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News of the week

BA 777 on fire at Las Vegas

• British Airways plane catches fire at Las Vegas airport #BA2276 | US news | The Guardian
• KLAS ATC recording (audio)
• British Airways 777 Catches Fire in Las Vegas After Engine Failure - WSJ ($)
• British Airways pilot Chris Henkey had already cheated death once before | Daily Mail Online
• British Airways blaze pilot: 'I'm finished flying' - BBC News
• British Airways fire: Source cites fire suppression - CNN.com
• BA fire report suggests engine casing breach - BBC News
• British Airways 777 Engine Fire in KLAS : aviation
• PICTURES: Unclear whether BA 777 engine failure was contained
• Las Vegas British Airways fire horror: 'Lessons have been learned', says survivor of Manchester disaster - Manchester Evening News
• Passenger 'Starts Fires' On Holiday Jet To Egypt

Don't be stupid in an emergency evacuation

• Jason Sturgess on Twitter: "If you had a 3K Camera in your hand luggage and your waiting to get off a burning plane you are not just going to leave it! #britishairways"
• British Airways passengers fled a burning plane with luggage. Here’s why you shouldn’t do that. - The Washington Post
• What NOT to do when you are fleeing a burning plane - MarketWatch

British Airways unveils new First cabin

• Take A Look At The First-Class Seats In British Airways’ New Dreamliner | CONTEMPORIST
• New Singapore A380 Suites and Business Class Coming in 2017

Paul's curation of First and Business class news

• Seat 1A on Flipboard

First class for pets

• American Airlines First Class Cabins for Pets Travel + Leisure

Be mentored at 30,000 feet

• Mentoring flight | Information | British Airways

United CEO is fired on the spot

• United C.E.O. Is Out Amid Inquiry at Port Authority - The New York Times
• Did United Put a Whole Route in the Sky for One Very Important Passenger? - Bloomberg Business
• Ex-United CEO Has to Cooperate to Keep $29 Million Severance - Bloomberg Business

Iron Maiden embarks on World Tour on a 747

• IRON MAIDEN AND THE BOOK OF SOULS GO JUMBO ON MASSIVE 2016 WORLD TOUR
• Iron Maiden announce Book of Souls world tour | Music | The Guardian
• Bruce Dickinson: ‘Hell would freeze over before I'd stop performing’ | Music | The Guardian
• For the love of God, put me on the Iron Maiden plane | The Verge
• Iron Maiden: Flight 666 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Iron Maiden Frontman Bruce Dickinson Loses Airline Pilot Job
• Aircraft Maintenance | Cardiff Aviation
• Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson is close to getting his airline off the ground - Telegraph
• Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson to help set up African airline | Music | The Guardian
• World's longest aircraft is unveiled in UK - BBC News
• Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson makes emergency landing as plane runs low on fuel - Telegraph
• Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson sells private jets in Harrods | Music | The Guardian

ANA unveils the Star Wars Dreamliner

• R2-D2 and C-3P0 host 'Star Wars' aircraft unveiling

Don't believe Facebook flight hoaxes

• Facebook competition for free first class tickets is a hoax: Emirates - Emirates 24|7

Heathrow miles

• Heathrow Rewards

Flying apps

• Airport Lounges: Reviews & Club Access Worldwide | LoungeBuddy
• Corner: The fastest way to book flights to any corner of the world
• Air France on the App Store
• Hands-on with Apple's new Apple TV, iPhone 6s, supersized iPad Pro, and more | VentureBeat | Mobile | by Mark Sullivan

KLM on Instagram

• Jet Engines Are Hot (In At Least 4 Ways)! - KLM Blog

Airports incidents

• Hangar Collapses At Newark Liberty International Airport, Four Injured
• Kuala Lumpur’s $1 Billion Terminal Is Sinking, Airline Says - Bloomberg Business

777 flaperon confirmed from MH370

• France: 'Certainty' that Reunion debris is from MH370 - CNN.com
• Malaysian government MH370 theory - Business Insider
• An Oceanographer Explains How Plane Debris Could Solve The Mystery Of MH370

Airport of the week

LGW

• Home | Gatwick Airport
• Airports Commission: interim report - Publications - GOV.UK