Paul Papadimitriou

Layovers - Air Travel podcast

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The Air Travel podcast — created by Paul Papadimitriou, with Alex Hunter & Vinod Viswalingam — #1 in 50 countries and counting.

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Paul Papadimitriou

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010 AMS - PaxEx, Virgin Galactic, aircraft Street View, US unions vs Nicole Kidman, SouthWest IFE 10.04.2015 1:38:28

SHOW NOTES I. News of the week Virgin into space Flying Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic: Everything You Need to Know | Vanity Fair Space Adventures, Ltd. | Home Human errors in the cockpit Fear in the Cockpit: The Differences Between the Plane Crash in Taipei and the Miracle on the Hudson The growing pains of the South East Asia airline industry Fast-growing Asian aviation confronts safety chall...

009 PHX - Dan Hamilton, secrets of SFO ATC, Germanwings disaster, Uber for lost luggage 01.04.2015 1:31:45

SHOW NOTES I. News of the week The Germanwings crash These Charts Show Why the Germanwings Crash Is Especially Unusual | TIME Germanwings investigators find torn-up sicknote in co-pilot's home – as it happened | World news | The Guardian Germanwings cancels flight as pilots refuse to fly - EUROPE Germanwings-Drama: Blackbox zeichnete die letzten verzweifelten Rufe des Kapitäns auf - Helfer sichern...

008 SIN - ITA Matrix, airports sensors, Ryanair transatlantic, Lufthansa strikes 17.03.2015 1:30:35

SHOW NOTES I. News of the week SHOW NOTES Ryanair ressucitates a ghost airport Ryanair Makes Valencia's Notorious Ghost Airport Its New Spanish Home – Skift Ryanair to become first airline to fly to Spain's ghost airport | Business | The Guardian Ryanair goes transatlantic Ryanair board approves plan to crack open the US market - Fortune BBC NEWS | Business | Ryanair set for £8 flights to US Ryana...

007 MIA - 747s are Forever, From The U.S. Airlines With Love, The Man With The Golden Apple Watch 10.03.2015 1:21:44

SHOW NOTES Alex and Paul are on a secret mission to uncover the latest in aviation innovation. Well, it's episode 007, expect Plenty O'Puns. I. News of the week The U.S. airlines release their white paper about the Gulf airlines Full Report of U.S. Airlines to the White House Blaming Gulf Carriers — Paul Papadimitriou, Layovers US-UAE Business Council Tells U.S. Airlines to Compete More and Compla...

006 BCN - Google Flights, Bombardier CS300, mobile passport, Airwolf, MH370 05.03.2015 1:12:14

SHOW NOTES Two 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 week WOW goes transatla...

005 MUC - Lufthansa low cost, the ME3, Delta lost dogs, China Eastern digital butler 23.02.2015 1:19:45

SHOW NOTES I. News of the week US airlines vs the Gulf airlines, round two U.S. Airlines vs Gulf Carriers: That Escalated Quickly — Paul Papadimitriou, Layovers Qatar's Al Baker firmly rebukes Delta chief in subsidies row — Max Kingsley-Jones, FlightGlobal Delta CEO apologizes for terrorist remark — Karen Walker, ATW Emirates Boss Pushes Back on Delta's Open Skies and 9/11 Claims — Jason Clampet,...

004 GVA - US3 versus ME3, SkyMall, Google Glass at airports, La Compagnie 16.02.2015 1:11:57

SHOW NOTES We implemented a new recording method for this episode, which improves on the sound. We realize that the mixing is not yet perfect but we know that John Biggs will continue pushing us towards perfection. I. News of the week US airlines vs the Gulf Airlines Open-Skies Agreements Challenged — Jad Mouawad, The New York Times U.S airlines disclose details of booking lost to Gulf carriers —...

003 SFO - Japan Airlines leg room, LCY expansion, flight booking apps, selfie crash, Emirates 747 09.02.2015 1:05:51

SHOW NOTES We are very appreciative for the all the feedback received in the past week. It was overwhelming, thank you everyone and keep it coming! We are learning about podcasting as we go and, for instance, we have tested an improved sound solution that we should start using for next week's episode. I. News of the week Was Emirates pitched the 747-8? Emirates Airlines gets pitch for 100 Boeing 7...

002 HKG - Air Force One dash 8, Skymark bankrupt, Qantas virtual reality, smart carry-ons 02.02.2015 1:02:36

SHOW NOTES I. News of the week The new Air Force One will be a 747-8 AF Identifies Boeing 747-8 platform for next Air Force One — U.S. Air Force Gatwick's ambition to cut down queues to a minimum 'Queues will be a thing of the past', Gatwick claims — Lizzie Porter, Telegraph Skymark files for bankruptcy Japan's Skymark Airlines files for bankruptcy protection — Adrian Schofield, ATW Why did AA cha...

001 LHR - Future of A380, end of SkyMall, FlyerTalk and WhatsApp, Cathay Pacific, Plane Finder 28.01.2015 41:41

SHOW NOTES I. NEWS OF THE WEEK IAG set to buy Aer Lingus Third time lucky: IAG and Aer Lingus — The Economist Emirates would consider buying 100 A380 NEO aircrafts if Airbus commits Emirates Is Now Giving Airbus 43 Billion Reasons To Build A New Superjumbo Jet — Benjamin Zhang, Business Insider SkyMall goes bankrupt SkyMall Remembered — Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic "We are not asking our customers to...