030 BEY - Changi goes Star Wars, abandoned 747s, Qatar A350, Airbus Kinder chocolate

Travel security advices

• Lebanon Travel Warning
• My Travel Risk | AngelList

SIN meets Star Wars

• Changi Airport Singapore Starwars
• Star Wars at Changi - Paul Papadimitriou | Facebook

The BA 767

• Boeing 767-300 | About BA | British Airways

Qatar Airways fumbles A350 launch in New York

• Report: Qatar Airways chief has harsh words for Delta’s CEO | The Biz Beat Blog
• Qatar Airways aborts takeoff on first Airbus A350 flight from US | Daily Mail Online

Emirates retires aircrafts and expands airline deals

• Emirates to retire 26 planes next year as it modernises fleet with new Airbus A380s | The National
• Emirates World Interviews | Inflight entertainment | Emirates United Kingdom
• Malaysia Airlines Strikes A Deal With Emirates — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.net

Etihad wants to be there for the long run

• Etihad Airways wins ‘World’s Leading Airline’ award for seventh consecutive year
• Interview: Etihad CEO Downplays Rivals' Complaints to Focus on the 'Long Game' – Skift
• Etihad debuts swanky new frequent-flier lounge at New York JFK

Luxury seats …with a view

• Opulent Air Travel Is Reaching a New Level of Lunacy with Seats On Top of the Plane

A chocolate egg with a plane

• Kinder Surprise Airbus

The lunacy of designers thinking about air travel

• Here's What Makes Flying Suck, and How Designers Would Fix It | WIRED

The battle of travel planning apps

• TripIt - Travel Itinerary - Trip Planner
• TripCase Travel App: Manage Itineraries, Trips & Flights
• WorldMate - Travel Smart. Organize your itinerary and book your travel on iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Phone
• Official Gmail Blog: Sharing travel plans and memories with Inbox by Gmail

Uncertainties over Egypt

• Russian plane crash: Egypt says no terror evidence yet - CNN.com
• British Ambassador in Egypt Announces ‘Finalized Plan’ to Resume Flights to Sharm El-Sheikh | Egyptian Streets
• Air France flight from San Francisco to Paris diverted to Montreal after threat - CNN.com

Air India can't find enough cash

• Air India's $4.5 Billion Bailout Fails to Avert Grounded 787s - Bloomberg Business

Good news for U.S. air travel

• U.S. Airlines Post Higher Than Usual On-Time Results in 2015 – Skift
• Results Are In: Best and Worst U.S. Airports in 2015
• DOT orders airlines to comply with the law and pay passengers for damaged baggage | Road Warrior Voices

Toss the bag!

• 'Toss the bag' and other games airport staff play with your luggage - Telegraph

The abandonned 747s mystery

• Malaysia hunts owners of Boeing 747s left at airport - CNN.com
• Virgin Galactic to Hurl Rockets to Space From Boeing 747 Jet - Bloomberg Business
• Fate of iconic 747 jumbo jet in the hands of Russians … and if they don’t save it, no one will | National Post

Drawing the experience of air travel

• Artist Hilariously Illustrates His Flight From New York To Berlin | Bored Panda

LHR delayed decision angers UK businesses

• Heathrow Airport runway decision delayed until summer - BBC News
• Stop Heathrow runway dithering or I'll take British Airways elsewhere, warns Willie Walsh - Telegraph
• China's aviation boom drives airport building frenzy | Reuters

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