Podcasts by Layovers - Air Travel podcast

002 HKG - Air Force One dash 8, Skymark bankrupt, Qantas virtual reality, smart carry-ons from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.573967

Flight 002. Air Force One goes 747-8, Skymark goes bankrupt, carry ons go smart, Qantas goes virtual, safety videos go mobile and in-flight entertainment goes into the future.

003 SFO - Japan Airlines leg room, LCY expansion, flight booking apps, selfie crash, Emirates 747 from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.573054

Flight 003. EasyJet drops the .com, Japan Airline adds leg room, LCY expands, a comparison of flight ticket search apps, selfies crash a plane and is Emirates considering the 747-8?

006 BCN - Google Flights, Bombardier CS300, mobile passport, Airwolf, MH370 from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.570284

Flight 006. Google Flights is out of beta. The Bombardier CS300 is out of the hangar. A mobile passport is out at Miami Airport. Ryanair’s mobile future is out. Airbus is out with its Airwolf helic...

009 PHX - Dan Hamilton, secrets of SFO ATC, Germanwings disaster, Uber for lost luggage from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.567524

Flight 009. The secrets of SFO Air Traffic Control with Dan Hamilton. The Germanwings disaster and its implication for the industry. Uber for lost luggage. A remote controlled airport. Lufthansa fl...

013 LCY - 787 bug, American iPad bug, Germany parking robot, Four Seasons plane from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.563766

Flight 013. A bug in the Boeing 787, a bug in the American Airlines iPad cockpit app, more lines of codes in the US skies, an app to FedEx your luggage, the end of Heathrow Terminal 1, the hope for...

015 ATL - Singapore A330 engine failure, Delta new safety video, TravelersBox, Emirates mocks US from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.561608

Flight 015. Two engines shut down on a Singapore Airline A330. Delta releases the internetst safety video. Emirates pokes fun at the state of travel in the US but gets blocked in Amsterdam. The sto...

018 ATH - Emirates goes to Washington, LHR T1 closes, Iron Man safety video, Monarch Apple Watch from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.558677

Flight 018. A proposed worldwide unique size carry-on doesn’t seem to fit, but a smart luggage with 4G wifi just might. Emirates goes to Washington whilst U.S. airlines are under investigation for ...

020 DUB - Airbus hypersonic, MH370 discovery, Delta, United hacking, LHR 3rd runway from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.556849

Flight 020. Airbus hypes a hyper-unrealistic hypersonic plane. A potential clue to the MH370 mystery comes ashore. Hackers were in United systems for a year, but what about Sabre and American? Brit...

029 EWR - Jetblue and Amazon, 170 million air miles, crazy Airbus patent, wine carry-on from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.548253

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 billionair...

031 NCE - BA avoid France, ANA flies Star Wars, A380 maximum seats, texting Kayak from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.546442

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 boo...

033 HND - Comparing JAL and ANA, not so smart carry-ons, new IranAir deal, best Star Alliance seat from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.544582

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 secu...

035 OAK - Rimowa electronic tag, gettind rid of the A340s, American fights Gogo, banning calls from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.542386

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. Everybod...

037 LCA - Airbus Airspace, Boom, 777 saves the UK, a kinder Ryanair, Iron Maiden 747 from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.540664

Flight 037. Who will buy Virgin America and will the brand survive? Airspace, or when Airbus brands its widebody cabins for the travelers. Ryanair decides to become nice. Is Virgin Atlantic finally...

039 DME - Throne seat, Wow Air Snapchat, Solar Impulse, Malaysian loses CEO, US consolidation from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.538590

Flight 039. King size bed seats, throne seats, configurable bench seats, new inventions in a world of reduced leg room. How consolidation in the US skies might hurt choice for the consumer. Another...

043 SJC - Brexit, Air Serbia and Etihad, heir to the throne at Emirates, US EU open skies, Iran 747 from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.534379

Flight 043. The major US airlines seem to be losing the lobbying battle against the middle-eastern carriers. The EU calls for even more open skies between the two sides of the Atlantic. SWISS gets ...

045 FCO - Airbus flying taxis, augmented reality Emirates, Cebu Pacific million miles baby from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.493744

Flight 045. Want a million frequent flyer miles? You have to be born on a Cebu Pacific flight or win the Olympic Gold for Singapore. British Airways charters a 747 to fly the athletes home, but no ...

