050 NRT - The crazy story of Narita, Cathay Pacific Beer, 10 Cent Fares, Open Skies rift

Flight 050. The extraordinary story of Narita airport. Alex already loves the Cathay Pacific Beers. The US3 schizophrenia. 10 Cent Fares. A fantastic ANA 380 livery. Yet another Air France low cost carrier. Mice on board! And more..

Show Notes

00:00 - Introduction

01:24 - ANA 380, Special livery, Drone Inspection, JAL pilots

• ANA unveils special livery for its new A380 fleet | Airbus Press release
• ANA tests drone's-eye view for plane inspections- Nikkei Asian Review
• JAL's novice pilots grounded by 2010 bankruptcy finally take wing | The Japan Times

05:30 - Cathay Pacific Beer, bubbly in the air

• Cathay Pacific creates craft beer for UK flights - Business Traveller – The leading magazine for frequent flyers
• Cathay Pacific Creates A Beer for 35,000 Feet - Travel Codex
• Spirits in the sky: What to drink at 30,000 feet | The Economist

08:32 - Air China Cathay Pacific merger rumor

• Breaking News - Air China to acquire Cathay Pacific Airways | Dr Marco Pearman-Parish | Pulse | LinkedIn

10:54 - Aboslute low cost Spring Airlines, China strategy

• 【春航】春秋航空官方网站‖飞机票查询预订_航班查询_特价机票_打折机票_国际机票预订_电子机票_机票预订_上海机票
• China’s HNA Group to buy 82.5% stake in Frankfurt-Hahn Airport | Airlines content from ATWOnline

14:55 - Qantas ultra long haul, ANA Mexico route

• Qantas announces the world’s longest direct flight | World Economic Forum
• All Nippon Airways launches its longest non-stop route

17:49 - Episode 049 feedback, reviews, chapters

• Chapters available on those apps: OverCast, DownCast, InstaCast, PodCat, iCatcher, RSS Radio on iOS, and AntennaPod on Android.
• Listen to layovers ✈︎ - air travel and commercial aviation online on TuneIn
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21:41 - Aer Lingus, Norwegian, new US routes, Easyjet

• Aer Lingus gave Norwegian Air a masterclass in sass on Twitter this evening
• Norwegian outlines 737MAX8 US routes from June 2017 :: Routesonline

25:28 - United, Munoz, 5th freedom routes, Open Skies debate

• United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz interview - Business Insider
• JetBlue, Alaska, Atlas push back against US majors on Gulf issue | Open Skies content from ATWOnline

30:33 - New US travel ban, new TSA rules, EU travel ban

• President Donald Trump signs new travel ban, exempts Iraq Trump to unveil new travel ban Monday, without Iraq - CNNPolitics.com
• Revised executive order bans travelers from six Muslim-majority countries from getting new visas - The Washington Post
• Muslim-American Travelers Are Quietly Having Global Entry Privileges Revoked – Skift
• TSA's new "pat-downs" are so invasive, airports are pre-emptively warning cops to expect sexual assault claims / Boing Boing
• Americans, Calm Down: You Don’t Need a Visa to Go to Europe | Foreign Policy

34:57 - Mouse ban, plane over-crowding

• Mouse on a plane grounds British Airways Heathrow flight - BBC News
• Pakistan airline admits taking extra passengers in aisle - BBC News

37:55 - Airmule, TripIt, Kayak, FlySMS, apps

• Airmule | The Smarter Way to Fly
• Announcing Go Now & More New TripIt Features - TripIt Blog
• Flying App has landed
• Josh Parnham - TodayFlights
• FlySMS

42:50 - Paul flights, TripCase ADD, BA priority, Bluesmart ad, CS100 video

• SWISS C SERIES - PATROUILLE SUISSE AIRSHOW on Vimeo

49:24 - AMS biometric boarding, Air France new low cost

• Japan readies facial recognition at airports to stop terrorists- Nikkei Asian Review
• KLM tests boarding via facial recognition system
• Air France-KLM to cut costs further after profits rise 35%
• Air France plans “Boost” subsidiary launch this year - Business Traveller – The leading magazine for frequent flyers
• Air France-KLM's New Strategic Plan, Explained – Skift

52:55 - NRT, the extraordinary story of Narita

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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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