034 MAN - Turkish and Batman, new OK Go video, China blacklists, JetBlue, fuel surcharge

Paul reports on his Athens trip with Aegean & Alex talks about his quest for an Asia-bound ticket from London

The 2015 air travel stats

• Demand for Air Travel Is the Highest in 5 Years, IATA Reports – Skift

JetBlue goes VC

• JetBlue launches JetBlue Technology Ventures
• JetBlue Launches Venture Capital Subsidiary to Invest in Travel Startups – Skift

Expedia, Google and the future of OTAs

• Expedia CFO: We Have Our Eyes Open For More Acquisitions in 2016 – Skift
• Expedia Overturns Hotel Business Model With Introduction of Bidding for Listings – Skift
• Interview: Google on What Makes Google's Travel Ambitions Different – Skift

Startups and plane routes

• Direct flights are vital to startup success, says a major study - Tnooz

Somalia terror attack

• Harun Maruf on Twitter: "Photos of the damage to Daallo airlines taken after the emergency landing. Two passengers were injured. #Somalia https://t.co/2A5XTyOajm"
• Accident: Daallo A321 near Mogadishu on Feb 2nd 2016, explosion rips fuselage open
• Explosion on board an A321 few mins after taking off from Mogadishu : aviation
• Report: Man Ejected From Somali Plane in Midair Was Suicide Bomber
• Airport workers seen with laptop in Somalia jet blast - CNN.com
• Somalia Plane Bomber Meant To Be On Turkish Flight | Airwise News
• Turkey taking no steps to investigate killing of downed Su-24 pilot — ambassador : aviation

Turkish & Batman & Superman

• Turkish Airlines Takes Film Franchise Marketing to New Heights – Flight Chic

PDX's movie theatre

• The newest airport amenity? Movie theaters - CNN.com

Emirates goes drone for its latest marketing campaign

• Emirates and Boeing launch ‘View from Above’
• Emirates - View from Above

OK Go in zero gravity

• S7 Airlines - OK Go, Upside down & Inside Out | Facebook (video)
• Behind The Scenes 3 of 3: The new OK Go video is out

A smartphone-controlled IFE

• airlinetrends.com » Panasonic’s Waterfront concept suite lets passengers customize their inflight experience with their smartphone

BA forced to enter the 21st century

• Female British Airways cabin crew win the right to wear trousers | Business | The Guardian

Korean Air pilots bargain hard

• Korean Air pilots are demanding a 37% pay raise—or else they’ll fly for China - Quartz

China cracks down on unruly passengers

• - CHINESE AIRLINES TO SHARE DETAILS ON UNRULY PASSENGERS

The 747 can't die

• SAUDIA is retiring their 747-400 on April 1st (Arabic tweet) : aviation
• Air France 747 Forever - Two jewels of French aviation fly side by side over France - YouTube (video)
• Will China be The Last Bastion of the 747?
• Why Did Boeing Make Significant Production Changes?

Omega Tau talks NASA 747

• 195 – Flying the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft | omega tau

Delta's CEO retires

• Delta CEO Anderson to retire from role; Bastian to be new CEO | People content from ATWOnline
• Delta CEO Richard Anderson’s Retirement Caps a Remarkable Nine Years for the Airline | The Cranky Flier

BA will fly to Iran

• British Airways Will Resume Flights to Iranian Capital in July - Bloomberg Business

The real fuel surcharge cost

• Is My Airline Overcharging Me For Fuel? – Hi, My Name's Dave (cached version)

NASA revives the X-plane program

• NASA proposes X-plane revival with supersonic, subsonic designs

A new Russian competitor to the 737 and 320?

• Could the Frigate Ecojet take on Airbus and Boeing? - CNN.com

MAN

• Official website for Manchester Airport

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