050 NRT - The crazy story of Narita, Cathay Pacific Beer, 10 Cent Fares, Open Skies rift from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.488875

Flight 050. The extraordinary story of Narita airport. Alex already loves the Cathay Pacific Beers. The US3 schizophrenia. 10 Cent Fares. A fantastic ANA 380 livery. Yet another Air France low cost...

052 ISG - United entitlement, electronics ban, ANA Star Wars 787, Level, Finnair 350 from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.486536

Flight 052. The entitlement of United. The electronics ban. A new Star Wars ANA 787. A giant airport kebab. And more. — www.layovers.to/podcast/052-isg

059 MNL - Asian super-airports, gate security, window blind policy, Qantas’ confidence, BA puke seat from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.476291

Flight 059. Security at the gate is throwing off our rhythm. The awkward SWISS lie-flat seat. The arms race of the (Asian) super-airports. Alex’s “generally fine” bodily fluid soaked BA experience....

063 ITM - Flying in Japan, ANA bliss, boarding uncertainty, Emirates shower, folding OpenSkies from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.471879

Flight 063. Alex flies to Haneda with ANA, Paul to Narita with Cathay, they share what it's like to fly in Japan. The wonderful Haneda observation deck. Nobody has nailed the boarding process. Zodi...

065 BOS - Will Hunter, JFK Bomb Cyclone, ground handling revealed, Alaska Timbers, ANA brothers from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.469897

Flight 065. Special guest Will Hunter tells us all about the hidden side of ground handling. The East Coast 'Bomb Cyclone'. A very very safe 2017. The bizarre tale of the ANA turnaround. The public...

071 TPE - Hello Kitty gates, standing-up seats, air bidets, grappa lounge, 737 beer, engine failures from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.464234

Flight 071. The Southwest engine failure. The Dreamliner Rolls Royce engine saga. A 7.37 beer. Hello Kitty gate at TPE. No standing up seats please. Bidets and urinals in the air. No one wants Air ...

073 MLE - Bourdain travel, ANA World Cup, 787 dimming speed, Americano ignorance, Maldives seaplanes from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.462098

Flight 073. Discomfort is why we travel, a tribute to Bourdain. Alex falls in love with AA. Paul goes to NYC for half a day. E190 configurations. Europe business class v the rest of the world. ANA ...

078 MEL - Etihad First, 787 Studio, JetSuiteX experience, Swissair 111, Melbourne love, MEXit vote from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.457562

Flight 078. The Etihad experience: 787 Studio, 380 First Apartment, AUH lounges. The JetSuiteX experience: flying private at Southwest prices. Immigration and e-gates in LHR, AUH, MEL. Japan airpor...

080 ZRH - Accidental liveries, getting Rouged, Primera Air hubris, onboard Oktoberfest, PrivatAir XL from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.455833

Flight 080. Are you getting Rouged, Levelled or Jooned? Toothpaste Pantone is the best livery color ever (hahaha). Alex falls in love with the CS100 and SWISS and ZRH (Paul can gloat now). Lufthans...

082 TXL - United fans, BrewDog 767, best First food, new IST, A3 fun, A220 dividers, HK Express EDTO from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.453569

Flight 082. The fans of United reach out to us (and we get why). Tinder for …airlines (you'll get why). Cathay gets hacked, but continues to shine with a brilliant passenger experience. BA is still...

084 AUH - Racing Etihad, Priority idiocy, Joon FML, Fog shutdown, Lufthansa Goose, Air France bread from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.450598

Flight 084. The Epic Etihad Flight Comparison. The Never-ending Frankfurt Airport Disaster. The Unexpected CDG Layover Trust. The Renewed A220 Divider Saga. The Astonishing Tyson v Fury Priority Ga...

087 GMP - Ethiopian love, premium business, JAL shoe shine, FRA T3, Aeroflot hijack, stupid alcohol from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.440171

Flight 087. The beeping T-shirt, A Star Wars Story. Paul falls in love with Ethiopian, reviews Asiana and JAL. IAG gives up on Norwegian. WOW has no more wow. FlyBe might be saved. NRT celebrates 4...

088 MEX - So long A380, identity error anxiety, AFKLM fights, ETAs everywhere, red wings, Aeromexico from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.439232

Flight 088. The end of the A380. Color printing is key to enter MEX. The new world of electronic authorizations of travel. The delicate art and science of aircraft forecasting (and everybody gets i...

097 FAO - TWA love, underwater 747, Virgin Pride, Del(icious)ta, RIP Airbus father, AA MD80, BA cats from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.393922

Flight 097. The TWA hotel is everything we wanted. Long haul narrowbodies, a new old debate. USB-A versus USB-C, a new new debate (we just want good power!). Delta goes all in for good economy food...

