Layovers - Air Travel podcast
By Paul Papadimitriou
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Episodes: 146
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The Air Travel podcast — an aviation and travel show, top #1 in 50+ countries.
Created by Paul Papadimitriou and Alex Hunter.
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146 CUR - KLM timeline, Starlink is airborne, Doha First ceilings, Heathrow fire, UK ETA, bubbly for the pilot
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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145 KUL - AF001 fragrance, long-haul family, blue liveries, Jewel bathtub plug, hidden runways, what is premium economy
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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144 10Y — A Decade on the Air, Emirates Zero-Gravity First-Class pinnacle, Virgin Avgeek fan, Finnair joy, BA loyalty controversy
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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143 LBG - De-icing YVR, from Air France panache to roomy Ryanair, the retro-future of CDG T1 & the Concorde
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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142 KTM - From Ukraine to Nepal, war zone and sky trails
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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141 OKA - When building a flying itinerary to Japan and beyond is like building a LEGO set
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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140 AKL - Everything flight planning, future fares, premium leisure growth, BA Fly no more, LHR T1 secret, the return of the 380?
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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139 YEG - From ground crew to flight attendant, via two pandemic Olympics: Vinod's AvGeek chronicles
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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138 AUH - Chic new Abu Dhabi, all business BeOnd, MAX flying challenge, humane low cost, wireless lavatory IFE
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May 13, 2024 |
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137 SAI - The Great Tour of Cambodia and Vietnam, with a cup of water from Cambodia Angkor Air
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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136 DXB - Vegan First Class, lounge bouncers, jet stream rush, intermittent flying fasting, improper JFK
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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135 RAK - Epic tropical lounge, composite burn, full row downgrade, going veg, MAXed out Boeing rant
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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134 HKG - All business class 321neo, biometrics AI airports, Qatar 2.0, boarding group 0, IFE gold standard
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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133 ALA - Bundling the unbundling, Condor Brewdog, BER secret door, overhead bin booking, inaugural JetBlue, LH sneakers, with Alex Vukolova
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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132 BLQ - Finnair hippos, IST hugeness, fast track lounge, Super NES passport, Midfield Tom Cruise run
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Sep 30, 2023 |
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131 NRT - The Amazing Zipair Race from London to California to Tokyo to Osaka and back
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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130 MSP - Cheap travel and the hamster wheel of miles and status in the post-Covid devaluation times, with Kyle 'Hello Kitty' Potter
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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129 GVA - Attaché bromance, Air Force Ones, 777X windows, fly with film, Covid weight, Vomit Pro, Brian Shul
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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128 AUH - Etihad 2.0, Midfield mirage, Swiss cheeseboard, 40000ft silent floating, Louis Vuitton lounging
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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127 JFK T8 - Mint Studio wow, airfare inflation, BEY dual time, increased turbulences, why do you go to a lounge?
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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126 MAD - Mad dash at MADrid, skip the JAL banana, BA/LHR chagrin, Lufthansa seat Tetris, Emirates is Apple
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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125 CDG T2 - The 747 is forever, a London NY bridge at JFK T8, Air France lounge joie de vivre, 777 guillotine, the airport game
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Feb 18, 2023 |
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124 LAX — In and out LAX, the rise of Turkish Airlines, frequent flyer free agents, airline consulting, LA celebrity handling, with Hakan aka LAFlyr
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Jan 21, 2023 |
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123 BRR — Flying the Concorde, visiting all the Concordes, accessing the Concorde Room, a Concorde episode with GGL Ed Parsons
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Dec 31, 2022 |
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122 FLR — Joyful Norse, Doha Changi Gardens, in-flight 5G, A380 returns, Avios loot boxes, limitless UK liquids, nacho cheese lounge
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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121 JED — Flying to Saudi Arabia to see AlUla, Jeddah airport aquarium, Emirates cost cutting, desert driving, Indy travel philosophy
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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120 YUL — World Cup flights, Avios stash, Alaska royalty, Nein to AirTags, Upper First Class, Trudeau Dorval or Mirabel
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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119 KHI — Flying in and around Pakistan, Queen NOTAMs, Japan rush, United x Emirates, ticket inflation, Virgin plusgrade, Argo escape
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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118 LAP — Victorville overfly, 2bn Emirates refresh, Star losing Lufthansa, taxiing EWR for 9hrs, Windsor Suites, smuggling McMuffins
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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117 VLC - Summer of discontent, Alitalia hit-and-run, AirTag anxiety, A380 comeback, so long Comair, Vuelinggedon
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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116 MDE - Brace for travel chaos, turbulence forecast, Medellin missed approach, 747-200m fine, air-bus routes, cascading wet leases
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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115 RTW - Mark Vanhoenacker: Imagine a City, a (787) Pilot Sees the World
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May 12, 2022 |
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114 UVF — Losing Virgin(ity) from sunset to sunrise, SLU, Airbus Ecureuil, ever late 777X, who pilots Air France?
