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5 questions CIOs must ask after Southwest Airlines’ failure

CIO Business Intelligence

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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ZeroAvia and Alaska Airlines unveil turboprop that could become largest green aircraft to take flight

GeekWire

Alaska Airlines has provided ZeroAvia with a Dash 8 Q400 regional turboprop to test out its hydrogen-powered electric propulsion system. The plane is now emblazoned with ZeroAvia navy and sky blue graphics and Alaska Airlines’ name on the tail. on Monday at which the airline gave the keys to a Dash 8 Q400 to ZeroAvia.

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Lufthansa’s digital future takes flight with ‘Digital Hangar’

CIO Business Intelligence

Each Hangar houses agile coaches, business analysts, data and analytics specialists, product owners, Scrum masters, software engineers, and user interface designers — all with one mission: to elevate the airlines’ digital customer experience before, during, and after the flight. Experience is not only the cherry on the cake.”

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Seattle-area county reveals plans for ‘world leading’ sustainable aviation fuel R&D center

GeekWire

The county and Washington State University aim to open a research and development center in the area that’s focused on sustainable aviation fuel. Matt Kieffer / Creative Commons Photo ) Washington state wants to create a “world leading” research and development center focused on low-carbon, sustainable aviation fuels.

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Agile vs. Waterfall: Which Should A CIO Choose?

The Accidental Successful CIO

Which software development methodology is best? As a CIO I suspect that you are well aware that there are a number of different ways that your IT teams can go about developing software (and doing a lot of other things). It all begins with the waterfall approach to developing software. After this comes development.

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Averting turbulence in the air

CIO Business Intelligence

The diversification of payment methods and gradual increase in the volume of online transactions have cast a spotlight on the need for payment security compliance within the airline industry. Since Erin has a limited budget, one of the first things she might do is go to the internet and browse through meta-search engines looking for a deal.

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Proving your worth: Strategies to validate and elevate your IT service department

CIO Business Intelligence

The TOPdesk dashboard streamlines this process , making it easier to justify investments, even when budget constraints are at play. Additionally, employ the business case as a tool to tackle potential risks and develop strategies for their mitigation. These metrics offer invaluable insights for continuous improvement.

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