005 MUC - Lufthansa low cost, the ME3, Delta lost dogs, China Eastern digital butler
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. What is the name of the largest airline in the world. Coul
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Show Notes
SHOW NOTES
I. News of the week
US airlines vs the Gulf airlines, round two
U.S. Airlines vs Gulf Carriers: That Escalated Quickly — Paul Papadimitriou, Layovers
Qatar's Al Baker firmly rebukes Delta chief in subsidies row — Max Kingsley-Jones, FlightGlobal
Delta CEO apologizes for terrorist remark — Karen Walker, ATW
Emirates Boss Pushes Back on Delta's Open Skies and 9/11 Claims — Jason Clampet, Skift
U.S Airport Group Sides Against Airlines in Open Skies Battle — Marisa Garcia, Skift
The Battle Over Open Skies Forces U.S. Tourism Industry to Choose Sides — Marisa Garcia, Skift
Emirates Considers Reducing Tickets Prices — RJ321, Airliners.net
Are cabin toxic fumes a health risk?
Warning over toxic fumes in plane cabins — Andrew Gilligan, Telegraph
North Korea Air Force One
See Inside Kim Jong Un's Remodeled Air Force One — Taylor Rogoway, Jalopnik
Turkish might get two A380s
Gulfstream breaks world record
Gulfstream Breaks Round The World Record With Only One Fuel Stop — Chris Clarke, Jalopnik
Lufthansa's premium costs versus LCC
Lufthansa Proposes Legacy Growth Plan In Return For Staff Concessions — Jens Flottau, Aviation Week
Lufthansa's Eurowings agrees new pay deal with pilots — Reuters
Lufthansa's new budget airline cleared for take-off — Chris Bryant, FT ($)
EU releases report on LCC working conditions
Zero-hour pilot contracts threaten air safety, says study — Euractiv
Virgin America posts profits
Virgin America posts second consecutive full-year net profit — Aaron Karp, ATW
Delta lost dogs
Furious owners claim Delta lost their show dogs at airport — Matt Markovich, Komonews
Russia requests API
Russia to require API for all overflights — hugolover, Flyertalk
II. Innovation in AirTech, PaxEx and design
Air France mobile upgrade game
Air France Upgrade Challenge — AirFrance.com
The upgrade challenge: new cabins launch in Asia — Air France (video)
Air France Launches The Upgrade Challenge Social Game — Ryan Lum, Creative Guerilla Marketing
Breathometer
Breathometer ties in Uber and last-minute hotel stays for drunk — Nick Vivion, Tnooz
China Eastern introduces digital personal assistant
Microsoft XiaoIce (Chinese)
Siri in the cockpit
Honeywell tests voice-recognition technology on flight decks — Meryl Fishler, Cronkite News
Cool New Cockpit Technologies — Honeywell Aviation (video)
3D printed Rolls-Royce engine
Rolls-Royce to fly Trent XWB with largest-ever 3D-printed part — Murdo Morrison, FlightGlobal
ANA sells 747-400 parts as memorabilia
Forever 747 — ANA A-Style (Japanese)
A Concorde podcast episode
Flying the Concorde — Omega Tau, episode 166
III. App of the ...