050 NRT - The crazy story of Narita, Cathay Pacific Beer, 10 Cent Fares, Open Skies rift
Layovers - Air Travel podcast
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00:00 - Introduction
01:24 - ANA 380, Special livery, Drone Inspection, JAL pilots
- ANA unveils special livery for its new A380 fleet | Airbus Press release)
- ANA tests drone's-eye view for plane inspections- Nikkei Asian Review)
- JAL's novice pilots grounded by 2010 bankruptcy finally take wing | The Japan Times)
05:30 - Cathay Pacific Beer, bubbly in the air
- Cathay Pacific creates craft beer for UK flights - Business Traveller – The leading magazine for frequent flyers)
- Cathay Pacific Creates A Beer for 35,000 Feet - Travel Codex)
- Spirits in the sky: What to drink at 30,000 feet | The Economist)
08:32 - Air China Cathay Pacific merger rumor
10:54 - Aboslute low cost Spring Airlines, China strategy
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- China’s HNA Group to buy 82.5% stake in Frankfurt-Hahn Airport | Airlines content from ATWOnline)
14:55 - Qantas ultra long haul, ANA Mexico route
- Qantas announces the world’s longest direct flight | World Economic Forum)
- All Nippon Airways launches its longest non-stop route)
17:49 - Episode 049 feedback, reviews, chapters
- Chapters available on those apps: OverCast, DownCast, InstaCast, PodCat, iCatcher, RSS Radio on iOS, and AntennaPod on Android.
- Listen to layovers ✈︎ - air travel and commercial aviation online on TuneIn)
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21:41 - Aer Lingus, Norwegian, new US routes, Easyjet
- Aer Lingus gave Norwegian Air a masterclass in sass on Twitter this evening)
- Norwegian outlines 737MAX8 US routes from June 2017 :: Routesonline)
25:28 - United, Munoz, 5th freedom routes, Open Skies debate
- United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz interview - Business Insider)
- JetBlue, Alaska, Atlas push back against US majors on Gulf issue | Open Skies content from ATWOnline)
30:33 - New US travel ban, new TSA rules, EU travel ban
- President Donald Trump signs new travel ban, exempts Iraq Trump to unveil new travel ban Monday, without Iraq - CNNPolitics.com)
- Revised executive order bans travelers from six Muslim-majority countries from getting new visas - The Washington Post)
- Muslim-American Travelers Are Quietly Having Global Entry Privileges Revoked – Skift)
- TSA's new "pat-downs" are so invasive, airports are pre-emptively warning cops to expect sexual assault claims / Boing Boing)
- Americans, Calm Down: You Don’t Need a Visa to Go to Europe | Foreign Policy)
34:57 - Mouse ban, plane over-crowding
- Mouse on a plane grounds British Airways Heathrow flight - BBC News)
- Pakistan airline admits taking extra passengers in aisle - BBC News)
37:55 - Airmule, TripIt, Kayak, FlySMS, apps
- Airmule | The Smarter Way to Fly)
- Announcing Go Now & More New TripIt Features - TripIt Blog)
- Flying App has landed)
- Josh Parnham - TodayFlights)
- FlySMS)
42:50 - Paul flights, TripCase ADD, BA priority, Bluesmart ad, CS100 video
49:24 - AMS biometric boarding, Air France new low cost
- Japan readies facial recognition at airports to stop terrorists- Nikkei Asian Review)
- KLM tests boarding via facial recognition system)
- Air France-KLM to cut costs further after profits rise 35%)
- Air France plans “Boost” subsidiary launch this year - Business Traveller – The leading magazine for frequent flyers)
- Air France-KLM's New Strategic Plan, Explained – Skift)
52:55 - NRT, the extraordinary story of Narita