056 KIX - Attache book, Paris Air Show banter, A380plus, heatwave, GDS mismatch, Mordor MAD

Flight 056. The Attache Guide to Travel. War of words at the Paris Air Show. The A380-meh-plus. PHX, LGW, DXB heatwave disruption. MAD T1 leads to Mordor. Alex unlikes EasyJet and gets a BA seat mess. Paul gets lost in FRA and in the world of infuriating GDSs. Both sleep like babies on 747s. And much more.

Show Notes

00:00 - Introduction

00:41 - The Attache Guide to Travel

• Attaché Guide to Travel by Alex Hunter — Kickstarter

04:20 - Cool projects, podcast reviews

08:16 - PHX LGW DXB heatwave

• It’s so hot in Phoenix that airplanes can’t fly - The Washington Post
• PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News
• Historic Heat Wave Sweeps Asia, the Middle East and Europe by Dr. Jeff Masters | Category 6 | Weather Underground

12:54 - Paris Air Show, 380plus, 747 end, supercars

• Upgraded Airbus 380plus adds 80 seats to world's largest passenger plane
• U.A.E. supercar flies on Emirates | Emirates SkyCargo - YouTube

20.36 - 737 MAX-10, A321neo, 797

23.56 - Virgin America 321neo, Alaska, United

• PICTURE: Virgin America becomes first to take A321neo

27.34 - Embraer eagle, MRJ scope clauses

• PICTURES: E195-E2 with unique livery touches down in Paris
• MRJ’s Biggest U.S. Challenges: Scope Clauses, Certification | MRO Network

30:19 - Qatar, first 777 Q suite

• Qatar Airways Qsuites Will Be Available To London As Of June 24, 2017 - One Mile at a Time

33:51 - Alex on EasyJet, luxury Luton

• EasyJet offers private jet experience at Luton – without the private jet | World news | The Guardian

39:24 - Paul FRA mess, Finnair 350 Zodiac

• Airbus to Swap Finnair's Zodiac Seats Amid A350 Quality Concerns - Bloomberg

44.17 - Alex BA seat mixup, 787, SFO security, 747, TSA

52.59 - Infuriating GDS, OTA price mismatch, TravelUp, EK

57:59 - SFO Burger, LoyaltyLobby, Air Koryo, CX

• Flight Review: Air Koryo JS 222 Beijing – Pyongyang | LoyaltyLobby

1:02.20 - World Airline Awards, AirHelp rankings

• WORLD AIRLINE AWARDS 2017 | Passengers Choice Awards
• Top Airline Rankings Worldwide + Airline Ratings | AH Score

1:11:54 - Stratolaunch

• Paul Allen's Ginormous Stratolaunch Carrier Plane Rolls Out for 1st Time
• Stratolaunch

1.14.29 - KIX

• Kansai International Airport Official Site

1:21:56 - Next flights

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Creators and Guests

Host

Alex Hunter

Co-host of Layovers, Creator of Attache Travel

Host

Paul Papadimitriou

Creator and host of Layovers

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