100 LON - Thank you everyone for being such great listeners, happy 100 to you all! from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.391399

Flight 100. To all of you, thank you so much for tuning in repeatedly, we couldn't have done any of this without your help, your feedback, your reviews, your comments, your corrections, your critic...

101 HAN - Emirates plans, Vietnam meat, Miles & Less, Aeromexico noise, Norwegian LHR coup from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.390363

Flight 101. Everything you wanted to know about Emirates future. Vietnam Airlines has pizza, 350s, 20 million fines and some undefined (but good) meat. The 777X wings are automated. Lufthansa mulls...

104 MSP - KC-10 flying gas station, cheese cubes and hummus, why Delta, alliances no more, A220+ from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.388004

Flight 104. The cheese cubes and hummus episode, with Doug Zschoche, aka OfficerWayFinder: everything you ever wanted to know about why flyers love Delta so much. What it is to fly the KC-10, the f...

110 SIN T4 - Vaccine tourism, supersonic Boom, Mi(g)nsk detour, Covid passports, plague terminal from 2022-02-22T09:10:29.382676

Alex gets cancelled (not him, the flight!). Duty free to nowhere (and no good pricing anyway). No kidnap fee, a new product by Ryanair. Plague terminal at LHR. Amber, the color of confusion. Genomi...

112 JFK T5 - JetBlue Mint Studio, SFO for 3 hours and back, powered 747 relic, non-reclining Finnair, Airpotle from 2022-02-17T17:54:52

We're back, after Alex took his time to hack a 747 seat belt sign, and Paul having played too much Airportle.

111 LIH - Touring the US in the pandemic-ish era, the MAX is back, the recovery not yet from 2021-09-29T14:51:55

Alex tours the US, from Denver to San Francisco to Las Vegas to Oakland to Hawaii, and gets to experience his first 737MAX, and the Great Pacific (aka lyrically talking about ZOA KZAK Oakland Air R...

109 DIVERSION - Storminess reroute, Steampunk Singapore, (AL)ITA(LIA), pandemic fleets from 2021-05-12T14:27:44

Alex outsmarts a diversion, using all the on-air WiFi. Paul talks Scrabble (he clearly spent too much time on the ground). Flights to nowhere and airplane food to your door are not for us, even if ...

108 WFH - We Meet Again from 2021-04-28T18:40:42

When two friends who haven’t seen each other for a year, meet again. One didn’t travel, the other just a little.

Recorded live, no edits.

106 OGG - The 2020 Virus Crash, the world is shutting down, keep healthy, cheer up, we will beat this (and, guys, that Kahului final will make you smile!) from 2020-03-13T20:45:01

Flight 106. The 2020 Virus Crash, the world is shutting down, no one is flying — this could become the biggest downturn ever in aviation history and perhaps the biggest global recession since World...

105 DCA - Covid19, 787 raffle, LHR Volunteers, business+, Ben's Chili Bowl, with Elizabeth, Dan & Ed from 2020-02-28T18:37:30

Flight 105. Everything you wanted to know (or not know) about the coronavirus (aka Covid19, Sars2, or World War Z) and its short-term effects on the world of air travel — from the hassles to the pr...

103 DEN - Fish, Chicken, Beef, Lasagna, the flavors of the airlines …and the lizards conspiracy from 2020-01-16T18:42:36

Flight 103. It's always fish, chicken, beef and lasagna, airplane food, airport food and more food: airline Christmas menus, First class samplings, FRA hunger games, fake meat, Air Yoshinoya. The h...

102 DFW - United Jedi Force, 380 misjudgment, coffee pan pan, BA door review, mad MAD, BLLegoland from 2019-12-19T22:42:09

Flight 102. Paul reviews the BA Club Suite (no door was hurt in the making of this podcast). Alex and the secrets of meeting rockstars in flight (mark them down!). The A380 misunderstanding: it sho...

099 ARN - Facial boarding, Airways board game, epic Qatar, Emperor 747, AA flagship, Betsy beer 2.0 from 2019-09-29T00:00

Flight 099. Airways, the board game & softball, an avgeek game. Food galore, from the AirMos burger manual to the LHR AA chorizo hot dog, to the not-really-parisian Admirals baguette. UA Polaris co...

