001 LHR - Future of A380, end of SkyMall, FlyerTalk and WhatsApp, Cathay Pacific, Plane Finder - a podcast by Paul Papadimitriou
from 2015-01-28T00:00
SHOW NOTES
I. NEWS OF THE WEEK
IAG set to buy Aer Lingus
Third time lucky: IAG and Aer Lingus — The Economist
Emirates would consider buying 100 A380 NEO aircrafts if Airbus commits
Emirates Is Now Giving Airbus 43 Billion Reasons To Build A New Superjumbo Jet — Benjamin Zhang, Business Insider
SkyMall goes bankrupt
SkyMall Remembered — Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic
"We are not asking our customers to be happy with anything."
American Airlines CEO Akkwardly Explains Why Fares Aren't Going Down — Dennis Schaal, Skift
404 - Plane Not Found
Malaysia Air Site Hacked, Some Customer Data Appear Online — Kelvin Chan, AP
II. Innovation in AIRTECH, PaxEx and DESIGN
Jan Koum announced WhatsApp on FlyerTalk
Thoughts about my free iPhone app - WhatsApp — FlyerTalk Travel Technology Forum
Cathay's new campaign
Cathay Tell The World They Are A More Civilized Way To Travel — Jonny Clark, The Design Air
Google consults for VietJet
Low-cost airline VietJet strikes consulting deal with Google — CampaignAsia ($)
New Eurowing livery
New Eurowing Brand Painted Up On First Aircraft - But Is It A Good Livery? — Jonny Clark, The Design Air
Will you crash? There's an app for that
'Am I Going Down?' — Vanilla Pixel
III. App of the week
PlaneFinder
PlaneFinder.net
IV. DEBATE OF THE WEEK
Has the A380 any future?
Is Airbus's A380 a 'superjumbo' with a future or an aerospace white elephant? — Alan Tovey, The Telegraph
V. Question of the week
What is the biggest airport in the world?
Runway Leaders — The Economist
VI. Airport trivia of the week
LHR. Choose the Heathrow Connect rather than the Heathrow Express to connect to London, or even the Piccadilly Line.
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