layovers ✈︎ air travel and commercial aviation
Summary: The acclaimed air travel podcast. We love travel, we love planes, we love airports. Did we mention we love planes?
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- Artist: Paul Papadimitriou and Alex Hunter on air travel and aviation
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Podcasts:
Flight 024. From terrible plane food to restaurants in the skies, how newer aircrafts and top tier airlines are changing the food game. Jettisoning passengers or ticket fares per pound? The new airline weight solutions. Twelve years after its last flight, a sliver of hope to see the Concorde in the skies again. Boeing gets a second life for the 717, a last flight for its first 727 and foldable wings on the 777-9X. And the IFE that calls you an idiot. — Show notes: http://www.layovers.to/podcast/024-mru
Flight 023. You really shouldn’t take your carry-on in the event of an emergency evacuation, but saving your pet from the new American “Cuddle Class” is safe. Taking almost $30 million as an ousted United CEO seems safe too, as is flying on a 747 for an Iron Maiden world tour, piloted by lead singer Dickinson. Walking miles at Heathrow won’t offer you frequent flyer miles, and the best views might be at Gatwick. LoungeBuddy is your best friend if you want an airport break, but think twice about resting if you're at Kuala Lumpur International: it’s sinking. — Show notes: http://www.layovers.to/podcast/023-lgw
Flight 022. Don Hunter has been around the world, from the Royal Air Force to Oman Air, from Cathay Pacific to managing Kai Tak airport and he’s our guest on this flight. We ask him about the huge operation that was the transfer of HKG, the future of flying in Africa, the lessons in accident readiness we can learn from Malaysian and the recent Shoreham air show disaster. — Show notes: http://www.layovers.to/podcast/022-jnb
Flight 021. Commercial drones raise concerns and a terrorist alert. A new app category: Tinder for the skies, but aren’t there too many air travel apps? An entire airline crew arrives totally drunk on board. Malaysia Airlines rumored new name is too stupid to be true. A sales tax scam at UK airports provokes a passenger revolt. Delta adds an unconvincing argument in the competition with Dubai. Facebook will beam wifi from the sky. — Show notes: http://www.layovers.to/podcast/021-las
Flight 020. Airbus hypes a hyper-unrealistic hypersonic plane. A potential clue to the MH370 mystery comes ashore. Hackers were in United systems for a year, but what about Sabre and American? British Airways toughens its luggage policy and to Heathrow’s third runway. Delta’s subsidy bipolar disorder. Emirates’ seat numbering disorder. The corporate jet upgrades versus the shrinking A380 seats. — Show notes: http://www.layovers.to/podcast/020-dub
Flight 019. La Guardia, maybe the worst airport in the U.S., gets fully rebuilt, Emirates is getting what it wanted: a new Airbus A380, a United pilot ditches live ammunition in the plane toilets, a Chinese consortium buys a 1 billion worth Spanish airport for 10,000 EUR, the life of frequent flyer expert Ben Schlappig who lives in first class all year round and our guest, Greg Annandale, tells us all about SpaceX and his experience with La Compagnie, the business-only long-haul airline. — Show notes: http://www.layovers.to/podcast/019-gig
Flight 018. A proposed worldwide unique size carry-on doesn’t seem to fit, but a smart luggage with 4G wifi just might. Emirates goes to Washington whilst U.S. airlines are under investigation for price fixing. London Heathrow might get its third runway but Terminal 1 is no more. Jet2 proposes unruly passengers banned for life, though chewing gum might be banned first. Iron Man is in a safety video, will he have to switch his Monarch Apple Watch app? — Show notes: http://www.layovers.to/podcast/018-ath
Flight 017. The 747 lives for another day. The FAA tests a pilotless plane. The dream of the flying car is near. United gives up on the A380 but also on some passengers. Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks to make a movie about the miracle of the Hudson. Lots of European cities want Emirates. EasyJet goes drone for maintenance. A Ryanair passenger legally changes his name to avoid a ticket fee. — Show notes: http://www.layovers.to/podcast/017-mem
Flight 016. The KLM social media initiatives, the silence at Helsinki airport, the ticket auctions from Iberia, the pre-loading of bags by Delta, the good deed of SouthWest, the sale of Aer Lingus, the ANA rebrand, the TSA repeated security failures and Airbus in the Silicon Valley. — Show notes: http://www.layovers.to/podcast/016-vie
Flight 015. Two engines shut down on a Singapore Airline A330. Delta releases the internetst safety video. Emirates pokes fun at the state of travel in the US but gets blocked in Amsterdam. The story of hacking a flight from a passenger seat. TravelersBox will save you from all those foreign coins. Alex flies a never-before-seen Dreamliner — Show notes: http://www.layovers.to/podcast/015-atl
Flight 014. The Emirates A380 First Class shower. A fire cripples Rome Fiumicino airport. Asia is running out of pilots, but builds the best airports. The ongoing war of reports between the US and the Gulf. Tim Clark talks on the Emirates in-flight radio. Etihad reacts to U.S. accusations. ICON, a fantastic Honk Kong hotel experience. — Show notes: http://www.layovers.to/podcast/014-dxb
Flight 013. A bug in the Boeing 787, a bug in the American Airlines iPad cockpit app, more lines of codes in the US skies, an app to FedEx your luggage, the end of Heathrow Terminal 1, the hope for a Malaysian Airline renewal, a parking valet robot in Germany, Four Seasons designs a plane. — Show notes: http://www.layovers.to/podcast/013-lcy
Flight 012X. Full interview of Dean Johnson, SVP Creative Innovation at the Brandwidth Group. — Show notes: www.layovers.to/podcast/012-lax
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Flight 011. The creative ways to add more seats to an already cramped economy. Angry Birds lands in planes. Narita uses running tracks instead of airport signage. Emirates removes First Class on an A380. A handler wakes up in the cargo hold during flight. Google faces antitrust case in Europe. The craziest runways in the world. — Show notes: http://www.layovers.to/podcast/011-sxm