098 DTW - Extraordinary HK, experiencing Delta, AA B&O, mad MAX, Gran Class, LAX Eagles Nest, e-NRT from 2019-09-12T00:00

Flight 098. Shinkansen Gran Class, Four Seasons Mexico and Popeye Chicken sandwich, are we still an aviation podcast? The Eagle's Nest at LAX. Aer Pluto Lingus. SFO goes stupid with plastic. The 77...

096 IST - Emirates rejig, airport Lambo, Skytrax porn, Sunrise 4th zone, BA bubbly, Embraer nickname from 2019-06-25T00:00

Flight 096. Emirates fleet rejigging, 787 trashing, and basic business. The airport Lambo is nicer than the new Air Force One. What's in a name, MAX or no MAX, and other Boeing decisions. IAG steal...

095 YYZ - Jewel WOW, EVA pizza, chipped E140, Airbus 50, Kulula, Finnair whisky, De Havilland, A220+ from 2019-06-11T00:00

Flight 095. EVA bakes pizza. Finnair does whisky. Airbus goes 50. Uber goes NY copter. Alex flies to South Africa, misplaces stuff (angry breakfast and angry lounge shower follow). Paul flies the Q...

094 TLV - RIP Niki, First beer, Boeing distrust, 747 record, SWISS 77W, JetBlue treason, fly Nando's from 2019-05-27T00:00

Flight 094. Niki Lauda the legend who pushed death aside. Beers and more beers: Betsy makes a come back, BA adds a secret First Class bottled beer, and more on the Speedbird 100 (toilet clog, anyon...

093 INN - Speedbird beer, Superjet bounce, lavatory ratio, tricky airports, SQ farm, IFE privacy from 2019-05-14T00:00

Flight 093. Paul sounds like a robot (sorry, guys), Alex sounds authoritative (he's always right, no?). The BA Speedbird 100 beer (when need Glen to assess it!). Some on-board pop that foams too mu...

092 KUH - United love, JAL Zipair, BA coronation chicken, shoddy Dreamliner, Star Wars 738, IFE 56F from 2019-04-27T00:00

Flight 092. Alex loves Innsbruck 3000. Paul loves running in CDG 3000. We adore the new TWA infinity edge pool 3000. We love the new United livery 3000. We love tiny airports that behave like big o...

091 DEL - Virgin half door, JetBlue Europe, BA First buttons, IST Big Bang, DME cheese, Grand STN from 2019-04-13T00:00

Flight 091. Warning, doesn't contain images of any aircraft in distress. BA pizza app delivery to Lagos (so many questions!). Risk of cheese smell upon landing at Moscow DME (does that make immigra...

090 RIX - BA Club Suite, cockpit goals, bye WOW, Qantas cafe, bold StarLux, Sukhoi 380, 737 MAX bind from 2019-03-31T00:00

Flight 090. BA flies to the wrong destination (Ryanair mocks, but did worse) and introduces its shortest hop ever. WOW is gone, Jet Airways is close to be gone, but StarLux goes bold. AMS has a dir...

089 TSE - 737 MAX tragedy, A380 buyback, AirDrop WTF, skiplag fight, Air Astana joy, Southwest dress from 2019-03-16T00:00

Flight 089. The Ethiopian disaster, the 737 MAX grounding and aftermath. A dress, a baby and a stupid passenger enter aircrafts, who gets tasered? (Not the red badge!) Lufthansa fights skiplagging,...

086 YTZ - Remembering Herb, cooking United, fancy dress lounge, shutdown pizza, A220-500, last B727 from 2019-01-25T00:00

Flight 086. Remembering Herb Kelleher, how he changed the aviation world, his legacy, his lessons, his arm wrestling. The Miracle of the Hudson, as witnessed by Alex. FRA comes to its senses and as...

085 USU - Drone frenzy, dumped MNL 737, CebGo ATR, Brexit IAG, turbulence gimbal, China Coast Pub from 2019-01-10T00:00

Flight 085. HKG gates numbers, HKG electronic security, HKG landside shopping — a ton of HKG minutiae. A220 dividers debate, A220 sales success, A220 charcuterie board — a ton of A220 ingredients. ...

083 CTS - C-3PO Star Wars plane, Q Suite, AI boarding, Samurai security, Lion Air, Aeroflot blogging from 2018-11-21T00:00

Flight 083. Alex flies the C-3PO Star Wars plane, and around Japan with boarding bliss. Paul flies the Q Suite, and around Asia with food bliss. Facial recognition boarding is there, artificial int...

