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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 airlinesoperational impacts. Even before the blizzard hit, Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan acknowledged on Nov.

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United Airlines Will Let iPhone Users Show Proof of Vaccination in the Apple Health App

Gizmodo

Flying during pandemic times just got a bit more convenient for iPhone users traveling on United Airlines. Read more.

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American Airlines Adopts Public Cloud Computing

Cloud Musings

Did you know that the reservations systems of the biggest carriers mostly run on a specialized IBM operating system known as Transaction Processing Facility (TPF). Just like Americas aging physical infrastructure, the airlines are suffering from years of minimal investment in their information technology. JetBlue, Feb.

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Entire Plane Evacuated Over a Teen’s Moronic AirDrop Prank

Gizmodo

A United Airlines flight headed out of San Fransisco International Airport was hurriedly deboarded Thursday afternoon after staff aboard the plane announced an urgent threat. Someone was AirDropping “ inappropriate pictures ” onto passenger’s phones, and everyone on board needed to be evacuated and re-screened before… Read more.

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How Southwest’s CIO modernized the airline through turbulent times

CIO Business Intelligence

Taking the helm as CIO is a major transition for any IT leader, but Lauren Woods’ experience at Southwest Airlines stands apart. Focused on growth, the company’s leadership had deprioritized modernizing internal systems, hiring IT staff, and updating internal processes to keep pace with its growth agenda.

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Huawei’s Watch 3 is its first HarmonyOS smartwatch

The Verge

Huawei has announced its first smartwatches running its own HarmonyOS operating system, the Huawei Watch 3 and Huawei Watch 3 Pro. Huawei did not respond to questions about any similarities between HarmonyOS and its existing operating systems. The Huawei Watch 3. Image: Huawei. Image: Huawei.

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The Cybersecurity Risks of Bluetooth

SecureWorld News

The concept is based on the in-seat video monitors per passenger pairing with personal headphones versus the airline carrier supplying cheap or disposable (low cost e-waste) wired headphones. Keeping a short and concise list of actively used devices is just good cybersecurity hygiene.

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