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Layovers - Air Travel podcast
Paul Papadimitriou
153 episodes
1 month ago
The Air Travel podcast — created by Paul Papadimitriou, with Alex Hunter & Vinod Viswalingam — #1 in 50 countries and counting.
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The Air Travel podcast — created by Paul Papadimitriou, with Alex Hunter & Vinod Viswalingam — #1 in 50 countries and counting.
Show more...
Aviation
Places & Travel,
Business,
Society & Culture,
News,
Leisure
Episodes (20/153)
Layovers - Air Travel podcast
153 ROLLS-ROYCE - Inside Rolls-Royce: engineering excellence, how airplane turbine blades are born at the edge of science

We are at Rolls-Royce, exploring the engineering marvels behind aviation engines, the inner workings behind the quiet hums of those incredible machine.

We dive into the importance of expertise, heat management, and innovation in ensuring engine durability and performance.

Most importantly, we talk to the people, as this is as much craftsmanship as it is the absolute edge of science — and the people are absolute gems, it has been such a highlight listening to them all talk about what they do with such enthusiasm and love for what they do.

We also take a voyage through the intricate support systems in place for engine operations, the real-time monitoring of all those engines that fly you around, and the collaboration with aircraft manufacturers and airlines.

We delve into the future of aviation, focusing on the development of next-generation engines, the importance of efficiency, the importance of research and development, the collaboration within the industry to tackle sustainability issues, and the role of sustainable aviation fuels.

Our thanks to all of you at Rolls-Royce, your dedication to the craft is why we, the traveling public, tend to forget about engines (they always work, which is why a podcast like ours where we mostly talk, or moan, about a seat or a choice of food instead!).

Special thanks to Ben Todd for having welcomed us with open arms, you're a star — it is connections like those that fuel the passion for air travel that we, and the audience, share.

Learn more about our discussion here.
Check Veritasium's video at Rolls-Royce for the science of this all: Veritasium on YouTube
You can follow Rolls-Royce here: LinkedIn - Facebook - X - Instagram

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If we're missing somewhere, or for any feedback, let Paul know on Instagram - Threads - Mastodon - Bluesky - Twitter/X

