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Wifi chaos

• Terrifying Wi-Fi hotspot name causes chaos on Qantas plane
• Women pilots at Qantas no longer have to wear uniforms made for men

Bourdain on plane food

• Anthony Bourdain Thinks You're Crazy for Eating Airplane Food - Bon Appétit

A new kind of alliance

• Eight Asia-Pacific low-cost carriers form alliance | Airlines content from ATWOnline
• Cebu Pacific Air – Why everyone flies
• Cebu Pacific Air on Twitter: "V for Value! 8 LCCs, 160 destinations, 17 hubs. Find out more about the #ValueAlliance here: https://t.co/QsxvZHrLkJ https://t.co/YcKo4kS0OK"
• Cebu Pacific Running Man Challenge Compilation - YouTube

Will Air France and Singapore enter an alliance too?

• Singapore Airlines, Air France in early partnership talks - ch-aviation.com

China

• The dragon takes flight: China passes a milestone in business travel | The Economist

JetLovers 3D

• JetLovers FlightClub on Twitter: "Exciting news! Now you can see all of your flights on interactive 3D globe (WebGL required). Check it out now! https://t.co/R2Cvzk3WGZ"

A new Ryanair era

• Secret connections: Ryanair experiments with hub-and-spoke transfers | The Economist

TSA is getting worse

• Catching a Flight? Budget Hours, Not Minutes, for Security - NYTimes.com
• New York Airports Threaten to Remove TSA in Favor of Alternate Screeners – Skift

Crazy plane furniture

• Spartan2470 comments on Chair made out of a 737 jet engine.
• Plane Industries | Luxury Goods made from Waste

Plane-influenced hotels

• For Some Strange Reason, There's An Airplane Inside Of This Hotel
• Aircraft's Perilous Journey On The High Seas

Airbus VC

• Former head of Google's Project Ara on leaving to start Airbus' new Silicon Valley lab | VentureBeat | Entrepreneur | by Chris O'Brien
• Home - A³ by Airbus Group

Lufthansa car sharing

• More extras, more convenience: Lufthansa Express Carsharing | Lufthansa - YouTube

Pilot assaulted

• Manchester flight delayed after woman 'punched pilot in face' | UK news | The Guardian

SOF

• Sofia Airport

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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

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 |

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

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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Alex and Paul report on their trips

• Alex flew to Tokyo with JAL
• Paul flew to Tokyo with ANA, then LAX with Singapore Airlines, then LAS with Virgin America
• Best Singapore Airlines A380 Business Class Seat? - One Mile at a Time

ANA and JAL profits

• Japanese airlines report profits : TTR Weekly

Airbus sells A380s and more

• ANA Group selects the A380 | Airbus Press release
• From the A320 to A380: Iran Air selects the full Airbus jetliner portfolio for its fleet modernisation | Airbus Press release
• Cathay’s first A350 delivery delayed by seat production issues | Components content from ATWOnline
• Airbus criticizes Zodiac over supply shortcomings | Components content from ATWOnline
• Airbus to Join Forces With Uber for On-Demand Helicopter Service, CEO Says - WSJ ($)
• Meet Airbus Ventures, A “Pure-Play” Aerospace Venture Firm | TechCrunch

EK 2016 orders

• Emirates Is Spending $14.5 Billion on 21 New Jets – Skift

TAP and Azul share new interiors

• TAP Portugal Announce Identical Interiors To Sister Company Azul | TheDesignAir

Boeing announces earnings and flies its new 737

• Boeing 737 MAX maiden flight a success - CNN.com
• On the runway: the Boeing 737 MAX 2016-01-29 | Espresso
• Boeing 2015 earnings: Good year, good forecast, shares plunge anyway - Leeham News and Comment
• Boeing to build Air Force 1 jets | Tempo - News in a Flash
• SWISS takes delivery of first 777-300ER | Airframes content from ATWOnline

The Swiss Laubehorn race in 360

• SWISS A321 and Patrouille Suisse in 360°... - Swiss International Air Lines | Facebook

Wifi in the air

• SWISS’s Boeing 777-300ERs to offer Internet in all three classes | IFE content from ATWOnline
• Alex and Paul report on their Wifi experience

The longest commercial flihgts in the world

• United Airlines reveals its newest, longest flight - TravelSkills
• Qatar Airways' longest flight in the world - Business Insider
• Qatar Airways may launch world's longest flight - CNN.com
• Emirates Goes Non-Stop Dubai-Auckland from March
• Grant Bradley: Emirates' non-stop flight to Dubai is a game changer - Business - NZ Herald News

Those pesky fees won't come down

• It may not feel like it, but US airline fees are actually leveling out - Quartz
• As Oil Prices Plunge, Airline Profits Soar As Companies Make More Money Off Passengers
• The Cost of Airline Fuel Drops While Airplane Ticket Prices Stay Steady – Skift

Smart carry-on absolute fail

• How Bluesmart's connected luggage nearly got me kicked off a flight
• Carry on regardless: Lots of entrepreneurs thought they could revolutionise hand-luggage. Few have succeeded | The Economist

The travel planning apps contest update

• Our LoungeBuddy + TripIt Integration Is Live | LoungeBuddy

Intelligent bidding and booking apps

• Meet Hyper, an actually helpful smart travel assistant
• Facebook’s Secret Chat SDK Lets Developers Build Messenger Bots | TechCrunch
• FAQ - Seatswap
• Don't ask, don't get: Should flyers be moved to unused premium-economy seats? | The Economist

Has the Internet made air travel irrelevant?

• Has the Internet Made Air Travel Irrelevant? - The New Yorker

When low cost is really low cost

• Blogger says flying via Berlin was cheaper than Sheffield to Essex train | UK news | The Guardian
• Cathay Pacific Rebrand DragonAir As “Cathay Dragon” | TheDesignAir

Etihad

• Etihad Just Won a Small Battle in Its Air Berlin Codeshare Battle – Skift
• Etihad Airways Business Class on Jet Airways

Terror or not?