058 BKK - JetBlue Mint, Air Canada near miss, Singapore 777s, Southwest love, Millennial Air

00:00 - Introduction, Asia summer for Paul

02:26 - Alex flies his bike on JetBlue, Mint, Mosaic

• Find Your Keys, Wallet & Phone with Tile’s App and Bluetooth Tracker Device | Tile
• JetBlue | TrueBlue: Promotion ended

15:59 - United dog, 747, seat nightmare

• United Airlines apologizes for death of dog on flight - Emirates 24|7
• United Airlines doing something special for Boeing 747 enthusiasts - Chicago Business Journal
• United Refused to Let Young Child Nap In The Empty Seats Next to Her - View from the Wing

20:58 - US security confusion, books, TSA prize

• Whoa: Electronics Are Now Banned From Checked Bags On US-Bound Flights?! - One Mile at a Time
• No laptop ban as U.S. says all airlines have raised security
• TAP Portugal on Facebook - update
• Laptop Ban on Planes Is Lifted, U.S. Officials Confirm - NYTimes.com
• New TSA Policy May Lead to Increased Scrutiny of Reading Material | American Civil Liberties Union
• Hate extra airport pat-downs? TSA offering 1.5 million to fix the system | Stuck at the Airport

28:40 - Southwest love, LAX helicopter

• Alex Hunter on Twitter: "Flying on @SouthwestAir really is a joy. Friendly crew, efficient service, streaming IFE/live TV, free snacks. EasyJet could learn a lot."

32:25 - FAA shrinking seats, LGA expansion, supersonic regulation

• Judges order FAA to review airplane seat sizes - Jul. 29, 2017
• Delta receives OK to do $4B LaGuardia project: Travel Weekly
• Lee-Gardner Amendment is a solid step toward supersonic flight)

35:53 - Air Canada SFO near miss

• Exclusive: Air Canada near-miss at SFO sparks FAA probe
• SFO near-miss: Air Canada pulled up with 11 seconds to spare
• SFO: Source says Air Canada pilot not using computer system
• Air Canada NEAR DISASTER at San Francisco (ATC Transcripts) - YouTube

45:57 - Easyjet ecstasy, NRT fence, 787 drawing

• French EasyJet pilot convicted for flying ‘while suffering the after-effects of ecstasy’
• ASN Aircraft serious incident 15-JUL-2017 Boeing 747-8F N852GT
• Boeing Draws A 787 Over The United States With A 787 - Airways Magazine

49:56 - Layovers reviews, AnalyseAsia

• Episode 192: Asian Airlines in Crisis & Rise of China Aviation with Paul Papadimitriou by analyseasia | Free Listening on SoundCloud

53:00 - Air France missile, VR, Joon

• CSISAerospace on Twitter: "North Korea's #Hwasong14 missile test splashed down within minutes of @AirFrance 293's flight path last week. https://t.co/yKz5vphjAP https://t.co/Hy2Eiqsmhj"
• Air France tests immersive entertainment | IFE content from ATWOnline
• Air France Plans Lower-Cost Airline to Attract Millennials

57:48 - Paul tries three Singapore 777, explicit IFE, Uber

1:10:51 - Qatar and AA, Al Baker apology, visa, creative accounting

• Qatar Air Moves on From American Airlines Plan - Bloomberg
• American Airlines Says It Will End Codeshare Deals With Qatar Airways And Etihad Airways
• Qatar Airways CEO Apologizes After Calling U.S. Flight Attendants 'Grandmothers'
• GREAT NEWS!! VISA-free: Now Citizens of 80 countries Can Enter Qatar
• Qatar Airways' Fairy-Tale 'Profit' | HuffPost
• Accounting Gimmicks And Hard Realities At Etihad Airways | HuffPost

1:20:23 - BKK

• Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) – Official Airports of Thailand

1:29:17 - Conclusion, next flights

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