Layovers - Air Travel podcast

00:00 - Introduction

01:00 - BER pushed back, Berlin strikes, Layovers hiatus

• Berlin's chaos airport sacks boss amid leadership struggle - The Local
• Berlin Brandenburg Airport now just 6 years behind schedule - eTurboNews (eTN)
• Flights cancelled at Berlin airports as ground crews start strike | News | DW | 13.03.2017
• Berlin Airport Strike Strands Patrons at Biggest Travel Show - Bloomberg

03:33 - New QR business seat

• Qatar Air Unveils Double-Bed Seats That Turn Into Meeting Areas – Skift
• Qatar Air Debuts Double-Bed Seats That Morph Into Meeting Room - Bloomberg

06:37 - World's worst airports

• Does the UK really possess three of the world's worst airports?
• Berlin's 2 main airports were ranked among 10 worst in the world - Business Insider

08:28 - SkyTrax Best Airports, Terminals, Food, etc.

• The World's Top 100 Airports in 2017

14:35 - CPT, Attache and taxis versus Uber

• South African taxis block roads to main airport in Uber protest
• Cape Town Travel Guide - YouTube

15:52 - US infrastructure, world busiest airports

• America's infrastructure still rates no better than D+, engineering experts say | US news | The Guardian
• These Are the Busiest Airports in the World | Travel + Leisure

17:18 - LH future business class, 350, CX 777 premium economy

• LUFTHANSA Introduces New Business Class & Places First Class On The Endangered Species List - Lufthansa Flyer
• Blizzard Delays Lufthansa's A350 Debut In The USA - Lufthansa Flyer
• Cathay Pacific upgrades Boeing 777 premium economy - Australian Business Traveller

20:20 - SWISS engine change in the cold

• Replacing the World's Largest Jet Engine at 40-Below

23:13 - Cathay on-demand food, operating losses

• Cathay Pacific to trial business class dine on demand - Business Traveller – The leading magazine for frequent flyers
• ​Cathay dives to 2016 operating loss on competition woes

27:28 - ME3 slower growth, QR Indian carrier, United against Emirates

• The Middle East’s once fast-expanding airlines are coming under pressure
• As the skies above India rain money, Qatar Airways lines up a domestic airline — Quartz
• Qatar's Savvy as Indian Skies Crowd Over - Bloomberg Gadfly
• United Airlines employees to protest Emirates at Newark Airport - Business Insider

31:31 - New A380

• Airbus debuts A380plus with winglet extensions, more seats - Australian Business Traveller
• Airbus Is Considering An "A380-Plus," With Up To 50 More Seats - One Mile at a Time

32:54 - Blanket rage, cash in the plane

• Passenger causes plane to divert after he's charged $12 for a blanket - CNN
• Couple Leaves $166,000 Inheritance in Airplane’s Overhead Compartment | Travel + Leisure

34:40 - QR, Airbus NEOs, Boeing MAX, JetBlue, 777 glut

• Qatar Airways chief says will not take any Airbus A320neos in 2017
• Boeing: 737 MAX 9 Completes Successful First Flight
• Airbus A321neo Kicking Boeing MAX 9 Butt: Report - Market Exclusive
• MAX 10X
• Boeing defends 737 Max 10 after lessors demur
• The Boeing 737 MAX Is the Most Underrated Plane of All Time -- The Motley Fool
• JetBlue’s New Airbus Could Upend Travel to Europe - Bloomberg
• Sharp slowdown predicted in orders for big Boeing, Airbus jets | The Seattle Times

40:22 - 797, LX CS300

• ANALYSIS: Airline support gathers around Boeing MoM concept
• Swiss International Air Lines converting CSeries orders to larger CS300 | Montreal Gazette

43:41 - New Cyprus Airways, low WestJet

• New Cyprus Airways receives AOC | Airlines content from ATWOnline
• WestJet Denies Close Call Caught on Camera at St. Maarten

46:37 - Harrison Ford, Prepare for Impact app, Alitalia

8 Harrison Ford flies aircraft close to passenger plane – video | Film | The Guardian

• Harrison Ford in near-miss: 'Was that airliner meant to be underneath me?' | Film | The Guardian
• Prepare for Impact on the App Store
• Alitalia’s liquidity is running out, the airline must find €1 billion to have a future

49:31 - US Travel Ban, US domestic IDs, EK US bookings

• Trump travel ban: Second US judge block new executive order - BBC News
• U.S. Citizens Now Being Forced To Provide Their Social Media Passwords Upon Return To U.S.
• Emirates' U.S. Bookings Fell HOW MUCH After The Travel Ban?! - One Mile at a Time

52:00 - Exploding headphones, Layovers 050 feedback, AVTalk

• Here's another thing to worry about: Getting burnt by exploding headphones
• Introducing AvTalk—the Flightradar24 Aviation Podcast – Flightradar24 Blog
• Yankee Flyers

57:17 - Listen to the Clouds, SFO observation deck

• Listen To The Clouds - Live as the world flies
• SFO gets public outdoor observation deck - TravelSkills

58:38 - DUS

• Dusseldorf Airport