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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113 MLE - Seaplanes, A380s and (not) remembering DXB. A220 flying through the biweekly BA IT mess.
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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112 JFK T5 - JetBlue Mint Studio, SFO for 3 hours and back, powered 747 relic, non-reclining Finnair, Airpotle
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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111 LIH - Touring the US in the pandemic-ish era, the MAX is back, the recovery not yet
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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110 SIN T4 - Vaccine tourism, supersonic Boom, Mi(g)nsk detour, Covid passports, plague terminal
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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109 DIVERSION - Storminess reroute, Steampunk Singapore, (AL)ITA(LIA), pandemic fleets
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May 12, 2021 |
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108 WFH - We Meet Again
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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107 - A Golden Era of travel ends, another will rise
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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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!)
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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105 DCA - Covid19, 787 raffle, LHR Volunteers, business+, Ben's Chili Bowl, with Elizabeth, Dan & Ed
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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104 MSP - KC-10 flying gas station, cheese cubes and hummus, why Delta, alliances no more, A220+
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Feb 08, 2020 |
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103 DEN - Fish, Chicken, Beef, Lasagna, the flavors of the airlines …and the lizards conspiracy
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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102 DFW - United Jedi Force, 380 misjudgment, coffee pan pan, BA door review, mad MAD, BLLegoland
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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101 HAN - Emirates plans, Vietnam meat, Miles & Less, Aeromexico noise, Norwegian LHR coup
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Dec 07, 2019 |
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100 LON - Thank you everyone for being such great listeners, happy 100 to you all!
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Nov 03, 2019 |
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099 ARN - Facial boarding, Airways board game, epic Qatar, Emperor 747, AA flagship, Betsy beer 2.0
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Sep 29, 2019 |
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098 DTW - Extraordinary HK, experiencing Delta, AA B&O, mad MAX, Gran Class, LAX Eagles Nest, e-NRT
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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097 FAO - TWA love, underwater 747, Virgin Pride, Del(icious)ta, RIP Airbus father, AA MD80, BA cats
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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096 IST - Emirates rejig, airport Lambo, Skytrax porn, Sunrise 4th zone, BA bubbly, Embraer nickname
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Jun 25, 2019 |
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095 YYZ - Jewel WOW, EVA pizza, chipped E140, Airbus 50, Kulula, Finnair whisky, De Havilland, A220+
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Jun 11, 2019 |
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094 TLV - RIP Niki, First beer, Boeing distrust, 747 record, SWISS 77W, JetBlue treason, fly Nando's
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May 27, 2019 |
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093 INN - Speedbird beer, Superjet bounce, lavatory ratio, tricky airports, SQ farm, IFE privacy
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May 14, 2019 |
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092 KUH - United love, JAL Zipair, BA coronation chicken, shoddy Dreamliner, Star Wars 738, IFE 56F
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Apr 27, 2019 |
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091 DEL - Virgin half door, JetBlue Europe, BA First buttons, IST Big Bang, DME cheese, Grand STN
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Apr 13, 2019 |
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090 RIX - BA Club Suite, cockpit goals, bye WOW, Qantas cafe, bold StarLux, Sukhoi 380, 737 MAX bind
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Mar 31, 2019 |
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089 TSE - 737 MAX tragedy, A380 buyback, AirDrop WTF, skiplag fight, Air Astana joy, Southwest dress
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Mar 16, 2019 |
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088 MEX - So long A380, identity error anxiety, AFKLM fights, ETAs everywhere, red wings, Aeromexico
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Mar 07, 2019 |
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087 GMP - Ethiopian love, premium business, JAL shoe shine, FRA T3, Aeroflot hijack, stupid alcohol
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Feb 09, 2019 |
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086 YTZ - Remembering Herb, cooking United, fancy dress lounge, shutdown pizza, A220-500, last B727
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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085 USU - Drone frenzy, dumped MNL 737, CebGo ATR, Brexit IAG, turbulence gimbal, China Coast Pub
