037 LCA - Airbus Airspace, Boom, 777 saves the UK, a kinder Ryanair, Iron Maiden 747
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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)

- Boom, the startup that wants to build supersonic planes, just signed a massive deal with Virgin | TechCrunch)

- Supersonic jet startup vows 'affordable' travel – if you have $5,000 to spare | Business | The Guardian)

Pilots rank the worst airports

• The worst airports in the world, according to pilots | Travel | Extras | The Independent)

The Fly Dubai crash

• Flydubai Flight 981 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

The Germanwings crash sparks mental health debate

• Investigation Into Germanwings Crash Urges Lifting Of Medical Confidentiality For Pilots With Mental Health Issues - BuzzFeed News)

The Iron Maiden 747

- Iron Maiden Kicks Off Tour With A New, Upgraded Ed Force One)

- Bruce Dickinson Says Boeing 757 Wasn't 'Big Enough' To Accommodate Iron Maiden's New Stage Show - Blabbermouth.net)

- Iron Maiden's Ed Force One landed in Cardiff and this is what it's like on board a heavy metal band's plane - Wales Online)

- Photos from Commercial plane lovers's post)

- Iron Maiden's Plane 'Badly Damaged' In Collision At Santiago Airport - Blabbermouth.net)

- #EdForceOne hashtag on Twitter)

Happy anniversaries, ANA!

- Over 100,000 Boeing 787 flights in the air - All Nippon Airways | Facebook)

- Celebrating ANA’s 30th International Service Anniversary! ｜What's up? ANA｜ANA)

The ULL race

- Emirates A380 from Dubai to NZ makes longest non-stop flight - BBC News)

- Is Emirates' new non-stop route from Dubai to Auckland the fastest? | News & Advice | Travel | The Independent)

- The New Entrants in the Competitive Long-Haul Airline Race – Skift)

Mapping what's below you

• What Are You Flying Over? This App Will Tell You | Innovation | Smithsonian)

A new 5th freedom route in Europe?

• Emirates Wants To Start Flying From Mexico City To Zurich - One Mile at a Time)

LCA

• Hermes Airports | Larnaka International Airport)