SHOW NOTES
I. News of the week
Virgin into space
- Flying Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic: Everything You Need to Know | Vanity Fair
- Space Adventures, Ltd. | Home
Human errors in the cockpit
- Fear in the Cockpit: The Differences Between the Plane Crash in Taipei and the Miracle on the Hudson
The growing pains of the South East Asia airline industry
- Fast-growing Asian aviation confronts safety challenges - US News
- Japan caps Thai air services amid safety concerns | Bangkok Post: news
The elusive MH370
- Inhabitants on Maldives island saw low-flying jet on morning MH370 went missing | Daily Mail Online
The Germanwings disaster
- EU Rebukes Germany for Airline Oversight Before Germanwings Crash - WSJ ($)
- Germanwings co-pilot was treated for suicidal tendencies | World news | The Guardian
- Lufthansa Finds Germanwings Co-Pilot’s 2009 Email on Depression - WSJ ($)
- Medical Privacy Rules Let Germanwings Co-Pilot Conceal Illness - Bloomberg Business
- Germanwings: Could hackers have crashed the doomed passenger plane rather than co-pilot Andreas Lubitz? - Mirror Online
- Germanwings plane crash video that reveals chaos in moments before disaster is a fake, insist investigators into French Alps tragedy - Europe - World - The Independent
- Andreas Lubitz told Lufthansa flight school of 'serious depressive episode' | World news | The Guardian
Allegiants pilots union disastrous letter
- APA Teamsters Local 1224
- Delta's Flight Attendants Drop Plans to Form Union – Skift
The unions don't like Nicole Kidman
- American flight attendants union tells Nicole Kidman not to endorse Etihad | The Star Telegram The Star Telegram
A foamy salute to Virgin Atlantic
- Inaugural Virgin Atlantic flight cancelled after firefighters spray plane with FOAM not water | Daily Mail Online
A shout out to Pieter Johnson and his Aviation Xtended
- Xtended | Aerospace Radio
- Pieter Johnson (@Nascothornet) | Twitter
II. Innovation news of the week
KLM transforms a plane into an AirBnB
- Airbnb & KLM join forces. Unique spaces now via klm.com
- Spacious Airplane Apartment in Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Airbnb & KLM - The Airplane Apartment - YouTube
The sharing economy and travel
- The Sharing Economy Is On The Brink Of Disrupting Business Travel | TechCrunch
- The Queen of England Signs Airbnb-Friendly Law for London Rentals – Skift
Austrian becomes myAustrian in new livery
- Austrian Airlines Launches New Livery And New Brand Direction | DesignAir
British Airways' frequent flyer system hacked
- British Airways frequent-flyer accounts hacked | Business | The Guardian
- Frequent flyer miles stolen from American and United Airlines passengers
Priceline buys Rocketmiles
- Priceline Group CEO confirms Rocketmiles deal
Selling airline miles for bitcoins
- Bitcoin For Miles
- Turning Airline Miles Into Bitcoin? It's Possible as Alternative Currencies Edge Ahead – Skift
Alex tests SouthWest IFE
- WiFi Access - Southwest Airlines
Cathay looks into coffee
- Cathay Research Best Coffee To Serve Inflight | DesignAir
- Delta Air Lines Will Now Serve Starbucks Coffee On All Flights – Consumerist
- High-Flying Coffee: Airline Coffee on Major U.S. Air Carriers
Google Street View goes into aircrafts
- Google Street View Comes to Planes With SAS's Interactive Tours – Skift
How to take a good picture through an airplane window
- Alex Hunter on Twitter: "@danrubin Dan, any tips for how to take smartphone pics from an airplane window? Mine always seem washed out."
III. App of the week
LiveATC
- Listen to Live ATC (Air Traffic Control) Communications | LiveATC.net
IV. Topic of the week
What does PaxEx truly mean? Looking at the entire scope of the passenger experience.
- It Shouldn't Be This Hard Keeping Elite Customers Loyal - Forbes
- The formula for the perfect flight - Telegraph
V. Question of the week
What are your top 3 airline websites?
Alex
- Airliners.net | Airplanes - Aviation - Aircraft - Aircraft Photos & News
- FlightAware - Flight Tracker / Flight Status / Flight Tracking
- Airfleets aviation | Airline Fleet, plane, airport : Boeing Airbus Embraer Atr Fokker Dash Beechcraft
Paul
- Travel News, Airline Industry News, & Hotel Industry News by Skift
- airlinetrends.com
- DesignAir | The No.1 Site for Airline Product News and Reviews
We also mention:
- flightclub
- Airline industry | Business | The Guardian
- Airline News, Flight Tracker and Airport Guide - USATODAY.com
VI. Airport of the week
AMS
From the rooftop to the unique terminal concept, a look into what makes Schiphol stand out.
- Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
- New York hotel times square & airport hotels - Yotel