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SHOW NOTES I. News of the week The Germanwings crash These Charts Show Why the Germanwings Crash Is Especially Unusual | TIME Germanwings investigators find torn-up sicknote in co-pilot's home – as it happened | World news | The Guardian Germanwings cancels flight as pilots refuse to fly - EUROPE Germanwings-Drama: Blackbox zeichnete die letzten verzweifelten Rufe des Kapitäns auf - Helfer sichern weitere persönliche Gegenstände der Opfer - News Ausland - Bild.de ($) Germanwings crash prompts airlines to introduce cockpit ‘rule of two’ | World news | The Guardian More Airlines Promise to Require Two Crew Members in Cockpit at All Times – Skift Germanwings Co-Pilot Was Treated for ‘Suicidal Tendencies,’ Authorities Say - NYTimes.com Jet Crash Tests Germany’s Faith in Its Precision - NYTimes.com Pilots at Low Cost Carriers Under Increasing Stress – Skift How To Lock and Unlock Airbus A320 Cockpit Door - Description and Procedures - YouTube Boeing Honeywell Uninterruptible Autopilot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Germanwings pilot greets each passenger and holds speech in wake of crash | Daily Mail Online The Emotional Moment A Germanwings Pilot Reassured His Passengers That He'd Get Them Home Safe - BuzzFeed News Lufthansa's Embattled CEO Thought Things Were Bad - Then They Got Worse – Skift Fatal plane crash rates by model Germanwings Crash and Safety Trends - Bloomberg View Despite the tragedy, the real story of commercial aviation is increasing safety Ryanair refutes transatlantic plans FE Investegate |Ryanair Holdings PLC Announcements | Ryanair Holdings PLC: RYANAIR STATEMENT 19 MARCH 2015, DUBLIN Ryanair abandons plans to operate transatlantic flights - BBC News Ryanair Now Says It Won't Begin Low-Cost Transatlantic Service – Skift New fronts in the US vs Gulf airlines debate The EU Is Coming to the Support of U.S. Airlines Angry About Gulf Carriers – Skift Labor Unions and U.S. Airlines Set Aside Differences to Attack Gulf Carriers – Skift United Airlines' Outsourcing Jobs to Company That Pays Near-Poverty Wages Is Shameful | Robert Creamer U.S. Travel Association Again Takes Side of Gulf Carriers in Open Skies Debate – Skift Air India recruitment problem Air India Held A Job Fair And No One Showed Up Man jumps off plane in Mumbai Security scare at Mumbai airport after man jumps off plane, walks away II. Innovation News of the Week A remote controlled airport tower The world’s first remote-controlled airport? - Telegraph Saab Remote Tower - YouTube Remote Tower - Revolutionizing Air Traffic Services Uber allies with Bluesmart for lost luggage recovery Bluesmart partners with Uber to go pick up your lost luggage The iPhone-controlled Carry-On Luggage — Layovers Not Losing Our Luggage Has Made Airlines $18 Billion Richer – Skift More airlines launch Apple Watch apps Airlines Get Into Apple Watches In A Big Way | DesignAir A cabin to simulate aircrft sound pollution Heathrow sound simulator aims for a quiet take-off in central London | Business | The Guardian Lufthansa flies entrepreneurs in India Lufthansa - Runway to Success Season3 III. App of the Week Google Flights Google Flights IV. Topic of the week The secrets of SFO tower with Dan Hamilton, Air Traffic Controller at San Francisco Airport VI. Airport of the week PHX Beyond the brutalist experience, what is there to know about Phoenix Sky Harbor: from the disappearing Terminal 1 to the highest airport train tr...