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OpEd

Right for whom? Airlines shift SAF goals to easier – and far less effective – targets

1 February 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

executives seated on stage, not saying too much

Faced with insufficient supply of SAFs that could actually help reduce emissions, airlines are turning to options that just make things worse for everyone.

This story is about: Dan Rutherford, emissions, ICCT, SAF, Scott Kirby, sustainable aviation fuel, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, OpEd

Less Artificial, more Intelligence, please!

2 January 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

entrance to security area and an airport, with large letters indicating the gates

Even as airlines invest in so-called artificial intelligence-powered systems, they continue to demonstrate the troubles they have with implementing seemingly simple intelligence for their offerings

This story is about: AI, ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, artificial intelligence, bundling, fare families, machine learning, Novia, unbundling, upgrades, WAF23, World Aviation Festival Filed Under: OpEd

Holiday Swap’s property listings raise questions

3 November 2023 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

Holiday Swap has been part of the pitch for Global Airlines, as founder James Asquith boosted his reputation for building startups in challenging travel verticals. The data, however, does not appear to support such claims.

This story is about: Global Airlines, Holiday Swap, James Asquith Filed Under: OpEd

Twenty years later

11 September 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The towers were iconic. For a generation they represented NYC and the USA on a global scale. And, of course, that also made them an exceptionally high value target.

Filed Under: OpEd

OpEd: Muilenburg finally booted from Boeing

23 December 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

They’re calling it a resignation for some reason, but Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg was fired over the weekend. His departure, effective immediately, is the latest fallout in what has proven to be a very challenging year for the company.

This story is about: 737 MAX, Boeing, grounding Filed Under: OpEd

Some thoughts on Muilenburg’s testimony about the 737 MAX crash

29 October 2019 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

What can we gather from more than three hours of testimony by Boeing executives and government safety officials before the US Senate Commerce Committee today? Mostly that the format is terrible for getting real answers to the critical questions surrounding the 737MAX crashes, subsequent grounding and potential, eventual return to service. Still, a few interesting bits bubbled up through the testimony.

This story is about: 737 MAX, 737MAX, Boeing, Congress, DOJ, DoT, grounding, MCAS Filed Under: OpEd

Boeing, FAA coming up short in push to keep the 737 MAX flying

12 March 2019 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

Has the world’s aviation community lost faith in the FAA? Country by country and airline by airline the past 48 hours have seen an unprecedented response to Sunday’s crash of Ethiopian Airlines ET302.

This story is about: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 8, 737 MAX8, 737MAX, Boeing, crash, ET302, Ethiopian Airlines, FAA Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, OpEd

Newest safety video: A grand distraction

5 November 2018 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Air New Zealand refreshed its safety video once again. And, once again, the move raises questions about just how seriously passengers should be expected to take the performance.

This story is about: Air New Zealand, OpEd, Safety Video, video Filed Under: OpEd

Everyday sexism, Aviation edition

5 June 2018 By Seth Miller 4 Comments

Akbar Al Baker at the 2018 IATA AGM (image via IATA)

Qatar Airways GCEO Akbar Al Baker is known for making controversial statements. Now he is doing so representing both his airline and IATA, the global aviation trade group. So when he suggests that airline CEOs must be men because “It is a very challenging position” that creates all sorts of new problems.

This story is about: Air Canada, IATA, IATAAGM, IATAAGM18, Qantas, Qatar Airways Filed Under: OpEd

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