038 BOS - Behind Virgin America and its death, TSA, KLM Facebook Messenger, Tesla races 737
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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)