035 OAK - Rimowa electronic tag, gettind rid of the A340s, American fights Gogo, banning calls

Layovers is 27th on 100 most interesting podcasts

• The 100 best, most-interesting podcasts for 2016 – DailyTekk

Aegean isn't as good a status fast track as it used to be

• Aegean Airlines Clamping Down On Star Alliance StatusThe Points Guy

OK Go's Reddit IAmA

• geekymama comments on We are OK Go! We're here to talk, Reddit, so Ask Us Anything!

With Husband in Tow's podcast

• Ep 009: Eric the #AvGeek at the Singapore Airshow with Airbus |
• Lufthansa Business Class Airbus A380 Beijing to Frankfurt |

AA's app

• Mobile and app – Mobile tools – American Airlines
• LocusLabs - indoor maps, search, and navigation

Somalia's attack has been claimed

• Al-Shabab 'carried out' Somalia plane attack - BBC News

MAN gets mega budget to evolve

• Jacobs onboard for planned £1 billion transformation of Manchester Airport - Airport World Magazine

AA meets Uber

• American Airlines Will Now Push Flyers to Use Uber – Skift
• Uber for Developers - Welcome to the Uber API

AA sues Gogo

• American Airlines Is Suing Gogo Over Its Crappy In-Flight WiFi - BuzzFeed News

In-flight Wifi advertising

• The Rise of In-Flight Wi-Fi Advertising -- Digital Marketing This Week – Skift

Banning calls in the air?

• FAA bill: Will passengers be barred from making calls during flights? - CSMonitor.com

Qantas' Tech Talks

• Qantas Holds Tech Talk in the Skies During Australian Start-Up Flight – Skift
• BA UnGrounded
• Turkish Airlines - ‘Invest On Board’ platform meets investors and startups in sky!

TSA Pre-Check extension

• The TSA Wants 25 Million Americans Enrolled in TSA Precheck – Skift

Privatizing the US skies

• A Bill Privatizing U.S. Air Traffic Control Cleared a House Committee – Skift
• House Republicans move ahead with plan to shift 38,000 FAA workers - The Washington Post

US Airports order AirGrub for food delivery

• AirGrub Partners With U.S. Airport Group for Speedier Pre-Flight Nosh – Skift

MIA's app integreates beacons

• Miami Airport Becomes One of the First to Connect Consumers With Beacons – Skift

UA introduces 3-class on domestic trunk routes

• GAME ON: United Adds 3-Cabin Service to Premium New York-West Coast Routes - View from the Wing

All you can eat flying

• OneGo Provides Unlimited Flights Per Month

Re-inventing the luggage tag

• RIMOWA Electronic Tag

Al Baker strikes again

• We won't let SIA close the gap

Singapore Air Show

• Global slowdown fears overshadow Singapore aviation show | Reuters
• Southeast Asia's record jet orders seen at risk: IATA - Business Insider
• Singapore Airlines load factor increases | Daily News
• UPDATE 1-AIRSHOW-Philippine Air nears deal to acquire Airbus A350s -sources | Reuters

ANA goes First on A380

• ANA's A380 Will Feature First Class (And More Details) - One Mile at a Time

The A340 is ditches left and right

• THAI grounds Airbus A340s it can't sell | Bangkok Post: business
• Lufthansa Brings Airbus A350s to Munich to Retire Thirsty A340s - Bloomberg Business

LH can't seem to delivery on its new strategy

• Lufthansa Still Struggles to Get Its Low-Cost Revolution Off the Ground – Skift

A Die Hard scenario

• - DEAD BODY & MILLIONS OF SOUTH AFRICAN RAND FOUND ON PLANE

What if a pilot dies?

• A Nervous Passenger’s Guide to Landing a Boeing 737 During an In-Flight Emergency

Jet lag and timezones

• The radical plan to destroy time zones - The Washington Post
• Stop zoning out: Scientists may have at last found a way to beat jet lag | The Economist

A very quick way to learn to fly

• Now you can learn to fly a plane from expert-pilot brainwave patterns | KurzweilAI

Bombardier suffers

• Bombardier's Win for C Series Is Too Late to Save 7,000 Jobs - Bloomberg Business

Lucy in the skies for a lot of money

• Five bidders eye £2bn London City Airport deal - Telegraph

DXB expands

• It’s all change at Dubai International Airport | GulfNews.com

Best airports to sleep, 2015

• The world's best airports to sleep in - 2015 - Travel
• The Guide to Sleeping in Airports

OAK

• Oakland International Airport - Home Page

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