The death of Virgin America

The Death of Virgin America's Brand and the Aftermath of the Alaska Airlines Sale – SkiftAlaska Air Buys Virgin America in Healthy $2.6 Billion Merger - Yahoo FinanceVIRGIN AMERICA SHAREHOLDER NOTICE: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Announces the Investigation of Virgin America Inc. (VA) Over the Proposed Sale of the Company to Alaska Air Group, Inc. - Yahoo FinanceJetBlue Exec: Virgin America Was a Nice-To Have But Not Worth $2.6 Billion – SkiftJetBlue Is the One to Watch as It Tries to Target Virgin America's Passengers – SkiftSour Over Failed Bid For Virgin America, JetBlue Gives Away Free Tickets – Consumerist

The 747 lives to see another day

Boeing Gets $1.5 Billion Surprise With New 747 Jumbo Jet Orders - BloombergSneak Peek at Malaysia Airlines 9M-MPP Boeing 747-400 #RetroJet #QueenOftheskies | AzuanZahdi.com

Shoutouts

Levi Bloom on Twitter: "@papadimitriou 2 episodes from finishing every layovers episode. Listening from Minneapolis. Really enjoying this fantastic podcast."Heathrow Airport on Twitter: "@papadimitriou Hi Paul, the e-gates in T3 are being updated for new generation ones, to improve immigration at Heathrow."

KLM expands Messenger initiative

Heathrow Airport on Twitter: "@papadimitriou Hi Paul, the e-gates in T3 are being updated for new generation ones, to improve immigration at Heathrow."

AF KLM CEO leaves for IATA

Air France-KLM says CEO to leave airline for top IATA post | Reuters

US Congreas refuses to legislate on legroom

Backed by Airline Dollars, Congress Rejects Effort to Address Shrinking Legroom

The state of air travel

Come fly with me | 1843

Passengers rights in the EU almost impound a plane!

An Airline Owed a Customer $680—and Its Plane Almost Got Impounded

Missiles on a commercial jetliner...

US missiles found on Air Serbia plane | GulfNews.com

Yet another smart luggage

Raden

A tracker with a twist

Smart-Unit - Product HuntHow does it work ? Smart-Unit. Luggage locator | Smart-Unit

Facepalm for the TSA

TSA paid $1.4 million for Randomizer app that chooses left or right | Apps and Software | Geek.comThe TSA is a Mess; Won't Get Better Soon - Wandering Aramean

A smart… pillow??

WOOLLIP Travel Pillow: Smart pillow for smart travelers! by DIANE & FRANCK LEVY — Kickstarter

A 737 races a Tesla

Tesla vs. Boeing: Which wins the ultimate drag race? - CNET

BOS

Massport - Logan Airport

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