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American Airlines takes flight with analytics transformation

CIO

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines have struggled with bad weather, fewer air traffic controllers, and a shortage of pilots, all leading to an unprecedented number of cancelations in 2022. This was a huge change for our teams. Leibman notes that American Airlines operates every hour of every day.

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5 questions CIOs must ask after Southwest Airlines’ failure

CIO

The last thing any CIO wants is to experience catastrophic operational issues during a peak season, but that’s exactly what executives at Southwest Airlines faced last week. 19-28 far exceeded any other airlines’ operational impacts. Even before the blizzard hit, Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan acknowledged on Nov.

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Unicorn travel startup Hopper is facing a pandemic-fueled customer service nightmare

TechCrunch

Mobile travel app Hopper has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers canceled their trips and airlines dropped their flights. Hopper took my money on a flight that was cancelled by the airline and never notified me.” It also noted a small number of airlines don’t allow refunds, only travel credit.

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10 emerging innovations that could redefine IT

CIO

The main constituency: Any developer who will happily trade a bit of precision for a big savings in electricity. Other leaders have strong personal opinions about the best way to run a team. The IT teams must find the best way to support the larger mission with better tools and practices.

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The air taxi market prepares to take flight

TechCrunch

Twelve years ago, Joby Aviation consisted of a team of seven engineers working out of founder JoeBen Bevirt’s ranch in the Santa Cruz mountains. Partnerships with major automakers and airlines are on the rise, and CEOs have promised commercialization as early as 2024. Today, the startup has swelled to 800 people and a $6.6

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Multiplayer fintech, and the muddled world of startup data

TechCrunch

The good news is that the government is also in the dark about funding data; the bad news is that without good tracking, we don’t know how progress is being made. TechCrunch covered favorites from Techstars’ three Demo Days, which were focused on Chicago, Boston and workforce development. Image Credits: Amazon / Microsoft.

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Fraport goes all in on private 5G network

CIO

As far as slicing is concerned, however, Oswald can imagine that Fraport will later offer its own slicing services for its B2B partners, such as airlines or logistics companies. That’s what Oswald and his team already do by provisioning public 5G SIM cards themselves in the private network to ensure complete documentation.

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