081 BUR - One World infighting, Emirates stalling, United manure, JFK refurb, TWA Connie bar, 777UA from 2018-10-22T00:00

Flight 081. Which was first, the CX 777 or the vanity 777UA? Will Hunter knows. Is Emirates stalling the 380s order a ploy to on-board Etihad? Only a rumor, we know, but let us play conspiracy plea...

079 YVR - BA hack, jet lag gurus, Emiratihad, American coach, GVA runway, Qantas Sunrise, Canada! from 2018-09-25T00:00

Flight 079. BA adds another IT meltdown to its collection, Alex experienced it. Emirates and Etihad seem closer than ever (or are they?). Air Canada is very …Canadian. The Air France CEO is also Ca...

077 HNL - ITA Matrix letdown, ANA inclusion, TSA powers, CDG Logan's Run, AF L seat, stolen Q400 from 2018-08-24T00:00

Flight 077. Google is making ITA Matrix suck, and they don't tell us why. Smart luggages are dying, yay. United elegantly ends its 747 program. US airlines shift their Asian hub strategy. Alitalia ...

076 SEA - Alaska verdict, Southwest is nuts, JetBlue Mint dog, Trent woes, Delta colors, CA fires from 2018-08-11T00:00

Flight 076. Alex flies Alaska (you've been waiting for that one!) and JetBlue, which one did he prefer? Norwegian flies the A380 thanks to Hi-Fly (but it's always late). Rolls-Royce registers huge ...

075 CDG - Boeing marries Embraer, The Turkish Job, A220 platform, Russia airspace, KLM beef disaster from 2018-07-31T00:00

Flight 075. Is the A220 the future of the A320? Boeing marries Embraer (for a fortune). The diplomacy of Russian airspace. KLM offers the worst beef ever (but good pasta). LHR has half of the top 1...

074 MTY - Avroliner love, Lufthansa 748 First, SkyTrax debate, FRA disaster, LiveATC, BOG World Cup from 2018-07-15T00:00

Flight 074. Alex witnesses the worst passenger ever. Paul witnesses the best passenger ever. The new Lufthansa livery explained. Flying First in the nose of the Lufthansa 747-8i. Singapore confirms...

072 ORD - A320 CTRL-ATL-DEL, LHR Tatooine, US ME3 deal, the Airbus A200, pilot poaching, AF no more? from 2018-05-18T00:00

Flight 072. Rebooting a A320 in-flight. The 787 RR saga gets bigger, has BA un-retiring 747s. Toy Story and joyful liveries. Norwegian strategy stalls. An A330 slaps a A321 at IST. The US reaches a...

070 ICN - IAG wants Norwegian, cargo beds, China routes, Peach Aviation, Kitten IFE from 2018-04-15T00:00

Flight 070. IAG buys a bit of Norwegian, wants more. EU wants to reduce passenger rights. Alex flies to ICN, KIX, HND, tries Peach. Paul flies to TPE, DXB and LUX, tries the Apple Watch. Beijing bu...

069 CLT - United dog, Narita grows, Air Italy, ashtrays, sky diamonds, airport rocking chairs from 2018-03-26T00:00

Flight 069. The week United killed a dog and went from bad to worse. The in-flight WiFi black hole over Europe. Narita gets a new runway. Banning frequent flyers from flying in Russia. Diamonds fal...

068 CGK - Epic Garuda First, Lufthansa re-livery, US and Qatar Airways peace, budget Star Alliance from 2018-03-13T00:00

Flight 068. Paul flies Garuda in First, narrates the up and downs of the history of the Indonesian airline. Is Lufthansa really re-branding again? The US settles with Qatar Airways. Star Alliance o...

067 PHL - 380 lifeline, Lufthansa blues, Bombardier victory, emotional peacock, Google Flights from 2018-02-10T00:00

Flight 067. The 380 lives to see another decade. How to address passengers. Bombardier slaps Boeing. Embraer feels hurt. Emotional peacock. Spirit flushes an hamster. Forever United ticket. Google ...

066 CPH - Airbus shaken not stirred, BA recline, Europe pilot chase, no more US 747, robot carry-on from 2018-01-27T00:00

Flight 066. Airbus gets all shaken up. No more recline for BA. Airport noise insanity. No more US 747s. Boeing, Bombardier, Delta, Embraer, AeroMexico, the US airline world plays chess. Fuel effici...

