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United Airlines’ AI strategy: The airline that makes decisions fastest wins

CIO

At United Airlines, AI has been a long-term strategic investment, not a recent initiative. This forward-thinking approach stems from a clear business philosophy that in the airline industry specifically, the carrier quickest to make complex decisions gains the competitive edge.

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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. Leibman notes that American Airlines operates every hour of every day. American Airlines. “We Leibman, who stepped down on Sept.

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A rewards program for your rent payments? Meet Bilt

TechCrunch

Bilt is a rewards program that lets renters earn each time they make a rent payment. These points, whether earned through spending on the card or by paying rent at Bilt-partnered properties, can be used toward travel with airlines and hotels, as well as other perks like group fitness classes. Getting regulatory approval from the U.S.

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Why Cutting Corners in PSS Migration Testing Can Disrupt Airline Operations

Coforge

Airlines run on data, speed, and experience today, and Passenger Service Systems (PSS) are at the heart of it all. However, as airlines modernize their technology landscape, migrating from legacy PSS platforms to next-gen systems has become inevitable and incredibly complex. What is PSS, and What Does PSS Migration Involve?

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Airline Marketing and Advertising Use Cases from American Airlines, Ryanair, Air France, and Others

Altexsoft

Airline industry made an impact on how we buy things today, and how those things are marketed. Just a couple of examples: electronic tickets were first developed for fare ticketing, while one of the first online booking systems was built by airline distribution company SABRE. Scandinavian airlines first class in 70s and now.

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Case in point: taking stock of the CrowdStrike outages

CIO

In a lawsuit the airline filed in October, Delta claimed the faulty update was pushed out in an unsafe manner and CrowdStrike should pay for the losses. Delta alone had more than $500 million in losses as a result of crippled operations and thousands of flight cancellations and delays.

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Landline wants to fully check you in for your flight — far from the airport

TechCrunch

Running an airline is a tough industry, with many companies either folding shop or merging with rivals to survive. Being an airline passenger isn’t a walk in the park, for a litany of reasons that anyone who has ever been in an airport can easily enumerate. The big idea?

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