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Jan 10, 2019 |
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084 AUH - Racing Etihad, Priority idiocy, Joon FML, Fog shutdown, Lufthansa Goose, Air France bread
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Dec 06, 2018 |
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083 CTS - C-3PO Star Wars plane, Q Suite, AI boarding, Samurai security, Lion Air, Aeroflot blogging
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Nov 21, 2018 |
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082 TXL - United fans, BrewDog 767, best First food, new IST, A3 fun, A220 dividers, HK Express EDTO
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Nov 06, 2018 |
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081 BUR - One World infighting, Emirates stalling, United manure, JFK refurb, TWA Connie bar, 777UA
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Oct 22, 2018 |
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080 ZRH - Accidental liveries, getting Rouged, Primera Air hubris, onboard Oktoberfest, PrivatAir XL
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Oct 08, 2018 |
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079 YVR - BA hack, jet lag gurus, Emiratihad, American coach, GVA runway, Qantas Sunrise, Canada!
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Sep 25, 2018 |
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078 MEL - Etihad First, 787 Studio, JetSuiteX experience, Swissair 111, Melbourne love, MEXit vote
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Sep 08, 2018 |
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077 HNL - ITA Matrix letdown, ANA inclusion, TSA powers, CDG Logan's Run, AF L seat, stolen Q400
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Aug 24, 2018 |
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076 SEA - Alaska verdict, Southwest is nuts, JetBlue Mint dog, Trent woes, Delta colors, CA fires
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Aug 11, 2018 |
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075 CDG - Boeing marries Embraer, The Turkish Job, A220 platform, Russia airspace, KLM beef disaster
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Jul 31, 2018 |
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074 MTY - Avroliner love, Lufthansa 748 First, SkyTrax debate, FRA disaster, LiveATC, BOG World Cup
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Jul 15, 2018 |
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073 MLE - Bourdain travel, ANA World Cup, 787 dimming speed, Americano ignorance, Maldives seaplanes
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Jul 03, 2018 |
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072 ORD - A320 CTRL-ATL-DEL, LHR Tatooine, US ME3 deal, the Airbus A200, pilot poaching, AF no more?
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May 18, 2018 |
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071 TPE - Hello Kitty gates, standing-up seats, air bidets, grappa lounge, 737 beer, engine failures
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May 01, 2018 |
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070 ICN - IAG wants Norwegian, cargo beds, China routes, Peach Aviation, Kitten IFE
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Apr 15, 2018 |
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069 CLT - United dog, Narita grows, Air Italy, ashtrays, sky diamonds, airport rocking chairs
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Mar 26, 2018 |
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068 CGK - Epic Garuda First, Lufthansa re-livery, US and Qatar Airways peace, budget Star Alliance
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Mar 13, 2018 |
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067 PHL - 380 lifeline, Lufthansa blues, Bombardier victory, emotional peacock, Google Flights
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Feb 10, 2018 |
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066 CPH - Airbus shaken not stirred, BA recline, Europe pilot chase, no more US 747, robot carry-on
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Jan 27, 2018 |
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065 BOS - Will Hunter, JFK Bomb Cyclone, ground handling revealed, Alaska Timbers, ANA brothers
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Jan 08, 2018 |
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064 LED - United 767, snowpocalypse, pizza lounge, A380 Xmas tree, 747 amenity kit, smart bag ban
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Dec 19, 2017 |
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063 ITM - Flying in Japan, ANA bliss, boarding uncertainty, Emirates shower, folding OpenSkies
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Dec 03, 2017 |
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062 BQH - Emirates super First, Airbus artful Bombardier move, Qatar wants Italy, Air France scare
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Nov 18, 2017 |
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061 MRS - Ryanair chaos, Air Berlin no more, airline ownership, Bipolar BA, Pan Am nostalgia
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Oct 16, 2017 |
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060 NBO - How To Land A Plane, with Mark Vanhoenacker, British Airways 747 pilot and author
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Sep 20, 2017 |
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059 MNL - Asian super-airports, gate security, window blind policy, Qantas’ confidence, BA puke seat
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Sep 06, 2017 |
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058 BKK - JetBlue Mint, Air Canada near miss, Singapore 777s, Southwest love, Millennial Air
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Aug 14, 2017 |