064 LED - United 767, snowpocalypse, pizza lounge, A380 Xmas tree, 747 amenity kit, smart bag ban from 2017-12-19T00:00

Flight 064. The verdict on United 767 Polaris. The 747 amenity kit. The snow wreaks havoc on BA and London Heathrow. Airbus draws a Christmas tree (freshener) over Germany. The smart carry-ons get ...

062 BQH - Emirates super First, Airbus artful Bombardier move, Qatar wants Italy, Air France scare from 2017-11-18T00:00

Flight 062. Emirates unveils a Mercedes in the sky. We need virtual windows everywhere. Air France can't contain a 380 engine failure. Singapore elegantly double beds its 380s. Boeing is furious at...

061 MRS - Ryanair chaos, Air Berlin no more, airline ownership, Bipolar BA, Pan Am nostalgia from 2017-10-16T20:06:52

Flight 061. The low-cost chaotic management of Ryanair. BA dissociative identity disorder. Air Berlin has no more runway (but Germany gives it money). The truth about airline ownership. The Pittsbu...

060 NBO - How To Land A Plane, with Mark Vanhoenacker, British Airways 747 pilot and author from 2017-09-20T00:00

Flight 060. Mark Vanhoenacker, our favorite airline pilot, is back with us for the release of How To Land A Plane, his new book. Will he leave the 747 for the 787? The memories of his first 747 lan...

058 BKK - JetBlue Mint, Air Canada near miss, Singapore 777s, Southwest love, Millennial Air from 2017-08-14T00:00

Flight 058. Alex flies his bike on JetBlue, himself on Mint. Paul flies a variety of Singapore 777s. The Air Canada SFO disaster that just wasn’t. Qatar and AA dance apart. New US security measures...

057 ICN - 747-8i, laptop ban ending, A320 engine coins, security awkwardness, FCO praise from 2017-07-20T00:00

Flight 057. Paul flies the 747-8i with Korean Air business class. Alex praises BA at LHR and during flight. That time when a microphone got confused for a sex toy. A320 engine coins. Laptop ban win...

056 KIX - Attache book, Paris Air Show banter, A380plus, heatwave, GDS mismatch, Mordor MAD from 2017-06-26T00:00

Flight 056. The Attache Guide to Travel. War of words at the Paris Air Show. The A380-meh-plus. PHX, LGW, DXB heatwave disruption. MAD T1 leads to Mordor. Alex unlikes EasyJet and gets a BA seat me...

055 MCT - Qatar blockade, plane burgers, in-flight bluetooth, BA fallout, Oman Air from 2017-06-15T00:00

Flight 055. The Qatar conundrum. Burger (and McDonald’s) in the air. Is Bluetooth allowed in flights (and what Bose did to privacy). BA IT crash, the immediate fallout and status extension. And more.

054 SXF - Cathay First, British Airways absolute chaos, eye masks, VVIP 380, LATAM from 2017-05-31T00:00

Flight 054. Alex flies Cathay First, British Airways IT chaos, we talk eye masks, Airbus wants to resell 380s to VVIPs, LATAM flies a 787 in Europe, Dutch King pilots for KLM, Alex rediscovers ORY,...

053 BUD - Hackathon in a plane, disruptive passengers, Cathay Pacific, ANA banana from 2017-05-11T00:00

Flight 053. HackHorizon - the hackathon in a plane, the legality of United re-accommodation, what to do with disruptive passengers, the amazing Cathay Pacific, the ANA banana. And more.

051 DUS - Qatar suite, new A380, Worlds Best Airports, 737 MAX v 320neo, still no BER from 2017-03-23T00:00

Flight 051. The never happening BER airport. The new Qatar business seat. The future Lufthansa connected seat. The potential Boeing 797. Tons of airport lists. And more.

049 ORY - US border passwords, Breitling 777, Air Force One, United Polaris, Korean Air taser from 2017-02-23T00:00

Flight 049. BA helps Alex to surprise his son. Paul wants the Breitling 777-300ER. We also discuss Lufthansa's new booking API, Polaris by United, the 787-10 rollout, nuts allergies, tasers on-boar...

048 CPT - US Travel Ban, Norwegian Airlines, 737 MAX 8, Air Canada, Bombardier CS100 from 2017-02-11T00:00

Flight 048. Alex flies to Cape Town CPT with Thomas Cook. Paul goes to Madrid MAD via ZRH and FRA (!) and gets to experience the Bombardier CS100. We also like the new Air Canada livery, root for N...

