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

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 be happy with anything." American Airlines CEO Akkwardly Explains Why Fares Aren't Going Down — Dennis Schaal, Skift 404 - Plane Not Found Malaysia Air Site Hacked, Some Customer Data Appear Online — Kelvin Chan, AP II. Innovation in AIRTECH, PaxEx and DESIGN Jan Koum announced WhatsApp on FlyerTalk Thoughts about my free iPhone app - WhatsApp — FlyerTalk Travel Technology Forum Cathay's new campaign Cathay Tell The World They Are A More Civilized Way To Travel — Jonny Clark, The Design Air Google consults for VietJet Low-cost airline VietJet strikes consulting deal with Google — CampaignAsia ($) New Eurowing livery New Eurowing Brand Painted Up On First Aircraft - But Is It A Good Livery? — Jonny Clark, The Design Air Will you crash? There's an app for that 'Am I Going Down?' — Vanilla Pixel III. App of the week PlaneFinder PlaneFinder.net IV. DEBATE OF THE WEEK Has the A380 any future? Is Airbus's A380 a 'superjumbo' with a future or an aerospace white elephant? — Alan Tovey, The Telegraph V. Question of the week What is the biggest airport in the world? Runway Leaders — The Economist VI. Airport trivia of the week LHR. Choose the Heathrow Connect rather than the Heathrow Express to connect to London, or even the Piccadilly Line. — For video, subscribe on Spotify or YouTube (or YouTube Music) Review, and rate us, on Apple Podcasts Follow us, and comment on: Instagram - Bluesky - Threads - Mastodon - Twitter/X Comment, like, review, and rate us, on Facebook Search for 'Layovers' on any podcast service (some direct links are on our website ) If we're missing somewhere, or for any feedback, let Paul know on Instagram - Threads - Mastodon - Bluesky - Twitter/X