About this episode
00:00 - Introduction 01:00 - BER pushed back, Berlin strikes, Layovers hiatus Berlin's chaos airport sacks boss amid leadership struggle - The Local Berlin Brandenburg Airport now just 6 years behind schedule - eTurboNews (eTN) Flights cancelled at Berlin airports as ground crews start strike | News | DW | 13.03.2017 Berlin Airport Strike Strands Patrons at Biggest Travel Show - Bloomberg 03:33 - New QR business seat Qatar Air Unveils Double-Bed Seats That Turn Into Meeting Areas – Skift Qatar Air Debuts Double-Bed Seats That Morph Into Meeting Room - Bloomberg 06:37 - World's worst airports Does the UK really possess three of the world's worst airports? Berlin's 2 main airports were ranked among 10 worst in the world - Business Insider 08:28 - SkyTrax Best Airports, Terminals, Food, etc. The World's Top 100 Airports in 2017 14:35 - CPT, Attache and taxis versus Uber South African taxis block roads to main airport in Uber protest Cape Town Travel Guide - YouTube 15:52 - US infrastructure, world busiest airports America's infrastructure still rates no better than D+, engineering experts say | US news | The Guardian These Are the Busiest Airports in the World | Travel + Leisure 17:18 - LH future business class, 350, CX 777 premium economy LUFTHANSA Introduces New Business Class & Places First Class On The Endangered Species List - Lufthansa Flyer Blizzard Delays Lufthansa's A350 Debut In The USA - Lufthansa Flyer Cathay Pacific upgrades Boeing 777 premium economy - Australian Business Traveller 20:20 - SWISS engine change in the cold Replacing the World's Largest Jet Engine at 40-Below 23:13 - Cathay on-demand food, operating losses Cathay Pacific to trial business class dine on demand - Business Traveller – The leading magazine for frequent flyers Cathay dives to 2016 operating loss on competition woes 27:28 - ME3 slower growth, QR Indian carrier, United against Emirates The Middle East’s once fast-expanding airlines are coming under pressure As the skies above India rain money, Qatar Airways lines up a domestic airline — Quartz Qatar's Savvy as Indian Skies Crowd Over - Bloomberg Gadfly United Airlines employees to protest Emirates at Newark Airport - Business Insider 31:31 - New A380 Airbus debuts A380plus with winglet extensions, more seats - Australian Business Traveller Airbus Is Considering An "A380-Plus," With Up To 50 More Seats - One Mile at a Time 32:54 - Blanket rage, cash in the plane Passenger causes plane to divert after he's charged $12 for a blanket - CNN Couple Leaves $166,000 Inheritance in Airplane’s Overhead Compartment | Travel + Leisure 34:40 - QR, Airbus NEOs, Boeing MAX, JetBlue, 777 glut Qatar Airways chief says will not take any Airbus A320neos in 2017 Boeing: 737 MAX 9 Completes Successful First Flight Airbus A321neo Kicking Boeing MAX 9 Butt: Report - Market Exclusive MAX 10X Boeing defends 737 Max 10 after lessors demur The Boeing 737 MAX Is the Most Underrated Plane of All Time -- The Motley Fool JetBlue’s New Airbus Could Upend Travel to Europe - Bloomberg Sharp slowdown predicted in orders for big Boeing, Airbus jets | The Seattle Times 40:22 - 797, LX CS300 ANALYSIS: Airline support gathers around Boeing MoM concept Swiss International Air Lines converting CSeries orders to larger CS300 | Montreal Gazette