUL-ADL In Business Class — Trip Reports Forum | Airliners.net
• Malaysia Airlines Business Class Flash Sale »

US3 versus ME3

• Dropbox - Qatar Airways Open Skies Submission July 2015 (PDF downloads)
• Qatar Airways Submits 'White Paper' To The US Government In Support Of Open Skies
• QR Submits White Paper To U.S. DOT — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.net
• Interview: Etihad CEO on Disrupting Alliances and the Passenger Experience – Skift
• A group of US Airlines is teaming up against American, Delta, and United - Business Insider
• US Airlines are Competing Fiercely and Wall Street Doesn’t Like It | The Cranky Flier
• Debate over Persian Gulf airlines shifts to national security - LA Times
• Boeing may move overseas if Export-Import Bank isn’t revived - MarketWatch
• Delta to buy 3.55% China Eastern stake for $450M

Japan

• ZipanguFlyer: Cr...