The Verge

JUNE 16, 2020

United and American Airlines said Monday that they will temporarily ban passengers who don’t comply with a new industry-wide mandatory mask policy that goes into effect this week. The new policy announced this week by industry trade organization Airlines for America covers United, American, Delta, Hawaiian, Southwest, and JetBlue.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Delta Airlines said in a pair of internal memos to employees this week that it’s asked competitors to share their no-fly lists, to try to keep passengers who cause disturbances on planes from bringing their mayhem to other airlines. Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 18, 2021

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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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Slalom provides tech-related services in various industries to clients across the globe including Alaska Airlines, Allstate, eBay, Hyatt, Microsoft, REI, and others.

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GeekWire

MARCH 1, 2021

Sunrise as viewed from the Alaska Airlines Flight 482 in Seattle on a 737-MAX 9 flight, with Mount Rainier and an Amazon Prime cargo jet in the distance. As the first airline to bet on the 737 MAX’s return to service , Alaska has thrown its support behind Boeing, which manufactures planes in Everett and Renton, Wash. “We

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Venture Beast

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Good airline data and a strong digital backbone are essential for recovery. The pandemic has turned the air travel revenue model on its head. Read More.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 17, 2020

airlines have imposed newly strict policies about face masks this week, requiring almost all passengers to wear face coverings or risk a ban on future flights, according to an announcement from the airline industry trade group Airlines For America. Airlines already required the use of face masks, but some… Read more.

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Gizmodo

JANUARY 6, 2021

It’s the first time Amazon has purchased planes outright rather than just lease them and comes as the airline industry struggles from a slowdown… Read more. Amazon has purchased 11 passenger planes from Delta and WestJet that will be converted into cargo jets, according to a press release from the Seattle-based online retailer.

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CTOvision

JUNE 2, 2017

The Global Connected Aircraft Summit (7-9 June 2017) provides airlines, operators, integrators, and technology vendors with a venue for advancing the state of the entire aviation community. Bob Gourley.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 25, 2023

As CIO of United Airlines, Jason Birnbaum is laser focused on using technology and data to enable the company’s 86,000 employees to create as seamless a customer travel experience as possible. Digital Transformation, Employee Experience, Travel and Hospitality Industry

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Cloud Musings

JUNE 29, 2017

Just like Americas aging physical infrastructure, the airlines are suffering from years of minimal investment in their information technology. ExpressJet, March 20, 2017 - A system-wide outage at ExpressJet delayed flights it operates as Delta, United, and American Airlines for hours. JetBlue, Feb. JetBlue, Feb. Lauderdale and Nassau.

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GeekWire

MARCH 1, 2021

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) elected Dave Cotter as the new chair of its board of directors and Kristen Forecki as vice chair for the next two years. Seattle venture capitalist Adriane Brown is joining the board of American Airlines Group, one of the largest airlines in the world. Adriane Brown.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 8, 2020

American Airlines is about to start offering at-home COVID-19 tests to domestic fliers in order to help them meet various state travel restriction requirements, the company announced Tuesday. The airline is partnering with direct-to-consumer home testing company LetsGetChecked, which will sell the tests for $129 on top of the cost of travel.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Times have been tough for United airlines in the past. A bit before that the airline had had to delay 500 of their flights because of a second glitch in two weeks of the computer systems that run the airline. United airlines has been dealing with some bad press as of late. The Challenge Of Overbooking.

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The Verge

APRIL 25, 2022

SpaceX is starting to make deals with airlines to provide its Starlink satellite internet to sky travelers everywhere. It announced a deal on Monday with Hawaiian Airlines, and last week made a similar deal with charter carrier JSX. But for now, the industry appears ripe for disruption.

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The Verge

JANUARY 1, 2022

US officials have asked AT&T and Verizon to further delay new 5G deployments so that the Federal Aviation Administration can have more time to determine where they might interfere with airlines. On Friday, the companies accused the aerospace industry of holding deployment “hostage” unless they covered the cost of altimeter upgrades.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Yet one way to simplify transformation and accelerate the process is using an industry-specific approach. As part of their partnership, IBM and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are pursuing a variety of industry-specific blueprints and solutions designed to help customers modernize apps for a hybrid IT environment, which includes AWS Cloud.

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The Verge

JANUARY 27, 2022

For years , the Federal Aviation Administration and airline organizations had voiced concerns that the upgraded cellular tech could interfere with vital safety equipment on planes, while the FCC and carriers insisted it was safe, pointing to similar rollouts in dozens of other countries.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 9, 2022

It’s no secret that large-scale upheavals in the global aviation industry, including the catastrophic impact of the pandemic, have sent airline companies reeling over the past few years. Despite the worldwide chaos, UAE national airline Etihad has managed to generate productivity gains and cost savings from insights using data science.