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057 ICN - 747-8i, laptop ban ending, A320 engine coins, security awkwardness, FCO praise
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Jul 20, 2017 |
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056 KIX - Attache book, Paris Air Show banter, A380plus, heatwave, GDS mismatch, Mordor MAD
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Jun 26, 2017 |
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055 MCT - Qatar blockade, plane burgers, in-flight bluetooth, BA fallout, Oman Air
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Jun 15, 2017 |
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054 SXF - Cathay First, British Airways absolute chaos, eye masks, VVIP 380, LATAM
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May 31, 2017 |
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053 BUD - Hackathon in a plane, disruptive passengers, Cathay Pacific, ANA banana
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May 11, 2017 |
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052 ISG - United entitlement, electronics ban, ANA Star Wars 787, Level, Finnair 350
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May 02, 2017 |
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051 DUS - Qatar suite, new A380, Worlds Best Airports, 737 MAX v 320neo, still no BER
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Mar 23, 2017 |
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050 NRT - The crazy story of Narita, Cathay Pacific Beer, 10 Cent Fares, Open Skies rift
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Mar 08, 2017 |
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049 ORY - US border passwords, Breitling 777, Air Force One, United Polaris, Korean Air taser
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Feb 23, 2017 |
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048 CPT - US Travel Ban, Norwegian Airlines, 737 MAX 8, Air Canada, Bombardier CS100
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Feb 11, 2017 |
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047 JFK - Bye Virgin America, supersonic Boom, noise-cancelling headphone king, British Airways food
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Jan 24, 2017 |
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046 GVA - Tony Tyler, fmr IATA & Cathay Pacific CEO, aviation is a force for good
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Nov 11, 2016 |
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045 FCO - Airbus flying taxis, augmented reality Emirates, Cebu Pacific million miles baby
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Oct 02, 2016 |
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044 PVG - Pokemon Go, Cathay Dragon, BA ex-BMI A321, new SWISS 777-300ER, motorized carry-on
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Aug 18, 2016 |
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043 SJC - Brexit, Air Serbia and Etihad, heir to the throne at Emirates, US EU open skies, Iran 747
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Aug 01, 2016 |
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042 DOH - Flying Qatar A350, Tim Clark reality check, Hamad business class lounge, Singapore ULL
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Jul 10, 2016 |
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041 SOF - Paul flies round the world in First, Qantas women uniforms, Ryanair new route model
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Jun 10, 2016 |
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040 LHR — Mark Vanhoenacker, Skyfaring author, British Airways 747 pilot
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May 25, 2016 |
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039 DME - Throne seat, Wow Air Snapchat, Solar Impulse, Malaysian loses CEO, US consolidation
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May 08, 2016 |
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038 BOS - Behind Virgin America and its death, TSA, KLM Facebook Messenger, Tesla races 737
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Apr 20, 2016 |
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037 LCA - Airbus Airspace, Boom, 777 saves the UK, a kinder Ryanair, Iron Maiden 747
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Apr 01, 2016 |
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036 KEF - Bizarre Delta ads, EU fed up with US on Norwegian, a flaw in TSA Pre
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Mar 20, 2016 |
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035 OAK - Rimowa electronic tag, gettind rid of the A340s, American fights Gogo, banning calls
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Mar 08, 2016 |
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034 MAN - Turkish and Batman, new OK Go video, China blacklists, JetBlue, fuel surcharge
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Feb 15, 2016 |
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033 HND - Comparing JAL and ANA, not so smart carry-ons, new IranAir deal, best Star Alliance seat
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Feb 03, 2016 |
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032 OSL - Air France last 747, Qatar Airways entertaining CEO, drone avoidance technology
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Jan 17, 2016 |
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031 NCE - BA avoid France, ANA flies Star Wars, A380 maximum seats, texting Kayak
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Jan 02, 2016 |
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030 BEY - Changi goes Star Wars, abandoned 747s, Qatar A350, Airbus Kinder chocolate
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Dec 27, 2015 |
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029 EWR - Jetblue and Amazon, 170 million air miles, crazy Airbus patent, wine carry-on
