News and notes from around the interweb:
- The fake diving resort run by the Mossad in Sudan (HT: David H.)
- United now sells breakfast tacos in coach in morning flights over 3.5 hours long. Two tacos are $8.99. Subject to trying them, as an Austinite I certainly endorse the idea.
Credit: United - Every Allegiant diversion is now a story even when it’s just a malfuctioning indicator light.
- Accor is buying Movenpick hotels from Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. I’m hoping they burn through all of their cash and have none left to use to buy Hyatt…
- Citi enabled Apple Pay on their Singapore-issued cards and is promoting this with 8 points per SGD on Apple Pay transactions through July 31. Uncapped.
- Singapore Airlines stops serving peanuts
- Corruption in inflight entertainment. Maybe American’s ‘Project Oasis’ to remove seat back entertainment screens is really just an ethics play?
The Panasonic parent company, in a settlement announced Monday, will pay $143 million in disgorgement to the Securities and Exchange Commission, while Panasonic Avionics Corp. agreed to pay about $137 million in penalties to the Justice Department for violations of the accounting provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
…Panasonic Avionics executives moved to hire a foreign official as a consultant at the same time that official was negotiating a contract amendment between a Middle East airline and the company that resulted in more than $353 million in revenue to Panasonic. The official, who was ultimately hired by Panasonic Avionics, did little work over the next six years while receiving $875,000 in compensation, the filing says.
As a Houstonian, I can tell you that those tortillas look like they’ll taste like crap
gary, why do you put a link to an article that’s behind a paywall? the story interests me but i can’t read it and i’m not about to subscribe to a website for one article.
BBC article on the Mossad Beach Resort (without paywall).
http://www.bbc.com/news/stories-43702764
ben senise-He is1000%correct — perhaps you believe you “MUST” fill the blog everyday and try to just do it the easy way and pick stories form the web so that it will save you time -this why I read you only sometimes vs. in past all the time follow you
I flew AA with the tablets in int’l business instead of built-in screens for the first time this week. I have to say it’s really annoying. It seemed like half the power plugs or bricks weren’t working right so a bunch of the tablets had low batteries and couldn’t last anywhere near the entire flight.
Also, the collection process at the end flight was a disaster and meant that breakfast service was really poor. They started collecting the things from passengers an hour before arrival and throughout the breakfast service but did thankfully let me keep mine for an extra 20 minutes to finish my movie. But it meant half the flight attendants in business class were focused on the tablets and not on breakfast. I never got a drink, despite being asked what I wanted four times.
It’s good to see new food options.