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Computer Weekly

JULY 19, 2016

Airlines in the Middle East are investing heavily in IT as the industry faces increasing demand for more efficient services

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The Verge

JULY 31, 2020

Based on our current expectations of the scope and timing of a recovery in the industry and our Commercial Aviation business, reducing our workforce has become a necessary step,” Oakleigh Thorne, Gogo’s CEO said in a statement. “We Gogo applied for CARES Act funding , but it’s unclear if it ever received any assistance.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As lean as things got, that time afforded the opportunity to rebuild by flipping the script: Air New Zealand was going to become a digital company that happened to be an airline, rather than an airline with a digital department. This is a chance to start practicing what an airline of the future could look like.

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GeekWire

MARCH 29, 2024

A University of Washington team called AgroFilms won the $15,000 top prize at Thursday’s Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge held at the Seattle Center. ” C-1 Bio won both the $10,000 Second Place Prize and the $2,500 Climate Impact Prize at the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge.

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Gizmodo

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The US airline industry and telecom giants are still divided over whether or not the new C-Band spectrum crucial for 5G networks could cause dangerous interference with aviation systems. If left unaddressed, concerned critics warn 5G caused interference could lead to disastrous delays, flight cancellations, or even… Read more.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 25, 2023

Deneen DeFiore is a Hall of Fame technology executive who currently serves as vice president and chief information security officer at United Airlines, where she leads the cybersecurity and digital risk organization to ensure the company is prepared to prevent, detect, and respond to evolving cyber threats.

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TechSpot

MAY 26, 2021

The Airlander 10, created by Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), uses four combustion engines and offers a 75% reduction in emissions over comparable aircraft. The firm aims to develop a hybrid-electric version of its airship by 2025 that will reduce emissions by 90%. Eventually, it plans to transition all four engines.

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Gizmodo

JANUARY 7, 2022

Few industries have been affected more by the covid-19 pandemic than air travel; with so few people flying for business or pleasure, airlines have taken to flying “ghost flights” to secure their takeoff and landing slots at airports. Read more.

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Forrester IT

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Here are 5 things I learned during our conversation: Airlines started it. Loyalty programs started 30 plus years ago in the airline industry, as a reaction to deregulation. , we were excited to have our colleague, Principal Analyst Emily Collins join us to talk about loyalty programs, and their influence on customer experience.

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GeekWire

APRIL 25, 2024

ZeroAvia has a partnership with Washington-based Alaska Airlines, which is another investor and has provided the startup with a retired plane that is being retrofit with ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-powered electric propulsion system.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 21, 2022

While most of the recent coverage of 5G in the US has understandably been focused on the C-Band fiasco that the FAA and airline industry are unfairly foisting onto the cellular industry, another big bit of news hit late last week. Side note: if you’re looking for a backgrounder around.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 27, 2023

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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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 21, 2023

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. With the new, recently onboarded Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v4.0, she wonders. Well not exactly.

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The Verge

JANUARY 18, 2022

Emirates , Air India , ANA , and Japan Airlines have all announced they’re canceling some flights to the US due to this week’s rollout of C-band 5G over concerns it could potentially interfere with some instruments. The airline will continue to fly to New York JFK, Los Angeles (LAX), and Washington, DC (IAD).

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Gizmodo

JANUARY 11, 2022

airline industry. Now, following thousands of missed flights and worker shortages, some airlines like United are opting to preemptively reduce their schedules. Continued flight cancellations and increasing numbers of staff testing positive for Covid-19 are making an already dire situation worse for the U.S. Read more.

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Forrester IT

JUNE 19, 2017

Take the example of Delta Air Lines and how the airline supports customers when they receive notice about a cancelled flight. saving the customer valuable time, and making him or her feel like the airline has their best interests in mind. How are companies making better emotional connections via customer service?

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Data Center Knowledge

AUGUST 10, 2016

Each major US carrier sustained disruptions during the last year due to outdated information systems Read More.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Alaska Airlines has made electronic bag tags available to elite Mileage Plan members, with a broader rollout planned in the first half of this year. Walking into Sea-Tac Airport for a Friday afternoon flight, I glanced smugly at the people huddled around the Alaska Airlines self-serve kiosks to print bag tags. Alaska is the first U.S.

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