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American Airlines takes flight with analytics transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines have struggled with bad weather, fewer air traffic controllers, and a shortage of pilots, all leading to an unprecedented number of cancelations in 2022. Leibman notes that American Airlines operates every hour of every day. American Airlines. “We Leibman, who stepped down on Sept.

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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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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. I ended up leaning on my partners in the business and learning so much from them about how our airline worked and what it was like on the operational side,” she says. We’re a better airline for it,” she says.

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

GeekWire

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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GreenOps, FinOps, And The Sustainable Cloud

Forrester IT

But data shows that public cloud now has a greater carbon footprint than the airline industry – a notoriously carbon-intensive segment. The consistent, high-usage profile of data centers may lead us to believe that cloud data centers are markedly more sustainable than private cloud data centers.

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Clean aviation startup ZeroAvia lands more cash from Amazon, Bill Gates, Alaska Airlines

GeekWire

The company is partnering with Alaska Airlines to retrofit the aircraf with ZeroAvia’s powertrain. ZeroAvia is developing hydrogen-electric propulsion systems for aircraft. It has R&D operations in Everett and is partnering with Alaska Airlines to retrofit a retired plane with its propulsion system.