050 NRT - The crazy story of Narita, Cathay Pacific Beer, 10 Cent Fares, Open Skies rift

00:00 - Introduction

01:24 - ANA 380, Special livery, Drone Inspection, JAL pilots

• ANA unveils special livery for its new A380 fleet | Airbus Press release
• ANA tests drone's-eye view for plane inspections- Nikkei Asian Review
• JAL's novice pilots grounded by 2010 bankruptcy finally take wing | The Japan Times

05:30 - Cathay Pacific Beer, bubbly in the air

• Cathay Pacific creates craft beer for UK flights - Business Traveller – The leading magazine for frequent flyers
• Cathay Pacific Creates A Beer for 35,000 Feet - Travel Codex
• Spirits in the sky: What to drink at 30,000 feet | The Economist

08:32 - Air China Cathay Pacific merger rumor

• Breaking News - Air China to acquire Cathay Pacific Airways | Dr Marco Pearman-Parish | Pulse | LinkedIn

10:54 - Aboslute low cost Spring Airlines, China strategy

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• China’s HNA Group to buy 82.5% stake in Frankfurt-Hahn Airport | Airlines content from ATWOnline

14:55 - Qantas ultra long haul, ANA Mexico route

• Qantas announces the world’s longest direct flight | World Economic Forum
• All Nippon Airways launches its longest non-stop route

17:49 - Episode 049 feedback, reviews, chapters

• Chapters available on those apps: OverCast, DownCast, InstaCast, PodCat, iCatcher, RSS Radio on iOS, and AntennaPod on Android.
• Listen to layovers ✈︎ - air travel and commercial aviation online on TuneIn
• acast - Layovers

21:41 - Aer Lingus, Norwegian, new US routes, Easyjet

• Aer Lingus gave Norwegian Air a masterclass in sass on Twitter this evening
• Norwegian outlines 737MAX8 US routes from June 2017 :: Routesonline

25:28 - United, Munoz, 5th freedom routes, Open Skies debate

• United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz interview - Business Insider
• JetBlue, Alaska, Atlas push back against US majors on Gulf issue | Open Skies content from ATWOnline

30:33 - New US travel ban, new TSA rules, EU travel ban

• President Donald Trump signs new travel ban, exempts Iraq Trump to unveil new travel ban Monday, without Iraq - CNNPolitics.com
• Revised executive order bans travelers from six Muslim-majority countries from getting new visas - The Washington Post
• Muslim-American Travelers Are Quietly Having Global Entry Privileges Revoked – Skift
• TSA's new "pat-downs" are so invasive, airports are pre-emptively warning cops to expect sexual assault claims / Boing Boing
• Americans, Calm Down: You Don’t Need a Visa to Go to Europe | Foreign Policy

34:57 - Mouse ban, plane over-crowding

• Mouse on a plane grounds British Airways Heathrow flight - BBC News
• Pakistan airline admits taking extra passengers in aisle - BBC News

37:55 - Airmule, TripIt, Kayak, FlySMS, apps

• Airmule | The Smarter Way to Fly
• Announcing Go Now & More New TripIt Features - TripIt Blog
• Flying App has landed
• Josh Parnham - TodayFlights
• FlySMS

42:50 - Paul flights, TripCase ADD, BA priority, Bluesmart ad, CS100 video

• SWISS C SERIES - PATROUILLE SUISSE AIRSHOW on Vimeo

49:24 - AMS biometric boarding, Air France new low cost

• Japan readies facial recognition at airports to stop terrorists- Nikkei Asian Review
• KLM tests boarding via facial recognition system
• Air France-KLM to cut costs further after profits rise 35%
• Air France plans “Boost” subsidiary launch this year - Business Traveller – The leading magazine for frequent flyers
• Air France-KLM's New Strategic Plan, Explained – Skift

52:55 - NRT, the extraordinary story of Narita

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