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Pokemon Go makes you do stupid things

• Airline warns against playing Pokemon Go in an airport - LA Times)

Carry-on might make you look like an idiot

• Modobag: World's First Motorized, Rideable Luggage | Indiegogo | Indiegogo)

A beautiful AV Geek engagement

• A Reagan Airport Engagement Shoot — Why Have We Never Seen This Before? | Washingtonian)

Lufthansa sells seats on AirBnB

• Lufthansa - AirBnB) (link will expire at the end of the campaign)
• Lufthansa is renting seats on its airplanes on Airbnb — Quartz)

Mitsubishi also wants to enter Iran

• Mitsubishi Regional Jet may take off in Iran- Nikkei Asian Review)

Air Astana wants the Embraer E2

• Air Astana considers Embraer E2s, additional AOC | Airlines content from ATWOnline)

Farnborough 2016

• Air-to-air combat: Airbus and Boeing | Espresso)
• The orders are in at FAI16 - Wandering Aramean)
• OPINION: Why lessors didn't place huge orders at Farnborough)
• Airbus Wins a Hollow Victory at Farnborough - The Motley Fool)
• Forget Boeing and Airbus: Embraer Was the Real Winner at Farnborough - The Motley Fool)
• Etihad chief: A350 & 777X are the future for widebodies | Airframes content from ATWOnline)
• Jaw-dropping 'zero gravity' vertical take-off captured at Farnborough International Airshow)
• The Beauty of Boeing’s 787-9 Dreamliner on Display - YouTube)
• The Farnborough notebook - CNN.com)

The end of the 747?

• Is Boeing about to pull the plug on the 747?)
• Will Horton on Twitter: "Cathay Pacific 747 passenger flights: 3 August 1979-30 September 2016 (Special farewell flight 8 Oct 2016))
• Boeing Sees $2.1 Billion Cost on 787 Dreamliners, Air Tanker - Bloomberg)

Alex flies Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon

• Cathay Pacific set to rebrand Dragonair as ‘Cathay Dragon’ in bid to strengthen corporate identity | South China Morning Post)
• Dragonair Rebrands As Cathay Dragon - What Are The Implications? - One Mile at a Time)
• Creating Cathay’s New Brand. An Exclusive Inside Look At Cathay Dragon | TheDesignAir)

Singapore Airlines in rough air

• Southeast Asia's Biggest Airlines Face Increased Competition – Skift)
• Singapore Airlines Hires Its First Female Pilots)

Air France sees more strikes

• Air France strike: travellers face week-long disruption as third of flights scrapped | World news | The Guardian)

Unlimited flights Paris/London - NY

• La Compagnie Selling Tickets for Unlimited Flights for Year)

Game over for the US4 griefs (finally!)

• Victory for Gulf airlines as US government ends Open Skies row with no further action | The National)

The SkyTrax awards

• WORLD AIRLINE AWARDS | the Passengers Choice Awards)
• The World's Best Low-Cost Airlines | 2016)
• WORLD AIRPORT AWARDS | the Passengers Choice Awards)

Lots of words, almost no action for London airports

• London airports decision to be made in the autumn - FT.com)
• 34 councils urge government to back third runway at heathrow | Daily Mail Online)
• Heathrow expansion vital after Brexit, says hub — FT)
• Heathrow runway expansion: Green spaces design revealed - BBC News)
• London City Airport Granted £344m Expansion)

Drones

• Amazon partners with UK. government to test its drones | TechCrunch)
• Airbus uses drones to speed up aircraft inspections)

The photo app for BA pilots

• BA unveils new flight deck photo app)

Paul experiences lie-flat seats in short haul flights

• British Airways A321 (ex-Bmi) Club World - Business Traveller – The leading magazine for frequent flyers)
• Boeing 777-300ER | In operation from 2016 | SWISS)

Review your flights on Tripadvisor

• TripAdvisor now allows airline reviews - Jul. 19, 2016)
• Airlines - TripAdvisor)

The search for MH370 os almost over

• Flight MH370 was flown into water, says crash expert | World news | The Guardian)
• Exclusive: MH370 Pilot Flew a Suicide Route on His Home Simulator Closely Matching Final Flight)
• MH370 pilot practised suicide route into the Indian Ocean)
• MH370 search team says they may have been looking in wrong place | World news | The Guardian)

The FlyDubai leaks

• Airline pilots complain of dangerous fatigue in leaked documents | Business | The Guardian)
• Flydubai flight records – the leaked documents | Business | The Guardian)

Solar Impulse ends its round the world jounrey

• Solar Impulse Blog — Completing a dream: the first Round-the-World...)
• Solar Impulse can be an inspiration for the next phase in aviation industry | Tony Tyler | LinkedIn)

PVG

• Pudong International Airport)