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Alaska Airlines launches aviation-focused startup program with Los Angeles venture lab

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An Alaska Airlines plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The airline is partnering with UP.Labs to launch an aviation venture lab. GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Alaska Airlines wants to help more startups take off. Alaska Airlines is a limited partner in the fund.

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Alaska Airlines will remove kiosks, install iPads, and use facial recognition to streamline lobbies

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Alaska Airlines’ new iPad-based bag tag stations will let passengers scan their boarding passes rather than manually enter codes. A rendering of a revamped Alaska Airlines lobby. Airlines have increasingly been adopting facial recognition technology to confirm the identity of passengers.

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Alaska Airlines launches investment arm to support goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040

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Alaska Airlines on Monday announced the launch of Alaska Star Ventures to invest in new aviation technologies as part of the airline’s goal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040. Diana Birkett Rakow, Alaska’s vice president of public affairs and sustainability (PRNewsfoto/Alaska Airlines).

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Hometown hookup: Alaska Air shifts to T-Mobile from AT&T in new link between Seattle companies

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Alaska is shifting its behind-the-scenes operations T-Mobile after extensive testing of its 5G network. T-Mobile rival AT&T had been Alaska’s longtime wireless carrier, although T-Mobile and Alaska did not mention that fact in announcing the news Monday morning. T-Mobile’s $26.5

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American Airlines rolls out touchless bag check but is still booking middle seats

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American Airlines announced on Friday that it is making the check-in process completely touchless, even for passengers who have to check bags. But the company continues to book passengers into middle seats, so it’s ultimately a small gesture that only slightly reduces the chance of exposure to the novel coronavirus.

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SpaceX’s Starlink is in talks with ‘several’ airlines for in-flight Wi-Fi

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The team behind SpaceX’s growing satellite internet network Starlink is in talks with “several” airlines to beam internet to their airplanes, the project’s vice president said during a conference panel on Wednesday. Airlines want to see developed hardware and services that work first, he added. “We Timeline TBD.

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Airline CEOs Warn of Unprecedented 'Chaos' Tied to This Week's 5G Rollout

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For weeks, airlines have been cautioning authorities over the delays and disruptions that would happen in the wake of telco companies’ planned rollout of 5G technology, and things are getting serious. On Monday, the CEOs of several transportation giants like Delta, JetBlue, and American Airlines warned transportation… Read more.