045 FCO - Airbus flying taxis, augmented reality Emirates, Cebu Pacific million miles baby
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Paul is on Aviation Xtended

• Ep.63 – Layovers, Skyfaring and Flightchic | Xtended)

The US National Aviation Day

• Teen 'whirlwind' leads invasion of 10 US, UK airports - CNN.com)

Cranky Flyer celebrates in style

• Blogger flies to 8 airports in one day - Burbank Leader)

How to be dumb in an airport

• Airline passenger runs across tarmac at Madrid airport to catch flight | World news | The Guardian)

The Emirates crash landing

• Was Emirates' 777 Crash Landing "An Accident Waiting To Happen?" - One Mile at a Time)
• Learning About Quicker Evacuation From Emirates Flight 521 | Commercial Aviation content from Aviation Week)
• Royal Aeronautical Society | Insight Blog | Lives before luggage)
• Crashing, Burning Planes Don’t Stop Passengers From Grabbing Their Luggage - Bloomberg)
• Should overhead lockers be centrally locked? - BBC News)
• Dubai airport lottery: Emirates plane crash-landing survivor wins $1 million jackpot - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation))

The AR amenity kit

• Emirates New Economy Class Amenity Kits Offer Augmented Reality Experience | TheDesignAir)

Quantas soars

• Qantas profit rises to record $1bn on back of overhaul and dip in fuel prices | Business | The Guardian)

Cebu Pacific's loyalty

• She'll go far: baby girl born on plane is given 1m air miles | World news | The Guardian)

The state of US air travel

• Five steps to success: How to improve America’s dismal airlines | The Economist)
• Why the Big Three Airlines Are So Much the Same - WSJ)
• American Airlines Retiring 20 MD-80s to Roswell – Flightradar24 Blog)
• Rory Cellan-Jones on Twitter: "New statement from Delta - power outage caused IT failure https://t.co/trkQbpym05")
• This is Why Airline IT Systems Break Down So Often – Skift)
• Diving in to the Delta One Suite - Wandering Aramean)
• On Delta, All-Suite Business Class Flights - The New York Times)
• Delta Air Lines employees mistake New Mexico for Mexico | New Mexico News - KOAT Home)
• Turbulence on a JetBlue Flight Was So Bad a Toilet Blew Off the Wall)
• United on Twitter: "@HirokoTabuchi We're exceptionally proud of all of our Olympians and we're glad Miss Biles enjoyed her flight back. #TeamUSA ^CB")
• United Appoints New Senior Leaders - Aug 18, 2016)
• United Flight Attendants (Finally) Have First Post-Merger Contract – Skift)
• Exclusive - Aboard AA990: A curtain comes down on U.S. swimmers' gold medal glory | Reuters)

The JFK panic

• The Terrifying JFK Airport Shooting That Wasn’t)
• JFK given all-clear after unfounded reports of shooting cause chaos | US news | The Guardian)

Singapore Airlines celebrates Gold

• Singapore Airlines Facebook)

The BA Olympics plane, and the food uproar

• Flash - Triumphant Brits return home from Olympics in gold-nosed plane - France 24)
• Rio Olympics 2016: Team GB's record breakers to fly home for Tuesday - BBC Sport)
• British Airways replace in-flight meals on long-haul journeys with fun-size chocolate bars)
• I love plane food. Please British Airways, don’t take away my foil-wrapped fun | Daisy Buchanan | Opinion | The Guardian)
• To fly, to scrooge: Little by little, British Airways is chipping away at its good name | The Economist)
• British Airways cabin crew vote for industrial action but no strike | Business | The Guardian)
• British Airways Releases London City Approach Cockpit Video - Airplane News)
• Time Lapse Shows Incredible Aerial View of London | Digital Trends)
• Revealed British Airways Airbus A350 Club World business class seat - Australian Business Traveller)
• The World's 3 Best Business Class Seats For Solo Travelers - One Mile at a Time)

Ranking food

• The best meals according to an in-flight food addict | Daily Mail Online)

Virgin Atlantic adds live TV

• Virgin Atlantic to offer live TV on its Boeing 787s | IFE content from ATWOnline)

Boeing widebodies don't sell

• Charly Taylor on Twitter: "RT @AviationWeek: Revealed: Boeing 2016 widebody orders below 20% of target https://t.co/wMYbWnq9uV https://t.co/bfATq6p5G1")
• Scale Of Boeing’s Widebody Sales Challenge Revealed | Commercial Aviation content from Aviation Week)
• After 50 Years, Boeing Plans to Terminate Its Masterpiece, the 747 - The Daily Beast)
• B747-400 Global SuperTanker - Matterport 3D Showcase)

Airbus widebodies go regional, and more

• How The Airbus A330 Could Change Short-Haul Service as We Know It | TravelPulse)
• Airbus wants to make autonomous flying taxis by this time next year)
• Airbus probe set to change nature of rivalry with Boeing - FT.com)

More smart carry-ons for Alex

• Amazing Suitcase with One-Click Compression and Replaceable Wheels (plus USB charging!) - Le Chic Geek)
• Barracuda | Smart Collapsible Luggage)

FCO

• Fiumicino - Aeroporti di Roma)