Layovers - Air Travel podcast

The Air Travel podcast — created by Paul Papadimitriou, hosted along with Alex Hunter — top #1 in 35 countries and counting.

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 1h28m. Bisher sind 138 Folge(n) erschienen. .

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 days 12 hours 5 minutes

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episode 36: 036 KEF - Bizarre Delta ads, EU fed up with US on Norwegian, a flaw in TSA Pre


Flight 036. The most hated airlines on social media. The future of everywhere security screening in airports. The rather incomprehensible new Delta ads. Automated check-ins for everyone by the Lufthansa Innovation Hub. The EU is fed up about the US stalling Norwegian, the transatlantic route disruptor. A #stopover in Iceland. Self-tracking your hold luggage. A new lobbying european airline alliance. A flaw in TSA Pre?


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 March 20, 2016  56m
 
 

episode 35: 035 OAK - Rimowa electronic tag, gettind rid of the A340s, American fights Gogo, banning calls


Flight 035. Rimowa thinks the luggage tag needs an electronic reinvention. American Airlines thinks Gogo’s wifi is way too slow. Some think calls should be banned altogether over US skies. Everybody seem to think the A340 needs to be scrapped as soon as possible. A pilot thinks anyone could land a 737 after watching his video but HAL thinks it can teach you in 10 minutes via brainwaves. We think a plan to annihilate timezones makes no sense at all.


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 March 8, 2016  1h0m
 
 

episode 34: 034 MAN - Turkish and Batman, new OK Go video, China blacklists, JetBlue, fuel surcharge


Flight 034. Turkish flies to Gotham City. JetBlue launches a venture arm. British Airways female flight attendants win the right to wear trousers. OK Go films a zero gravity music video. Calculating the real cost of the fuel surcharge. Terror bomber gets sucked out of plane in display of karmic justice. China blacklists unruly passengers. The 747 gently fades away.


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 February 15, 2016  1h2m
 
 

episode 33: 033 HND - Comparing JAL and ANA, not so smart carry-ons, new IranAir deal, best Star Alliance seat


Flight 033. The experience of flying JAL and ANA. Airbus finally gets new A380 orders. The fantastic Virgin America online booking experience. Smart carry-ons are starting to cause problems at security. IranAir gets a new fleet. The race of the longest commercial flight in the world is on. Boeing’s earnings are flying, its 737 MAX too. What’s the best Star Alliance business seat?


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 February 3, 2016  1h6m
 
 

episode 32: 032 OSL - Air France last 747, Qatar Airways entertaining CEO, drone avoidance technology


Flight 032. Air France retires its last 747. Uber might enter the travel planning game. Will commercial aircrafts ditch one pilot? The most entertaining man in the aviation industry: Qatar Airways’ CEO. An app to switch seats. A motorized carry-on that follows you around. Airbus announces strong results, and a technology for drone avoidance.


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 January 17, 2016  1h3m
 
 

episode 31: 031 NCE - BA avoid France, ANA flies Star Wars, A380 maximum seats, texting Kayak


Flight 031. The mystery of the British Airways flights avoiding French airspace. ANA flies the Star Wars crew from LAX to LHR. No more hover boards in planes. Kayak launches Snap, the SMS-based booking service. ATL reaches 100m passengers in 2015. How many economy seats can you cram in a 747 or an A380? Disembarking a 737 with a ladder. Don’t believe everything you read, MH132 didn’t get lost in Australia.


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 January 2, 2016  1h0m
 
 

episode 30: 030 BEY - Changi goes Star Wars, abandoned 747s, Qatar A350, Airbus Kinder chocolate


Flight 030. Singapore Changi goes Star Wars. The battle of travel planning apps. The best and worst U.S. airports in 2015. Who abandoned three 747s at KUL? The special Airbus Kinder chocolate eggs. Air India can’t pay for 787 spare parts. Why Emirates might never join an alliance. The inaugural Qatar Airways A350 thinks the JFK runway is too short. China builds more than 30 airports whilst London can’t decide on a runway.


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 December 27, 2015  1h1m
 
 

episode 29: 029 EWR - Jetblue and Amazon, 170 million air miles, crazy Airbus patent, wine carry-on


Flight 029. Living in Singapore Changi Airport for 7 months. Kudos to Ethiopian for its all female crew flight. JetBlue goes Amazon for entertainment. A luggage made for wine lovers. The billionaire who earned 170 million USD worth of air miles. The renaissance of supersonic jets. KLM to use Facebook Messenger for customer service. Putting passengers in a container? Airbus strikes again with some insane patent.


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 December 6, 2015  50m
 
 

episode 28: 028 IST - Star Trek influences EasyJet, Twitter for airlines, Turkish IFE, Etihad upgrade bidding


Flight 028. EasyJet goes Star Trek with its uniforms. Air Astana shows the iPad is a best of class IFE. The potential new reality of airport security after the terror attacks. Twitter as the best customer channel for airlines. Norwegian shows how a website should be done. Testing Etihad’s upgrade bidding system. Turkish aces the IFE interface. Should liquids still be put out at security?


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 November 26, 2015  1h8m
 
 

episode 27: 027 FRA - DXB beacons, Indigo, bye bye US Airways, Air France downsizing, carry-on ads


Flight 027. Technologies for better passenger flows at Dubai airports. Get paid to advertise on your carry-on. A smart travel lock. Don’t post your boarding passes on Instagram. CIA advises you to keep your story simple at airports. The inevitable downsizing of Air France. The success of India’s Indigo. The grandeur of Etihad’s Residence. Russia’s new aircraft gets it first orders. The last flight of US Airways.


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 November 17, 2015  1h4m