News and notes from around the interweb:
- Elon Musk’s NetJets preferences requests for cabin crew while flying on their jets.
He wants the fastest, most direct routing – don’t conserve fuel. Don’t offer help with technology. Keep cabin temperature to 65 degrees with lights dim and vents off – he “does not like the noise.” He may nap, and he’ll be unhappy with wifi outages (me too, btw).
- Air France onboards chef Daniel Boulud for business and first class meals on U.S. departures. This starts from July out of New York-JFK, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco and Washington-DC and extends to the rest of their U.S. cities by end of year. They’re also adding mattress pads in business, and they’re already arguably the premium carrier over the Atlantic.
- How to make pour-over coffee stronger according to science.
- Will you go?
The Syrian Civil Aviation Authority recently released a marketing ad for Damascus International Airport, as Syria attempts to convince international airlines, including those in Europe and the United States, to return to the country following the fall of the Assad Regime. pic.twitter.com/ihrNotZY1W
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) April 10, 2025
- Marriott’s Android app update reduces the number of rates you can search at once from 5 to 3. Marriott keeps reducing functionality for customers.
- 29 former student pilots sue United’s training academy for making big promises they never delivered on