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This episode is all about hints and tips. We recap VIP airport lounge access with Priority Pass, discuss the best seat on Qantas A380s, train travel in Europe. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner visits Australia courtesy of Qantas.

In this episode we reveal how to get airport lounge access and skip the security queues, highlight THE best seat onboard Qantas' A380 aircraft, help with selecting the best mode of transport in Europe and recap Boeing's 787 Dreamliner visit to Australia.

In this episode we speak about some of the airlines currently supporting the Apple Passbook App. Etihad announces fleet-wide inflight wifi internet by end of 2014 and Qantas completes A380-style upgrade of seats on their Boeing 747's.

Air India Ltd. has yet to get delivery of its seventh 787 Dreamliner jet, scheduled for end-January, due to the global grounding of and ban on delivery of such jets

SpiceJet is a popular name in the Indian aviation industry when it comes to providing cheap domestic air tickets. This low-cost carrier is all set to buy new aircraft, Boeing 737 model for the expansion of its fleet. As per reliable sources, the airline is yet to enter into a formal agreement with the manufacturing company on purchase of the jet, whose value is around 100 million dollar (INR 620 crore). However, it is believed that SpiceJet would be ordering around 40 to 50 aircraft.

Northrop Grumman is developing the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for the US Navy to provide long-endurance maritime surveillance. The biggest UAS ever operated by the navy, Triton will fly missions of up to 24 hours scouting out large areas of the ocean, working hand-in-hand with the manned Boeing P-8 Poseidon which can fly in for a closer look at targets of interest.