047 JFK - Bye Virgin America, supersonic Boom, noise-cancelling headphone king, British Airways food from 2017-01-24T00:00

Flight 047. And we’re finally back! Will cost-cutting Etihad and suffering Lufthansa merge? Norwegian gets approval in the US. Is British Airways really ready to offer food on demand in business cl...

046 GVA - Tony Tyler, fmr IATA & Cathay Pacific CEO, aviation is a force for good from 2016-11-11T00:00

Flight 046. We interview Tony Tyler, the outgoing Director General and CEO of IATA (International Air Transport Association), former CEO of Cathay Pacific and gentleman of the air travel industry.

044 PVG - Pokemon Go, Cathay Dragon, BA ex-BMI A321, new SWISS 777-300ER, motorized carry-on from 2016-08-18T00:00

Flight 044. Want to look like a fool in airports? Play Pokemon Go or ride a motorized carry-on. Asia on top, the US way behind: the Skytrax world's best airlines and world's best airports awards te...

042 DOH - Flying Qatar A350, Tim Clark reality check, Hamad business class lounge, Singapore ULL from 2016-07-10T00:00

Flight 042. Paul flies and compares the A350 to the 787. Alex adores the food on Alitalia. Dubai International has a drone problem whilst Gatwick has a runway hole issue. Tim Clark sees the end of ...

041 SOF - Paul flies round the world in First, Qantas women uniforms, Ryanair new route model from 2016-06-10T00:00

Flight 041. A new low cost alliance shakes things up in South East Asia. Paul does his first round the world trip, in First. JetLovers goes 3D. Airbus goes A3. Alex and Bourdain share some airplane...

040 LHR — Mark Vanhoenacker, Skyfaring author, British Airways 747 pilot from 2016-05-25T00:00

Flight 040. An interview with Mark Vanhoenacker, a 747 pilot who gave up his corporate career to follow his childhood dream of flying. He is the author of SkyFaring, a favorite of both Alex and Paul.

038 BOS - Behind Virgin America and its death, TSA, KLM Facebook Messenger, Tesla races 737 from 2016-04-20T00:00

Flight 038. The story behind Virgin America’s death: why Alaska bought it, why JetBlue didn’t, why Alaska might regret it, why it made sense for the investors to sell, how JetBlue goes after Virgin...

036 KEF - Bizarre Delta ads, EU fed up with US on Norwegian, a flaw in TSA Pre from 2016-03-20T00:00

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 Luft...

034 MAN - Turkish and Batman, new OK Go video, China blacklists, JetBlue, fuel surcharge from 2016-02-15T17:54:21

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. Calculatin...

032 OSL - Air France last 747, Qatar Airways entertaining CEO, drone avoidance technology from 2016-01-17T15:27:14

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’...

030 BEY - Changi goes Star Wars, abandoned 747s, Qatar A350, Airbus Kinder chocolate from 2015-12-27T16:15:56

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....

028 IST - Star Trek influences EasyJet, Twitter for airlines, Turkish IFE, Etihad upgrade bidding from 2015-11-26T16:26:24

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 c...

027 FRA - DXB beacons, Indigo, bye bye US Airways, Air France downsizing, carry-on ads from 2015-11-17T15:44:04

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 ...

026 BOM - Poland LOT bitcoins, LHR Terminal 6, Pegasus Instragram, Virgin America Spotify from 2015-10-31T16:28

Flight 026. Two US dollars to travel around Asia. Bitcoins for the Polish airline LOT. Spotify on board at Virgin America. A new stylish entrant in the smart carry-on space. A service that finds yo...

025 LGB - limiting leg room reduction, United iPhones and secret frequent flyer program from 2015-10-10T17:03:01

Flight 025. The true meaning of disruption in air travel. Innovations in the front of the cabin that trickle down to coach. A petition to prevent U.S. airlines from limiting leg room. A court decis...

024 MRU - New wave of airplane food, Concorde to fly again, 777-9X foldable wings from 2015-09-28T00:00

Flight 024. From terrible plane food to restaurants in the skies, how newer aircrafts and top tier airlines are changing the food game. Jettisoning passengers or ticket fares per pound? The new air...

023 LGW - American First for pets, Iron Maiden 747, LoungeBuddy, sinking airport from 2015-09-14T00:00

Flight 023. You really shouldn’t take your carry-on in the event of an emergency evacuation, but saving your pet from the new American “Cuddle Class” is safe. Taking almost $30 million as an ousted...

