058 BKK - JetBlue Mint, Air Canada near miss, Singapore 777s, Southwest love, Millennial Air
Summary
Flight 058. Alex flies his bike on JetBlue, himself on Mint. Paul flies a variety of Singapore 777s. The Air Canada SFO disaster that just wasn’t. Qatar and AA dance apart. New US security measures confusion. Joon, the new Air France millennial airline. United loves the 747, but not dogs nor kids. Easyjet pilot on ecstasy.00:00 - Introduction, Asia summer for Paul
02:26 - Alex flies his bike on JetBlue, Mint, Mosaic
- Find Your Keys, Wallet & Phone with Tile’s App and Bluetooth Tracker Device | Tile
- JetBlue | TrueBlue: Promotion ended
15:59 - United dog, 747, seat nightmare
- United Airlines apologizes for death of dog on flight - Emirates 24|7
- United Airlines doing something special for Boeing 747 enthusiasts - Chicago Business Journal
- United Refused to Let Young Child Nap In The Empty Seats Next to Her - View from the Wing
20:58 - US security confusion, books, TSA prize
- Whoa: Electronics Are Now Banned From Checked Bags On US-Bound Flights?! - One Mile at a Time
- No laptop ban as U.S. says all airlines have raised security
- TAP Portugal on Facebook - update
- Laptop Ban on Planes Is Lifted, U.S. Officials Confirm - NYTimes.com
- New TSA Policy May Lead to Increased Scrutiny of Reading Material | American Civil Liberties Union
- Hate extra airport pat-downs? TSA offering 1.5 million to fix the system | Stuck at the Airport
28:40 - Southwest love, LAX helicopter
32:25 - FAA shrinking seats, LGA expansion, supersonic regulation
- Judges order FAA to review airplane seat sizes - Jul. 29, 2017
- Delta receives OK to do $4B LaGuardia project: Travel Weekly
- Lee-Gardner Amendment is a solid step toward supersonic flight)
35:53 - Air Canada SFO near miss
- Exclusive: Air Canada near-miss at SFO sparks FAA probe
- SFO near-miss: Air Canada pulled up with 11 seconds to spare
- SFO: Source says Air Canada pilot not using computer system
- Air Canada NEAR DISASTER at San Francisco (ATC Transcripts) - YouTube
45:57 - Easyjet ecstasy, NRT fence, 787 drawing
- French EasyJet pilot convicted for flying ‘while suffering the after-effects of ecstasy’
- ASN Aircraft serious incident 15-JUL-2017 Boeing 747-8F N852GT
- Boeing Draws A 787 Over The United States With A 787 - Airways Magazine
49:56 - Layovers reviews, AnalyseAsia
53:00 - Air France missile, VR, Joon
- CSISAerospace on Twitter: "North Korea's #Hwasong14 missile test splashed down within minutes of @AirFrance 293's flight path last week. https://t.co/yKz5vphjAP https://t.co/Hy2Eiqsmhj"
- Air France tests immersive entertainment | IFE content from ATWOnline
- Air France Plans Lower-Cost Airline to Attract Millennials
57:48 - Paul tries three Singapore 777, explicit IFE, Uber
1:10:51 - Qatar and AA, Al Baker apology, visa, creative accounting
- Qatar Air Moves on From American Airlines Plan - Bloomberg
- American Airlines Says It Will End Codeshare Deals With Qatar Airways And Etihad Airways
- Qatar Airways CEO Apologizes After Calling U.S. Flight Attendants 'Grandmothers'
- GREAT NEWS!! VISA-free: Now Citizens of 80 countries Can Enter Qatar
- Qatar Airways' Fairy-Tale 'Profit' | HuffPost
- Accounting Gimmicks And Hard Realities At Etihad Airways | HuffPost
1:20:23 - BKK
1:29:17 - Conclusion, next flights
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