019 GIG - Greg Annandale, La Guardia is bad, living in First Class, La Compagnie, SpaceX

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Greg Annandale, freelance web developper. Website — Twitter — Instagram

I. News of the week

TEDx Haneda

• TEDx Haneda
• TEDx Haneda party, Andrew Shuttleworth (video)
• TEDx Haneda afterparty at Haneda airport JAL hangar July 18th (Japanese)

MH17 1 year anniversary

• #PAPERBOEING — Open Russia
• Video: 'Sickening' footage of Russian-backed rebels arriving at MH17 crash site emerges - Telegraph

Airbus confirms A380neo

• Airbus commits to new A380 | The Sunday Times
• Listen to our comments in episode 001, 007 and 014

Could Singapore retake the longest flight crown?

• Airbus in talks with Singapore for ultra-long range airplane; "A350-900LR" likely - Leeham News and Comment
• Singapore Air Wants to Bring Back Nonstop Flight to U.S. - Bloomberg Business

** Greg Annandale on his SpaceX experience**

• NASA / SpaceX CRS-7 Launch by Greg Annandale - Exposure
• SpaceX
• SpaceX CEO: Cause of Falcon Rocket Accident Still Unclear

The U.S. "Boeing" Bank faces uncertain future

• Boeing Helps Export-Import Bank Fight for Survival - WSJ
• Emirates to Ex-Im Bank: We’ll Be Just Fine without You | National Review Online

LGA to be rebuilt

• La Guardia Airport to Be Overhauled by 2021, Cuomo and Biden Say - The New York Times
• NY, Delta to partner on LGA redevelopment | Delta News Hub
• The vision for the comprehensive redesign of LaGuardia Airport - YouTube (video)
• LaGuardia Renderings | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

The JFK TWA hotel

• JFK's Iconic Terminal to Become the TWA Flight Center Hotel - Checking In - Curbed NY

Reduced competition at U.S. airports

• U.S. airports increasingly dominated by 1 or 2 carriers

The incredible business of ticket fees

• Airlines Made $38 Billion From Extra Fees And It's Only The Beginning
• American Airlines Says Recline is a Product | Gary Stockton | LinkedIn
• More Fees Propel Airlines’ Profits, and Embitter Travelers - The New York Times

British Airways fights hidden city trick

• British Airways cracks down on travelers exploiting hidden-city ticketing

Collusion in the U.S. skies?

• What It Will Take to Prove Airline Industry Collusion – Skift
• The U.S. Antitrust Boss Who Never Liked Airline Mergers to Begin With – Skift
• Delta Slows Seat Growth to Combat Weaker Fares – Skift
• United Promises Minimal Expansion of U.S. Seat Supply This Year – Skift
• Airline competition: The collusion delusion | The Economist

United CEO dismiesses A380, first class

• Interview: United Airlines president and CEO Jeff Smisek | Buying Business Travel
• United Continue To Adapt With A Wave Of Improvements | TheDesignAir

United pilot ditches ammo in lavatories

• Incident: United B764 enroute on Jun 24th 2015, captain disposes of ammunition into toilet

The summer of hell for United

• The Making of United's Summer From Airline Hell - Bloomberg Business

Delta investing in Japan's bankcrupt SkyMark?

• Delta eyes Japan market, seeks stake in bankrupt carrier Skymark

Delta ditches plans to buy jets after union negotiations fall apart

• Delta's Failure to Secure Pilot Contract Leads to Cancelled $4 Billion Jet Order – Skift

Air France, its model, its unions

• Air France's Workers Think Its Executives Are Headed in the Wrong Direction – Skift
• Etihad Airways CEO says in expanded codeshare deal with Air France-KLM | Reuters
• Press Releases - 2015-05-19 - Alitalia