Layovers - Air Travel podcast

SHOW NOTES

I. Industry News of the Week

• United Airlines CFO: Airbus A380 Superjumbo "doesn't work" for us - Business Insider
• New model calculates how air transport connects the world | MIT News
• United Airlines Strengthens New York/New Jersey Hub with Move of p.s. Transcontinental Service to Newark - Jun 16, 2015
• United Airlines passengers 'abandoned' in barracks in Canada for 20 HOURS | Daily Mail Online
• Company Update (NASDAQ:VA): Virgin America Inc is Triple Award Winner in 2015 Skytrax World Airline Awards - Smarter Analyst
• Virgin America Will Evolve as Pilots Vote to Join a Union – Skift
• Could American Airlines Ditch Its Fellow Legacy Carriers For Gulf Partnerships? -- Trefis
• Qatar CEO sends message to Delta CEO at Paris Air Show | Airlines content from ATWOnline
• Ten European cities ask Emirates to fly trans-Atlantic | GulfNews.com
• Emirates eyes 100 new destinations from Dubai World Central | GulfNews.com
• Portugal sells 61% stake in TAP to JetBlue founder | Finance & Data content from ATWOnline
• Student buys new name to save money as Ryanair slaps him with £220 fee for booking error - UK - News - London Evening Standard
• The Queen Of The Skies Lives For Now As 747 Orders Keep Production Open
• Boeing plans to further slow 747 jet production in 2016 - Business Insider
• Tom Hanks to Play Sully Sullenberger in Clint Eastwood Movie : People.com

II. Innovation News of the Week

• Paul and Alex shares their views on BA First, US Business Envoy, LX and OS wet leases and experiences at MIA
• Etihad Airways finds a use for protected tweets - special stuff for VIPs
• Qatar’s Cabin Confusion Creates Billboard Blunder at Paris Show - Bloomberg Business
• OneGo Will Offer Unlimited West Coast Flights For $1,500 A Month | TechCrunch
• Poland's LOT Cancels Flights After Hackers Attack – Skift
• Paul shares his security experience at FRA
• AeroMobil flying car set to take off in 2017, autonomous version to follow
• Company: Pilotless passenger planes 5 years away - CNN.com
• EasyJet UK uses drones for plane inspection - Business Insider
• Watch The 787-9 Tear Up The Skies Like A Fighter Jet

III. App of the Week

• JetLovers - Your Flight Club

IV. Airport of the Week

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• Memphis International Airport