004 GVA - US3 versus ME3, SkyMall, Google Glass at airports, La Compagnie

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 — Jeffrey Dastin, Reuters Emirates Boss Strikes Back at U.S Airlines for Hiding Behind Bankruptcies — Mary Schlangenstein and Michael Sasso, Bloomberg via Skift Emirates Chairman Says U.S. Airlines Should Stop Complaining and Improve Their Service — Matthew Winkler, Dale Crofts and Deena Kamel Yousef, Bloomberg via Skift The U.S Airlines' Hypocrisy on Protectionism in the Skies — Colin Nagy, Skift Boeing reviving the 757? Boeing Weighs Options to Reprise Aging 757s — Jon Ostrower and Robert Wall, The Wall Street Journal ($) Boeing reject business case for 757 re-engining — Stephen Trimble, FlightGlobal Air Lease CEO Weighs In on Boeing's 757 Dilemma — Jon Ostrower, The Wall Street Journal AirUber or SpotifyAir? Surf Air Founders Jet To The East Coast With New Private Flight Service Beacon — Sarah Buhr, Techcrunch Jet Aviation Zurich signs exclusive service agreement with Take Air membership airline — Jet Aviation Take Air SkyMall reborn SkyMall Will Fly Again. Get Ready for a New Pilot. — Scott Jordan, LinkedIn Expedia buys airline-incepted Orbitz Expedia to buy Orbitz in cash deal worth $1.6 billion — Kevin May, Tnooz Expedia Hopes Orbitz Acquisition Will Help It Sell More Flights — Dennis Schaal, Skift Korean Air executive goes to jail over nuts Korean Air executive jailed in 'nut rage' case — BBC News Parliament split over IAG' s acquisition of Aer Lingus, RyanAir driven out Irish political storm erupts after BA is cleared for takeover at Aer Lingus — Simon Goodley and Henry McDonald, The Guardian Government backing key for IAG's Aer Lingus bid, says City — Nick Fletcher, The Guardian Airbus loses only A380 VVIP client Airbus Cancels Only VVIP A380 Order — Thierry Dubois, AIN Online Airbus Billionaire Study — Paul Papadimitriou, Layovers The Fabulous Life Of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud — Forbes II. Innovation in AirTech, PaxEx and Design JetBlue introduces Apple Pay JetBlue will soon let you buy in the sky with Apple Pay — Mariella Moon, Engadget JetBlue's Apple Pay play begs questions about live CC processing — Mary Kirby, RunwayGirl Network FAA proposes drone rules US DOT issues proposed rulemaking for small UAS in commercial airspace — Graham Warwick, ATW Online Dubai Airport briefly closed due to illegal drone activity — Aviation Safety Network Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems — FAA (PDF) Know Before You Fly AMS trials Google Glass Schiphol innovates with Google Glass — Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (video) JAL experiments Google Glass at Honolulu Airport — Aviation Wire (Japanese) BA goes tablet for logbook BA first with electronic logbook for 787 fleet — David Learmount, FlightGlobal Airplane family seating Thomson Airways waffles on timing of Family Booth seating — Maryann Simson, Runway Girl Network Lufthansa introduces vintage 747 livery Lufthansa Paints a Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental in Retro Livery — Malcolm Muir, Airline Reporter Lufthansa's new basic 1968 Boeing 747-830 retro jet — Bruce Drum, World Airline News Flying the 747-8 is like driving a Porsche, Lufthansa celebrates — Paul Papadimitriou, Layovers RyanAir talks smartwatches