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American Airlines Throws Out Social Distancing Measures During Pandemic

Gizmodo

is still in the middle of a raging coronavirus pandemic that is breaking records in states like Texas and Florida and getting us banned from visiting Europe , American Airlines has decided to throw out social distancing measures on its planes. The airline quietly announced on Friday that it will start … Read more.

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American Airlines will resume booking flights to capacity, as COVID-19 cases soar

The Verge

American Airlines will soon remove the booking limits it placed on flights back in April. American Airlines will resume booking its flights to capacity starting July 1st, the company has announced. The airline industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, with passenger numbers plummeting.

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Grounded airline planes turned into pop-up restaurants sell out in 30 minutes

The Verge

Image: Singapore Airlines. Amidst plunging revenues due to the pandemic, Singapore Airlines is turning two of its Airbus A380 planes parked at Changi Airport into impromptu restaurants on October 24th and 25th, and it’s proved surprisingly popular. All the joy of plane food, without having to leave the ground.

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What Can A CIO Do About The Problem Of Airline Overbooking?

The Accidental Successful CIO

Times have been tough for United airlines in the past. There was that event where a passenger was removed from a flight forcibly and everyone filmed it and put it on social media. 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.

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Competition launches for Covid-safe pax/cargo cabins

CTOvision

Many airlines have implemented social distancing measures in their aircraft cabins in order to help prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV- 2 (Covid-19) virus on board. While existing cabin layouts can […].

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Analysis: US, Australia social network usage flat, New Zealand now the world’s biggest user of social networks?

Trends in the Living Networks

On February 13 I will speak at Air New Zealand’s Social Media Breakfast in Auckland, together with Teddy Goff, Obama’s Digital Director , with an expected audience of close to 1,000. While Air New Zealand is the 36th largest airline in the world, it ranks 6th in its social media presence.

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Luni Libes’ Fledge accelerator takes flight as socially conscious investing keeps growing

GeekWire

Libes had been involved with Bainbridge Graduate Institute (now Presidio Graduate School ), a program focused on how to use capitalism for social and environmental benefit. ” So in 2012, Libes launched Fledge , a startup accelerator that focuses on socially conscious, mission-driven, for-profit companies.

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