Paul Papadimitriou
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Creator and host of LayoversAppears in 153 Episodes
033 HND - Comparing JAL and ANA, not so smart carry-ons, new IranAir deal, best Star Alliance seat
Flight 033. The experience of flying JAL and ANA. Airbus finally gets new A380 orders. The fantastic Virgin America online booking experience. Smart carry-ons are star...
032 OSL - Air France last 747, Qatar Airways entertaining CEO, drone avoidance technology
Flight 032. Air France retires its last 747. Uber might enter the travel planning game. Will commercial aircrafts ditch one pilot? The most entertaining man in the avi...
031 NCE - BA avoid France, ANA flies Star Wars, A380 maximum seats, texting Kayak
Flight 031. The mystery of the British Airways flights avoiding French airspace. ANA flies the Star Wars crew from LAX to LHR. No more hover boards in planes. Kayak la...
030 BEY - Changi goes Star Wars, abandoned 747s, Qatar A350, Airbus Kinder chocolate
Flight 030. Singapore Changi goes Star Wars. The battle of travel planning apps. The best and worst U.S. airports in 2015. Who abandoned three 747s at KUL? The special...
029 EWR - Jetblue and Amazon, 170 million air miles, crazy Airbus patent, wine carry-on
Flight 029. Living in Singapore Changi Airport for 7 months. Kudos to Ethiopian for its all female crew flight. JetBlue goes Amazon for entertainment. A luggage made f...
028 IST - Star Trek influences EasyJet, Twitter for airlines, Turkish IFE, Etihad upgrade bidding
Flight 028. EasyJet goes Star Trek with its uniforms. Air Astana shows the iPad is a best of class IFE. The potential new reality of airport security after the terror ...
027 FRA - DXB beacons, Indigo, bye bye US Airways, Air France downsizing, carry-on ads
Flight 027. Technologies for better passenger flows at Dubai airports. Get paid to advertise on your carry-on. A smart travel lock. Don’t post your boarding passes on ...
026 BOM - Poland LOT bitcoins, LHR Terminal 6, Pegasus Instragram, Virgin America Spotify
Flight 026. Two US dollars to travel around Asia. Bitcoins for the Polish airline LOT. Spotify on board at Virgin America. A new stylish entrant in the smart carry-on ...
025 LGB - limiting leg room reduction, United iPhones and secret frequent flyer program
Flight 025. The true meaning of disruption in air travel. Innovations in the front of the cabin that trickle down to coach. A petition to prevent U.S. airlines from li...
024 MRU - New wave of airplane food, Concorde to fly again, 777-9X foldable wings
Flight 024. From terrible plane food to restaurants in the skies, how newer aircrafts and top tier airlines are changing the food game. Jettisoning passengers or ticke...
023 LGW - American First for pets, Iron Maiden 747, LoungeBuddy, sinking airport
Flight 023. You really shouldn’t take your carry-on in the event of an emergency evacuation, but saving your pet from the new American “Cuddle Class” is safe. Taking a...
022 JNB - Don Hunter, fmr Cathay Pacific and Kai Tak, debating the future of flying
Flight 022. Don Hunter has been around the world, from the Royal Air Force to Oman Air, from Cathay Pacific to managing Kai Tak airport and he’s our guest on this flig...
021 LAS - Drone disruption, UK airports sales tax scam, Facebook aircraft, Tinder for the skies
Flight 021. Commercial drones raise concerns and a terrorist alert. A new app category: Tinder for the skies, but aren’t there too many air travel apps? An entire airl...
020 DUB - Airbus hypersonic, MH370 discovery, Delta, United hacking, LHR 3rd runway
Flight 020. Airbus hypes a hyper-unrealistic hypersonic plane. A potential clue to the MH370 mystery comes ashore. Hackers were in United systems for a year, but what ...
019 GIG - Greg Annandale, La Guardia is bad, living in First Class, La Compagnie, SpaceX
Flight 019. La Guardia, maybe the worst airport in the U.S., gets fully rebuilt, Emirates is getting what it wanted: a new Airbus A380, a United pilot ditches live amm...
018 ATH - Emirates goes to Washington, LHR T1 closes, Iron Man safety video, Monarch Apple Watch
Flight 018. A proposed worldwide unique size carry-on doesn’t seem to fit, but a smart luggage with 4G wifi just might. Emirates goes to Washington whilst U.S. airline...
017 MEM - 747 is alive, EasyJet drone maintenance, FAA pilotless plane, no A380 for United
Flight 017. The 747 lives for another day. The FAA tests a pilotless plane. The dream of the flying car is near. United gives up on the A380 but also on some passenger...
016 VIE - KLM social media, Iberia ticket auctions, Delta bags, SouthWest good deed, ANA rebrand
Flight 016. The KLM social media initiatives, the silence at Helsinki airport, the ticket auctions from Iberia, the pre-loading of bags by Delta, the good deed of Sout...