Layovers - Air Travel podcast

SHOW NOTES

I. News of the week

• Facing summer crush, airlines try to speed boarding | The Seattle Times

• TSA Failed 95% of Fake Weapons Tests, Investigation Finds | TIME

• Southwest takes a passenger under its wing - Elliott

• You Can Get a Pilot License in India After Just 35 Minutes in Air - Bloomberg Business

• Air India Takes Yoga to the Skies With Classes for Pilots and Cabin Crew | TIME

• UPDATE 4-Portugal gets three bids in TAP airline privatisation | Reuters

• Ireland to sell Aer Lingus stake to IAG - BBC News

• British Airways' owner makes £1bn offer for Ireland's Aer Lingus - Telegraph

• London Will Again Be the Most Popular City for International Visitors in 2015 – Skift

• Engineer pictured fixing plane's engine with 'duct tape' by concerned EasyJet passenger - UK - News - The Independent

• Satellite images show clearly that Russia faked its MH17 report

• John Kerry picked up by US C-17 plane from airport in Geneva after breaking leg | Daily Mail Online

II. Innovation of the week

• KLM’s Social Media Managers Generate $25m In Annual Revenue
• KLM & Heineken - The Orange Experience 2015 (2015) 3:00 (The Netherlands) | adland.tv
• Best (And Worst) Airlines Offering Reward Travel Miles - NBC News
• Getting bumped: Airlines are filling more seats than ever — so why are they still overbooking? | Financial Post
• Improving service on airlines: Net rescue | The Economist
• United’s Improvements Could Make LAX One of the World’s Priciest Airports – Skift
• Watch GE's 3D Printed Jet Engine Fire at 33,000 RPM - Singularity HUB
• ANA Considers Airline Rebrand — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.net
• Helsinki Airport will be a Silent Airport – number of announcements to be reduced / News archive / Finavia
• Spanish Millennials Are Loving Iberia's Last-Minute Ticket Auctions – Skift
• Airbus to Create Venture Capital Arm, Innovation Center in Silicon Valley - WSJ ($)

III. Airport of the week
VIE

• Vienna airport