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1 month ago
2 hours 20 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
152 ZNZ - Is Premium Economy premium, when BA was Emirates, Precision Air approximation, caravaning Cessna, Emirates A350
A lot of Premium Economy, a lot of BA, a bit of Safari Link, some Precision Air, and a sparkle of Emirates.
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1 month ago
2 hours 26 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
151 WDH - Skeleton Coast driving, Canada wide-body bingo, Namibia airfields, Airlink Embraer, SWISS chocolate, ZRH dance
A Skeleton Coast drive, a wide-body bingo, and some SWISS chocolates.
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2 months ago
2 hours 59 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
150 CND - cookware security, voltage chaos, airline excellence truths, boarding Tetris, the one real European business class
More adventures for our 150th, from seemingly attempting to cook mid-flight, to landing in an abandoned primary school.
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4 months ago
2 hours 22 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
149 TYO - Narita rave, airline soundtracks, arrivals hell, Tokyo's airport of tomorrow, LEGO MUC, pre-recorded captain
Raves at Narita? On the apron? Can you bring your own air vent? What?
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5 months ago
2 hours 13 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
148 JTR - double upgrade bug, Hoper islands copters, BA transatlantic variance, 747s of the seas, easyJet Plus, Air India tragedy
Alex listens to LiveATC as ASMR, whilst Paul recaptures the Greece of his youth.
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6 months ago
2 hours 19 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
147 LIR - new JAL 350 to Haneda, ode to the 757, cockpit cigars and whisky, ATL golden hour, exclusive airline statuses
From Tokyo in what may be the best business class there is, to Costa Rica for the battle of the carts, with a joyful ode to the wild horse of aircrafts, the 757.
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7 months ago
2 hours 23 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
146 CUR - KLM timeline, Starlink is airborne, Doha First ceilings, Heathrow fire, UK ETA, bubbly for the pilot
From tech glitches to pristine skies, from the hustle of DXB T1 to an unexpected flyby in Curaçao, we taste turbulences, KLM food, and airborne Starlink speeds.
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8 months ago
2 hours 8 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
145 KUL - AF001 fragrance, long-haul family, blue liveries, Jewel bathtub plug, hidden runways, what is premium economy
YVR-SIN-KUL-SIN-TPE-NRT, a long-haul family adventure, and not on a dusty train.
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9 months ago
2 hours 24 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
144 10Y — A Decade on the Air, Emirates Zero-Gravity First-Class pinnacle, Virgin Avgeek fan, Finnair joy, BA loyalty controversy
From the controversy of BA to the pinnacle of First Class extravaganza, from London to Delhi to Helsinki to New York to Dubai to Tokyo, this installment has all the emotions of a 10 year anniversary episode.
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11 months ago
2 hours 7 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
143 LBG - De-icing YVR, from Air France panache to roomy Ryanair, the retro-future of CDG T1 & the Concorde
De-icing adventures, a tour of Europe, a visit to the wonderful Le Bourget aerospace museum, and the alternative timeline of retro-futuristic air travel.
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12 months ago
2 hours 16 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
142 KTM - From Ukraine to Nepal, war zone and sky trails
Paul ventures into Ukraine. Alex soars above the Himalayas.
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1 year ago
2 hours 24 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
141 OKA - When building a flying itinerary to Japan and beyond is like building a LEGO set
We take a little tour of those airports: OKA, ISG, HND, HNL, OGG, SFO, CEB, CRK, DXB, LGW, and wish all airlines would be called something like Japan Transocean Air.
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1 year ago
1 hour 51 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
140 AKL - Everything flight planning, future fares, premium leisure growth, BA Fly no more, LHR T1 secret, the return of the 380?
Another episode around the world, LAX, KEF, AKL, BNE, AUH, DOH, LHR, IST, PDX featuring the consummate aviation professional, and ever-friendly, Hakan, with everything you ever wanted to know about flight planning, the secret of Heathrow Terminal 1 (why it's still standing), and more.
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1 year ago
2 hours 14 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
139 YEG - From ground crew to flight attendant, via two pandemic Olympics: Vinod's AvGeek chronicles
The AvGeek Odyssey of Vinod, from ground crew, to flight attendant, to two Covid Olympics: an episode full of aviation and travel stories, and lots of laughs.
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1 year ago
2 hours 42 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
138 AUH - Chic new Abu Dhabi, all business BeOnd, MAX flying challenge, humane low cost, wireless lavatory IFE
It's Alex and Paul this time, not Paul and Alex, for it's another Alex (you've met her in 133!). From Male, with an all business airline, to Abu Dhabi, who means business with its new airport, we fly all around and over-analyze details of airlines (is there an orange remnant on that 319?) and airports (when even signage isn't enough).
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1 year ago
2 hours 5 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
137 SAI - The Great Tour of Cambodia and Vietnam, with a cup of water from Cambodia Angkor Air
Paul and Paolo share almost the same name, almost the same birthday, nearly the same height, and a great friendship and love for air travel. We compare notes on Cambodia and Vietnam.
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1 year ago
2 hours 21 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
136 DXB - Vegan First Class, lounge bouncers, jet stream rush, intermittent flying fasting, improper JFK
Alex flies to New York, meets the jet stream and an unbelievably bad customer representative. Paul flies to Dubai, tries the new Emirates plant-based signature dishes with a First upgrade that this podcast made possible.
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1 year ago
2 hours 1 minute

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
135 RAK - Epic tropical lounge, composite burn, full row downgrade, going veg, MAXed out Boeing rant
"They looked around the region at all these great airports and gone: let's get the TK Maxx version of that"
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1 year ago
2 hours 7 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
134 HKG - All business class 321neo, biometrics AI airports, Qatar 2.0, boarding group 0, IFE gold standard
Alex returns to Hong Kong, Paul discovers La Compagnie. So much travel, so little time to record!
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2 years ago
2 hours 2 minutes

Layovers - Air Travel podcast
The Air Travel podcast — created by Paul Papadimitriou, with Alex Hunter & Vinod Viswalingam — #1 in 50 countries and counting.