# emirates (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover emirates. Page: Feed: --- ## [161 AAR - The Visual Culture of Air Travel: The Maps, the Designs, the Voyages That Made Us Fall in Love With Flying, with Christian Nolle](https://share.transistor.fm/s/af81e447) _2026-08-04 · Paul Papadimitriou · Layovers - Air Travel podcast_ Christian Nolle is a maker, designer, photographer, whose work focuses on aviation culture, the stories behind route maps, and the historical impact of flying on what ties us all together and makes us dream. He is the editor of Direction of Travel . We discuss everything, from his obsession with Heathrow (he was testing T5 before the opening!), his collection of route maps, his beautiful print… [Listen](https://feedpress.me/link/9711/17403402/d0df6297.mp3) ## [160 SDU - The Airports and Airlines That Made Brazil, and Inspired Us to Fly There](https://share.transistor.fm/s/81971a2e) _2026-06-29 · Paul Papadimitriou · Layovers - Air Travel podcast_ Varig, VASP, Panair, the names are long gone, but they put Brazil on the map for us, alongside iconic cinema imagery and a legendary national football team that captured every kid's imagination. Grab a caipirinha (and some black licorice) as we chart how the jet age shaped our vision of the country, before diving into our actual experiences flying in and out of SDU (that final!), GIG, CGH, GRU,… [Listen](https://feedpress.me/link/9711/17369882/ea24b086.mp3) ## [159 HEL - Finnair cocoon, Air North to Kelowna, boarding zone police, Dubai plane spotting, tug slippage](https://share.transistor.fm/s/8eab184f) _2026-05-18 · Paul Papadimitriou · Layovers - Air Travel podcast_ Two sagas of snow and ice: going to Dubai via Helsinki, in that unconventional (revolutionary?) cocoon seat by Finnair, and to Kelowna (YLW) with the appropriately named Air North — snowy take offs, blueberry juice and de-icing drama (no blueberry juice was used to de-ice, but an in-flight magazine was taken). Would you fly to Dubai now? Where we stand (that jet fuel price), and where to stand in… [Listen](https://feedpress.me/link/9711/17343746/855177d5.mp3) ## [158 LIN - American Flagship hopes, Cortina Olympics ride, Flighty Intelligence, crew cosplay, LH on-demand cleaning](https://share.transistor.fm/s/39a056b1) _2026-04-16 · Paul Papadimitriou · Layovers - Air Travel podcast_ Vinod's Olympics adventure: Flagship lounge, Flagship upgrade, Flagship Wifi (err), Flagship chicken, Flagship plane (well…), all the hopes and expectations of American Airlines Flagship were placed into that trip. And that Black Card! That vintage boarding pass! Does the British Airways return compete with that? Yes (that shortbread biscuit does a lot of heavy lifting). Milan finally gets the… [Listen](https://feedpress.me/link/9711/17320167/fdb3db8f.mp3) ## [157 KMJ - Japan by air, 17 hours to Perth, tensions and airfare rising, uniforms and identity, Qsuite ganache](https://share.transistor.fm/s/2f5d3be8) _2026-03-17 · Paul Papadimitriou · Layovers - Air Travel podcast_ Ever wondered what it’s like to fly 17+ hours straight? Matt Drinkwater comes to share his experience with Qantas on the near-Kangaroo route to Perth (we talk the past and present of that route), and more, onto Brisbane. Matt and Paul share a deep bond with Japan, and discuss the beauty, and quirkiness, of flying within Japan, from small airports, to the smell of Kansai International (yes,… [Listen](https://feedpress.me/link/9711/17315053/3fb27167.mp3) ## [156 JFK T1 - Lufthansa Allegris Tetris, Air Canada A330, JFK faster than fast-track, 100th liveries, JetClock, how to choose a seat](https://share.transistor.fm/s/f02b8b00) _2026-02-22 · Paul Papadimitriou · Layovers - Air Travel podcast_ The road that Lufthansa took to get to their new business class seemed somewhat long and convoluted, Paul is finally able to tell you if it was worth the wait (choosing a seat on Allegris might be as long and convoluted a process though). And hey, there are no less than 5 outside cameras on their 350! How to strike gold after gold at JFK Terminal 1 and be faster than fast-track. Vinod finally gets… [Listen](https://feedpress.me/link/9711/17315054/e785a736.mp3) ## [155 FLIGHTY - Flighty: Reinventing Flight Tracking and the air travel experience, with Ryan Jones, Founder CEO at Flighty](https://share.transistor.fm/s/104dc9d6) _2026-01-20 · Paul Papadimitriou · Layovers - Air Travel podcast_ Flighty has changed how we experience air travel. The flight tracking app, which obsessively focuses on the user experience and data accuracy, has been mentioned in nearly all our episodes since Paul got on the beta in early 2019, and we're so pleased to welcome Ryan Jones, the Founder CEO of Flighty , for an entertaining chat on everything Flighty, and more. Ryan shares the journey of creating… [Listen](https://feedpress.me/link/9711/17315055/778953a2.mp3) ## [154 LGA - United fairly tale, Qatar-ish premium economy, SeatGuru farewell, Hanoi underground tension, ORD forever taxiing](https://share.transistor.fm/s/80ee977a) _2025-12-25 · Paul Papadimitriou · Layovers - Air Travel podcast_ Alex finally boards a Qatar Airways flight, and finds how to get a premium economy seat in this airline that doesn't have premium economy (not through that ethernet port though). Paul completely changes his mind about United, a true Christmas miracle (and a possible playbook for BA), what an incredible crew. Farewell to SeatGuru, nothing truly replaces you (AeroLOPA is the nearest). When your… [Listen](https://feedpress.me/link/9711/17315056/f0ca7e01.mp3) ## [153 ROLLS-ROYCE - Inside Rolls-Royce: engineering excellence, how airplane turbine blades are born at the edge of science](https://share.transistor.fm/s/abc9a027) _2025-11-30 · Paul Papadimitriou · Layovers - Air Travel podcast_ 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… [Listen](https://feedpress.me/link/9711/17315057/7d7a7bff.mp3) ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/oisgVghAlAnx) _2025-11-30 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [152 ZNZ - Is Premium Economy premium, when BA was Emirates, Precision Air approximation, caravaning Cessna, Emirates A350](https://share.transistor.fm/s/c6f31100) _2025-11-10 · Paul Papadimitriou · Layovers - Air Travel podcast_ Paul & Paolo are guinea pigs, they enter a bar, only that it's Paul's living room (but there's actual beer!), to talk, in length, about the state of BA, what is premium about their premium economy, and if it can compare to Emirates' one (or Virgin's for that matter). Paul calls BA the Emirates of the 80/90s (he felt inadequate flying them back then!) — were there enough headphones and food in that… [Listen](https://feedpress.me/link/9711/17315058/a1fa6b99.mp3)