010 AMS - PaxEx, Virgin Galactic, aircraft Street View, US unions vs Nicole Kidman, SouthWest IFE
SHOW NOTES
I. News of the week
Virgin into space
- Flying Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic: Everything You Need to Know | Vanity Fair
- Space Adventures, Ltd. | Home
Human errors in the cockpit
- Fear in the Cockpit: The Differences Between the Plane Crash in Taipei and the Miracle on the Hudson
The growing pains of the South East Asia airline industry
- Fast-growing Asian aviation confronts safety challenges - US News
- Japan caps Thai air services amid safety concerns | Bangkok Post: news
The elusive MH370
The Germanwings disaster
- EU Rebukes Germany for Airline Oversight Before Germanwings Crash - WSJ ($)
- Germanwings co-pilot was treated for suicidal tendencies | World news | The Guardian
- Lufthansa Finds Germanwings Co-Pilot’s 2009 Email on Depression - WSJ ($)
- Medical Privacy Rules Let Germanwings Co-Pilot Conceal Illness - Bloomberg Business
- Germanwings: Could hackers have crashed the doomed passenger plane rather than co-pilot Andreas Lubitz? - Mirror Online
- Germanwings plane crash video that reveals chaos in moments before disaster is a fake, insist investigators into French Alps tragedy - Europe - World - The Independent
- Andreas Lubitz told Lufthansa flight school of 'serious depressive episode' | World news | The Guardian
Allegiants pilots union disastrous letter
The unions don't like Nicole Kidman
A foamy salute to Virgin Atlantic
A shout out to Pieter Johnson and his Aviation Xtended
II. Innovation news of the week
KLM transforms a plane into an AirBnB
- Airbnb & KLM join forces. Unique spaces now via klm.com
- Spacious Airplane Apartment in Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Airbnb & KLM - The Airplane Apartment - YouTube
The sharing economy and travel
- The Sharing Economy Is On The Brink Of Disrupting Business Travel | TechCrunch
- The Queen of England Signs Airbnb-Friendly Law for London Rentals – Skift
Austrian becomes myAustrian in new livery
British Airways' frequent flyer system hacked
- British Airways frequent-flyer accounts hacked | Business | The Guardian
- Frequent flyer miles stolen from American and United Airlines passengers
Priceline buys Rocketmiles
Selling airline miles for bitcoins
- Bitcoin For Miles
- Turning Airline Miles Into Bitcoin? It's Possible as Alternative Currencies Edge Ahead – Skift
Alex tests SouthWest IFE
Cathay looks into coffee
- Cathay Research Best Coffee To Serve Inflight | DesignAir
- Delta Air Lines Will Now Serve Starbucks Coffee On All Flights – Consumerist
- High-Flying Coffee: Airline Coffee on Major U.S. Air Carriers
Google Street View goes into aircrafts
How to take a good picture through an airplane window
III. App of the week
LiveATC
IV. Topic of the week
What does PaxEx truly mean? Looking at the entire scope of the passenger experience.
- It Shouldn't Be This Hard Keeping Elite Customers Loyal - Forbes
- The formula for the perfect flight - Telegraph
V. Question of the week
What are your top 3 airline websites?
Alex
- Airliners.net | Airplanes - Aviation - Aircraft - Aircraft Photos & News
- FlightAware - Flight Tracker / Flight Status / Flight Tracking
- Airfleets aviation | Airline Fleet, plane, airport : Boeing Airbus Embraer Atr Fokker Dash Beechcraft
Paul
- Travel News, Airline Industry News, & Hotel Industry News by Skift
- airlinetrends.com
- DesignAir | The No.1 Site for Airline Product News and Reviews
We also mention:
- flightclub
- Airline industry | Business | The Guardian
- Airline News, Flight Tracker and Airport Guide - USATODAY.com
VI. Airport of the week
AMS
From the rooftop to the unique terminal concept, a look into what makes Schiphol stand out.
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