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Dec 06, 2015 |
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028 IST - Star Trek influences EasyJet, Twitter for airlines, Turkish IFE, Etihad upgrade bidding
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Nov 26, 2015 |
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027 FRA - DXB beacons, Indigo, bye bye US Airways, Air France downsizing, carry-on ads
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Nov 17, 2015 |
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026 BOM - Poland LOT bitcoins, LHR Terminal 6, Pegasus Instragram, Virgin America Spotify
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Oct 31, 2015 |
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025 LGB - limiting leg room reduction, United iPhones and secret frequent flyer program
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Oct 10, 2015 |
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024 MRU - New wave of airplane food, Concorde to fly again, 777-9X foldable wings
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Sep 28, 2015 |
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023 LGW - American First for pets, Iron Maiden 747, LoungeBuddy, sinking airport
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Sep 14, 2015 |
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022 JNB - Don Hunter, fmr Cathay Pacific and Kai Tak, debating the future of flying
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Sep 10, 2015 |
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021 LAS - Drone disruption, UK airports sales tax scam, Facebook aircraft, Tinder for the skies
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Aug 14, 2015 |
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020 DUB - Airbus hypersonic, MH370 discovery, Delta, United hacking, LHR 3rd runway
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Aug 07, 2015 |
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019 GIG - Greg Annandale, La Guardia is bad, living in First Class, La Compagnie, SpaceX
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Jul 29, 2015 |
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018 ATH - Emirates goes to Washington, LHR T1 closes, Iron Man safety video, Monarch Apple Watch
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Jul 09, 2015 |
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017 MEM - 747 is alive, EasyJet drone maintenance, FAA pilotless plane, no A380 for United
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Jun 30, 2015 |
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016 VIE - KLM social media, Iberia ticket auctions, Delta bags, SouthWest good deed, ANA rebrand
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Jun 26, 2015 |
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015 ATL - Singapore A330 engine failure, Delta new safety video, TravelersBox, Emirates mocks US
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Jun 04, 2015 |
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014 DXB - Emirates A380 First showers, Rome FCO fire, Etihad reacts to US3, Asia needs pilots
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May 15, 2015 |
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013 LCY - 787 bug, American iPad bug, Germany parking robot, Four Seasons plane
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May 08, 2015 |
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012 LAX - Dean Johnson, JFK epic building, iPad seat dock, 787 Star Wars, live sports IFE
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Apr 23, 2015 |
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011 SXM - Cramping coach, Narita running tracks, Emirates removes First, Google antitrust
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Apr 15, 2015 |
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010 AMS - PaxEx, Virgin Galactic, aircraft Street View, US unions vs Nicole Kidman, SouthWest IFE
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Apr 10, 2015 |
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009 PHX - Dan Hamilton, secrets of SFO ATC, Germanwings disaster, Uber for lost luggage
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Apr 01, 2015 |
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008 SIN - ITA Matrix, airports sensors, Ryanair transatlantic, Lufthansa strikes
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Mar 17, 2015 |
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007 MIA - 747s are Forever, From The U.S. Airlines With Love, The Man With The Golden Apple Watch
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Mar 10, 2015 |
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006 BCN - Google Flights, Bombardier CS300, mobile passport, Airwolf, MH370
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Mar 05, 2015 |
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005 MUC - Lufthansa low cost, the ME3, Delta lost dogs, China Eastern digital butler
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Feb 23, 2015 |
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004 GVA - US3 versus ME3, SkyMall, Google Glass at airports, La Compagnie
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Feb 16, 2015 |
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003 SFO - Japan Airlines leg room, LCY expansion, flight booking apps, selfie crash, Emirates 747
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Feb 09, 2015 |
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002 HKG - Air Force One dash 8, Skymark bankrupt, Qantas virtual reality, smart carry-ons
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Feb 02, 2015 |
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001 LHR - Future of A380, end of SkyMall, FlyerTalk and WhatsApp, Cathay Pacific, Plane Finder
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Jan 28, 2015 |