006 BCN - Google Flights, Bombardier CS300, mobile passport, Airwolf, MH370
006 BCN - Google Flights, Bombardier CS300, mobile passport, Airwolf, MH370  
Podcast: Layovers - Air Travel podcast
Published On: Thu Mar 05 2015
Description: SHOW NOTESTwo shout outs this week. First to TheDesignAir for going live with their brand new podcast, The Aviator, it's really great and you should all subscribe!Second to our own Alex who just released the first episode of his video travel show, Attaché. Take a look at the London episode. Paul attended the filming of Barcelona this week—what fun we had!I. News of the weekWOW goes transatlanticIceland's WOW air prepares fo new transatlantic routes — Alan Dron, ATWRyanair to add cheap transatlantic flights, WiFi and more in the next three years — Kayla Hertz, IrishCentralThe economic impact of Emirates Airlines in EuropeEmirates Airgues Why It's Good for Europe's Economy — Deena Kamel Yousef, BloombergBoeing and FedEx support OpenSkiesBoeing, FedEx battle back vs US airlines on Gulf competition — ReutersBombardier flies its CS300Bombardier schedules CS300 first flight for 26 February — Mavis Toh, FlightGlobalSouthWest misses inspectionsSouthwest Airlines grounds 128 Boeing 737 airplanes for missed inspections — Terry Maxon, The Dallas Morning NewsSouthwest for Now Can Use Planes That Missed Inspection — David Koenig, ABC NewsUnited is brutally honest with its pilotsUnited Airlines Officials Highlight 'Near-Misses' in Safety Message to Pilots — Dan Good, ABC NewsA new biggest plane ever madeThis Will Be the World's Largest Plane — John Wenz, Popular MechanicsInside The Roc's Lair — Guy Norris, Aviation WeekA 747 Gobs Solar Impulse From Switzerland To Abu Dhabi — Paul Papadimitriou, LayoversThe restoration of the first 747From rust bucket to showpiece: Volunteers are rescuing the first Boeing 747 — Ron Judd, The Seattle Times II. Innovation in AirTech, PaxEx and Design#MWC15: IBM showcases iOS app for airline industryNext IBM MobileFirst for iOS Apps Unveiled — IBMApple - IBM Partnership Sprouts Latest Set Of Apps At Mobile World Congress — Ron Miller, Techcrunch#MWC15: Virgin goes smartwatchVirgin Atlantic is testing Sony SmartWear, including EyeGlass, for engineer collaboration — Dave Neal, The InquirerJAL Tests Smartwatch Broadcasts at Tokyo Haneda — Paul Papadimitriou, Layovers#MWC15: American Airlines' HackathonWearableWorld Success StoryRyanair goes mobile-firstThe new Ryanair - a mobile-first travel retailer — Martin Cowen, TnoozOptions Away' future ticket lockOptions Away, an airfare lock startup, raises $3.5 million — Sean O'Neill, TnoozA mobile passport to get into the USSecond Airport Offers Travelers Access to Mobile Passport App — Benet J. Wilson, Airways NewsFaster Airport Entry Into the USA with this Selfie iPhone App — Paul Papadimitriou, LayoversStarwood and Uber join loyalty forcesStarwood Is Giving Out SPG Loyalty Points to Uber Riders — Serena Saitto, BloombergGoogle Flights is out of betaGoogle Flights comes out of beta, but still isn't profitable — Sean O'Neill, TnoozHere's what Google's super-fast flight search reveals about its product strategy — Jillian D'Onfro, Business InsiderUse ITA codes on HipMunkBet You Didn't Know: Using Hipmunk to book ITA Matrix flights — FrequentMilerAirbus goes AirWolfAirbus' New Composite Helicopter Is A Billion Dollar Bet — Chris Clarke, Jalopnik III. App of the WeekTurbulence Forecast IV. Debate of the weekOne year into MH370's mysterious disappearance.The Vanishing — Sean Flynn, GQ'Nobody cares any more': the relatives who went looking Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 — Jon Ronson, The Guardian