022 JNB - Don Hunter, fmr Cathay Pacific and Kai Tak, debating the future of flying from 2015-09-10T00:00

Flight 022. Don Hunter has been around the world, from the Royal Air Force to Oman Air, from Cathay Pacific to managing Kai Tak airport and he’s our guest on this flight. We ask him about the huge ...

021 LAS - Drone disruption, UK airports sales tax scam, Facebook aircraft, Tinder for the skies from 2015-08-14T00:00

Flight 021. Commercial drones raise concerns and a terrorist alert. A new app category: Tinder for the skies, but aren’t there too many air travel apps? An entire airline crew arrives totally drunk...

019 GIG - Greg Annandale, La Guardia is bad, living in First Class, La Compagnie, SpaceX from 2015-07-29T00:00

Flight 019. La Guardia, maybe the worst airport in the U.S., gets fully rebuilt, Emirates is getting what it wanted: a new Airbus A380, a United pilot ditches live ammunition in the plane toilets, ...

017 MEM - 747 is alive, EasyJet drone maintenance, FAA pilotless plane, no A380 for United from 2015-06-30T00:00

Flight 017. The 747 lives for another day. The FAA tests a pilotless plane. The dream of the flying car is near. United gives up on the A380 but also on some passengers. Clint Eastwood and Tom Hank...

016 VIE - KLM social media, Iberia ticket auctions, Delta bags, SouthWest good deed, ANA rebrand from 2015-06-26T00:00

Flight 016. The KLM social media initiatives, the silence at Helsinki airport, the ticket auctions from Iberia, the pre-loading of bags by Delta, the good deed of SouthWest, the sale of Aer Lingus,...

014 DXB - Emirates A380 First showers, Rome FCO fire, Etihad reacts to US3, Asia needs pilots from 2015-05-15T00:00

Flight 014. The Emirates A380 First Class shower. A fire cripples Rome Fiumicino airport. Asia is running out of pilots, but builds the best airports. The ongoing war of reports between the US and ...

012 LAX - Dean Johnson, JFK epic building, iPad seat dock, 787 Star Wars, live sports IFE from 2015-04-23T00:00

012 LAX - Dean Johnson, JFK epic building, iPad seat dock, 787 Star Wars, live sports IFE.

011 SXM - Cramping coach, Narita running tracks, Emirates removes First, Google antitrust from 2015-04-15T00:00

Flight 011. The creative ways to add more seats to an already cramped economy. Angry Birds lands in planes. Narita uses running tracks instead of airport signage. Emirates removes First Class on an...

010 AMS - PaxEx, Virgin Galactic, aircraft Street View, US unions vs Nicole Kidman, SouthWest IFE from 2015-04-10T00:00

Flight 010. What is truly PaxEx, the passenger experience. How Virgin Galactic envisions space flights. KLM transforms a plane into an AirBnB. Google Street View enters aircrafts. U.S. Unions versu...

008 SIN - ITA Matrix, airports sensors, Ryanair transatlantic, Lufthansa strikes from 2015-03-17T00:00

Flight 008. The power of data to fly faster. The power of Matrix to book better. The power of sensors for better airports. Ryanair goes transatlantic. Why all the strikes at Lufthansa. A look at th...

007 MIA - 747s are Forever, From The U.S. Airlines With Love, The Man With The Golden Apple Watch from 2015-03-10T00:00

Flight 007. For Your Ears Only: The Man With The Golden Apple Watch. The MH370 Report Is Not Enough. The Messaging Apps Who Loved Me. From The U.S. Airlines With Love. Quantum of Solar Impulse. 747...

005 MUC - Lufthansa low cost, the ME3, Delta lost dogs, China Eastern digital butler from 2015-02-23T00:00

Flight 005. Who are the Gulf airlines. Why is Lufthansa going low cost. How to win Air France upgrades on your phone. Where are Delta’s lost dogs. Which aircraft breaks the round the world record. ...

004 GVA - US3 versus ME3, SkyMall, Google Glass at airports, La Compagnie from 2015-02-16T00:00

Flight 004. US voices rise against Gulf airlines, SkyMall rises from the ashes, a business-only airline rises above the Atlantic, drones will now carefully rise, airside eyes rise for Google Glass ...

001 LHR - Future of A380, end of SkyMall, FlyerTalk and WhatsApp, Cathay Pacific, Plane Finder from 2015-01-28T00:00

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IAG set to buy Aer Lingus
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001 LHR - Future of A380, end of SkyMall, FlyerTalk and WhatsApp, Cathay Pacific, Plane Finder from 2015-01-28T00:00

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IAG set to buy Aer Lingus
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