001 LHR - Future of A380, end of SkyMall, FlyerTalk and WhatsApp, Cathay Pacific, Plane Finder
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SHOW NOTES

I. NEWS OF THE WEEK

IAG set to buy Aer LingusThird time lucky: IAG and Aer Lingus — The Economist)

Emirates 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 Insider)

SkyMall 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, Skift)

404 - Plane Not FoundMalaysia Air Site Hacked, Some Customer Data Appear Online — Kelvin Chan, AP)

II. Innovation in AIRTECH, PaxEx and DESIGN

Jan Koum announced WhatsApp on FlyerTalkThoughts about my free iPhone app - WhatsApp — FlyerTalk Travel Technology Forum)

Cathay's new campaignCathay Tell The World They Are A More Civilized Way To Travel — Jonny Clark, The Design Air)

Google consults for VietJetLow-cost airline VietJet strikes consulting deal with Google — CampaignAsia) ($)

New Eurowing liveryNew Eurowing Brand Painted Up On First Aircraft - But Is It A Good Livery? — Jonny Clark, The Design Air)

Will you crash? There's an app for that'Am I Going Down?' — Vanilla Pixel)

III. App of the week

PlaneFinderPlaneFinder.net)

IV. DEBATE OF THE WEEK

Has the A380 any future?Is Airbus's A380 a 'superjumbo' with a future or an aerospace white elephant? — Alan Tovey, The Telegraph)

V. Question of the week

What is the biggest airport in the world?Runway Leaders — The Economist)

VI. Airport trivia of the week

**LHR. **Choose the Heathrow Connect rather than the Heathrow Express to connect to London, or even the Piccadilly Line.