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News of the week

Singapore celebrates its 50th anniversary

• Exclusive! Singapore Airlines Pilot on His First National Day Flypast This SG50 | SilverKris - The Travel Magazine of Singapore Airlines
• Singapore Airlines - Proud to Fly the Nation's Flag - YouTube (video)
• SIA A380 NDP 2015 flypass. - YouTube (video)
• Singapore's Golden Jubilee SG50 - YouTube (video)
• NDP 2015 Preview Flypast - 1 August 2015 - YouTube (video)
• Qantas passengers spend 23 hours stranded in Singapore airport
• Changi Airport may close one runway temporarily - CNN.com

Singapore Airlines' future

• Singapore Airlines reports higher profits but future outlook hinges on Scoot & Tigerair improvements | CAPA - Centre for Aviation
• Is Singapore Airlines really going to shift its focus to regional flights? | Road Warrior Voices
• Singapore Airlines is Offering Trips for $850 | Travel + Leisure

Emirates competes with Singapore, comments on Delta

• Emirates keeps eating the competition in A380 sized bites | Plane Talking
• Emirates calls Delta's latest claims in Open Skies dispute a 'political play' - Business Insider

Passenger chat apps

• Tip Sheet: In-flight entertainment is soaring - StarTribune.com
• App in the Air 5.0 keeps you up to date with your most important travel details | iMore
• MileHi - Socialise and network with your fellow flyers via the iOS and Android apps
• CrewMe is a Tinder-style dating app for airline employees | Road Warrior Voices
• Fligthchat Inflight messaging
• Planely

Too many air travel apps?

• Star Alliance CEO Says There Too Many Airline and Airport Apps – Skift
• Not many travel apps worth downloading, study finds - Chicago Tribune
• Mobile Users Aren't Accepting All the Hype About Airline and Hotel Apps – Skift

Be the Skyscanner CEO

• CEO for the day! | Skyscanner

More apps

• Signage translation function added to Frankfurt Airport app
• iOS 9 flight tracking preview
• Turkish Airlines Debuts World’s First Live Broadcasted Flight | Flight Chic

Wifi in the skies

• Virgin America Partners With ViaSat To Offer Faster, Higher Quality WiFi In The Sky: Travelers At 35,000 Feet Can Now Stream Video Content From The Internet - MarketWatch
• In-Flight Wi-Fi's Growth in 3 Simple Stats – Skift

Dangerous drones

• Passenger jet in near miss with drone as plane comes into land at Heathrow | Transport | News | London Evening Standard
• Kennedy tower: EMIRATES A380 reports near-miss with a DRONE! - YouTube
• Multiple drones force wildfire crews to halt air operations near Kelowna, B.C. | CTV News
• Airliners come within 100 feet of drone over New York - CNN.com
• Drone spotted 100 feet away from American Airlines flight into Phoenix - ABC15 Arizona
• Delta Flight Misses Drone by 100 Feet While Landing in New York City / Sputnik International
• Watch: Virgin Atlantic Plane Overtaken By ‘UFO’ Over Skies Of New York - Yahoo News
• We Knew It Was Coming: Drone Has A Near Miss With An Airbus A320 Airplane - DIY Photography
• Drones over JFK airport prompts federal terror alert - Washington Times
• An 'air traffic control' system for drones is in testing
• The FAA Says You Can't Post Drone Videos on YouTube | Motherboard
• Check Out This Drone's-Eye View Of An Airport | Co.Design | business + design

Guns at U.S. airports

• Hartsfield-Jackson No. 1 for gun seizures | www.ajc.com
• Welcome To Ladun Liadi's Blog: Unbelievable! Loaded Handgun, Anti-Tank Projectile Among Weapons Airline Passengers Tried To Smuggle In Their HAND LUGGAGE

The Facebook drone

• Facebook unveils drone for beaming internet access from the sky - New Scientist

SpaceShip Two

• SpaceShipTwo 'Pilot Was Thrown From The Vehicle' High In Atmosphere : The Two-Way : NPR

Harrison Ford's accident report

• Faulty carburetor likely led to Harrison Ford's plane crash, NTSB says - LA Times

Storms

• Delta flight from Boston makes emergency landing in Denver - The Denver Post
• DL1889 BOS-SLC 8/7 Diverts To DEN-Hail Damage — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.net
• American Airlines expects to put dinged-up Boeing 787 back in the air in next week or so | | Dallas Morning News
• Damage to American Airline's Boeing Co. 787 revealed in blogger's photos - Wichita Business Journal
• Typhoon Soudelor whips up enough power to lift A PLANE from the tarmac in Taiwan | Daily Mail Online

Drunken behaviors

• Swedish pilot uses axe to open locked toilet door - BBC News
• Passenger arrested after punching man on United Airlines flight at O'Hare Airport | abc7chicago.com
• Flight crew fired and held in custody
• airBaltic on the flight BT7843

MH rumored new name

• Rumor: MH Changes Name To Malaysia Int. Airlines — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.net
• Malaysia Airlines head of marketing Dean Dacko to depart - Mumbrella Asia

A duty free scandal in the UK

• The airport VAT scam: Retailers told to come clean after being accused of pocketing millions from discounts on duty-free sales - Home News - UK - The Independent
• The real reason airport shops want to see your boarding pass - Telegraph
• Airport shopping: What are the rules? - BBC News
• 'These shops have been very naughty': passengers react to airport VAT row | Money | The Guardian
• Airport VAT revolt: Thousands refuse to show boarding passes to shops - Telegraph

Airport of the week

LAS

• McCarran International Airport > Index
• America's Secret Airline Flies Non-Stop To Area 51