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Microsoft’s climate fund backs sustainable jet fuel company Dimensional Energy

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The increasing need to reduce carbon emissions drives many industries, including airlines and transportation, to seek sustainable alternatives to meet emission reduction targets and fulfill corporate social responsibility commitments.

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Corporate sustainability initiatives may open doors for carbon offset startups

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This push toward corporate sustainability is creating all kinds of strange bedfellows and startup opportunities, with major corporate offset programs and the establishment of new startups focused on offsets creating channels for sustainable technologies to get to market. Which brings us back to Deloitte and Delta and startups.

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American Airlines to buy 20 jets from Boom Supersonic

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American Airlines will buy up to 20 jets from Boom Supersonic, an aircraft maker that aims to commercialize supersonic, and super-fast, flight. Boom’s Overture four-engine jets promise speeds of up to Mach 1.7 Boom’s Overture four-engine jets promise speeds of up to Mach 1.7

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American Airlines takes flight with analytics transformation

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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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CX + EX = BG: The formula for sustainable business growth

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The answer lies in understanding that CX and EX are deeply connected and form the foundation for sustained business success. By fostering both CX and EX, businesses create a sustainable cycle of growth, loyalty, and success. The question is, how do leading companies consistently align their CX with tangible results?

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Air taxi startup Archer is partnering with automaker FCA on production of its electric aircraft

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Archer, a company that’s looking to develop an airline of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for use in urban transport, will work with automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) in a new partnership to benefit from the latter’s expertise in engineering, design, supply chain and materials science.

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SAP taps Splunk’s Simon Davies to lead reorg’d APAC region

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Kia Motors, NEC, Coles Group, Wipro, Fujitsu, Shiseido, Himalaya, Cochlear, and Japan Airlines. In particular, building a successful cloud foundation and effectively leveraging business data will be key to unlocking new growth opportunities in AI, data analytics, and sustainability.

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