006 BCN - Google Flights, Bombardier CS300, mobile passport, Airwolf, MH370

SHOW NOTES Two shout outs this week. First to TheDesignAir for going live with their brand new podcast, The Aviator , it's really great and you should all subscribe! Second to our own Alex who just released the first episode of his video travel show, Attaché. Take a look at the London episode . Paul attended the filming of Barcelona this week—what fun we had! I. News of the week WOW goes transatlantic Iceland's WOW air prepares fo new transatlantic routes — Alan Dron, ATW Ryanair to add cheap transatlantic flights, WiFi and more in the next three years — Kayla Hertz, IrishCentral The economic impact of Emirates Airlines in Europe Emirates Airgues Why It's Good for Europe's Economy — Deena Kamel Yousef, Bloomberg Boeing and FedEx support OpenSkies Boeing, FedEx battle back vs US airlines on Gulf competition — Reuters Bombardier flies its CS300 Bombardier schedules CS300 first flight for 26 February — Mavis Toh, FlightGlobal SouthWest misses inspections Southwest Airlines grounds 128 Boeing 737 airplanes for missed inspections — Terry Maxon, The Dallas Morning News Southwest for Now Can Use Planes That Missed Inspection — David Koenig, ABC News United is brutally honest with its pilots United Airlines Officials Highlight 'Near-Misses' in Safety Message to Pilots — Dan Good, ABC News A new biggest plane ever made This Will Be the World's Largest Plane — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics Inside The Roc's Lair — Guy Norris, Aviation Week A 747 Gobs Solar Impulse From Switzerland To Abu Dhabi — Paul Papadimitriou, Layovers The restoration of the first 747 From rust bucket to showpiece: Volunteers are rescuing the first Boeing 747 — Ron Judd, The Seattle Times II. Innovation in AirTech, PaxEx and Design #MWC15: IBM showcases iOS app for airline industry Next IBM MobileFirst for iOS Apps Unveiled — IBM Apple - IBM Partnership Sprouts Latest Set Of Apps At Mobile World Congress — Ron Miller, Techcrunch #MWC15: Virgin goes smartwatch Virgin Atlantic is testing Sony SmartWear, including EyeGlass, for engineer collaboration — Dave Neal, The Inquirer JAL Tests Smartwatch Broadcasts at Tokyo Haneda — Paul Papadimitriou, Layovers #MWC15: American Airlines' Hackathon WearableWorld Success Story Ryanair goes mobile-first The new Ryanair - a mobile-first travel retailer — Martin Cowen, Tnooz Options Away' future ticket lock Options Away, an airfare lock startup, raises $3.5 million — Sean O'Neill, Tnooz A mobile passport to get into the US Second Airport Offers Travelers Access to Mobile Passport App — Benet J. Wilson, Airways News Faster Airport Entry Into the USA with this Selfie iPhone App — Paul Papadimitriou, Layovers Starwood and Uber join loyalty forces Starwood Is Giving Out SPG Loyalty Points to Uber Riders — Serena Saitto, Bloomberg Google Flights is out of beta Google Flights comes out of beta, but still isn't profitable — Sean O'Neill, Tnooz Here's what Google's super-fast flight search reveals about its product strategy — Jillian D'Onfro, Business Insider Use ITA codes on HipMunk Bet You Didn't Know: Using Hipmunk to book ITA Matrix flights — FrequentMiler Airbus goes AirWolf Airbus' New Composite Helicopter Is A Billion Dollar Bet — Chris Clarke, Jalopnik III. App of the Week Turbulence Forecast IV. Debate of the week One year into MH370's mysterious disappearance. The Vanishing — Sean Flynn, GQ 'Nobody cares any more': the relatives who went looking Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 — Jon Ronson, The Guardian