051 DUS - Qatar suite, new A380, Worlds Best Airports, 737 MAX v 320neo, still no BER
Summary
Flight 051. The never happening BER airport. The new Qatar business seat. The future Lufthansa connected seat. The potential Boeing 797. Tons of airport lists. And more.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.
14:35 - CPT, Attache and taxis versus Uber
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
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
43:41 - New Cyprus Airways, low WestJet
- New Cyprus Airways receives AOC | Airlines content from ATWOnline
- WestJet Denies Close Call Caught on Camera at St. Maarten
46:37 - Harrison Ford, Prepare for Impact app, Alitalia
8 Harrison Ford flies aircraft close to passenger plane – video | Film | The Guardian
- Harrison Ford in near-miss: 'Was that airliner meant to be underneath me?' | Film | The Guardian
- Prepare for Impact on the App Store
- Alitalia’s liquidity is running out, the airline must find €1 billion to have a future
49:31 - US Travel Ban, US domestic IDs, EK US bookings
- Trump travel ban: Second US judge block new executive order - BBC News
- U.S. Citizens Now Being Forced To Provide Their Social Media Passwords Upon Return To U.S.
- Emirates' U.S. Bookings Fell HOW MUCH After The Travel Ban?! - One Mile at a Time
52:00 - Exploding headphones, Layovers 050 feedback, AVTalk
- Here's another thing to worry about: Getting burnt by exploding headphones
- Introducing AvTalk—the Flightradar24 Aviation Podcast – Flightradar24 Blog
- Yankee Flyers
57:17 - Listen to the Clouds, SFO observation deck
- Listen To The Clouds - Live as the world flies
- SFO gets public outdoor observation deck - TravelSkills
58:38 - DUS
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