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

GeekWire

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). Santa Monica, Calif.-based

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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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Tech Moves: WTIA elects new board leadership; Adriane Brown joins American Airlines board

GeekWire

Seattle venture capitalist Adriane Brown is joining the board of American Airlines Group, one of the largest airlines in the world. Reynolds is now chief scientist, developing the startup’s millimeter-wave sensing and imaging technologies. At Dell, she was global executive director of strategy and corporate development.

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Airline CIOs Show How To Move From The Old To The New

The Accidental Successful CIO

Combining airlines can teach CIO some lessons Image Credit: Luke Ma. Just imagine if you were handed the additional responsibility of creating a plan to merge the IT operations of two large airlines. Just imagine if you were handed the additional responsibility of creating a plan to merge the IT operations of two large airlines.

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Boeing 777X delayed again, and airlines are not pleased

TechSpot

"On the 777X program, the challenges we have faced in development, as well as from the flight test pause and ongoing work stoppage, will delay our program timeline. We have notified customers that we now expect first delivery in 2026," noted the company in a statement. Read Entire Article

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Changing Times Cause CIOs To Change Their Priorities

The Accidental Successful CIO

Another example of a person with CIO job who did a pivot can be found at United Airlines. The airlines stopped every project it was working on in order to determine which were the most critical. The pandemic forced a lot of IT programs to move faster than had been planned. Code deployments were frozen unless vitally necessary.

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