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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

This includes not only commercial airlines, but also cargo planes and military aircraft. Most commercial airlines contain two engines, while cargo planes and some military craft generally require four or more (common engines for these large-scale aerospace vehicles include PW JT9D-7R4G2 engines, GE CF6-80C2B1, or RR RB211-524D4 engines ).

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Venezuela Strengthens Currency Controls in Impossible Mission to Stop Capital Flight; Airlines Collapse; End of the Line

MishTalk

In an effort to get money out of Venezuela, airline ticket sales had been booked solid for months. One airline cancelled all flights. The exchange rate for foreign travelers was just set to is 11.36 Please consider Venezuela Bonds Plunge After Bolivar Weakened for Travel. Bolivars to the dollar. No one wants them.

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How Smart Speakers Are Poised to Reinvent the Travel Industry

Harvard Business

Travelers with an Alexa device at home can book a car rental or hotel through Expedia and Kayak. On many fronts, artificial intelligence-powered smart speakers and apps seem poised to become the world’s virtual travel agents. How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. Insight Center.

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Russia Ponders Russian Airspace No-Fly Zone for EU Commercial and Passenger Jets

MishTalk

The sanctions retaliation game took another big leap forward today with the EU in the spotlight: Moscow May Force European Airlines to Fly Around Russia. At the height of the Cold War, most Western airlines were barred from flying through Russian airspace to Asian cities, and instead had to operate via the Gulf or the U.S.

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The Price is Right: Decoding the Art of Product Pricing

Tom Spencer

From entrepreneurs putting a new product on the market to executives at a public company revamping a product line, effective pricing is a key pillar of any successful sales and marketing strategy. This is achieved by striking a balance between setting prices that attract customers while maximizing profitability from sales.

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Build Your Brand as a Relationship

Harvard Business

For example, in the hospitality industry most brands operate with the roles of host/guest. In the taxi and livery industry, cabs and limo services have operated with the roles of driver/passenger. ” In the airline industry, innovators have also redefined the brand roles. Airbnb has disrupted that model.

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Sometimes “Small Data” Is Enough to Create Smart Products

Harvard Business

Another interesting example of small, high precision data being used to make big gains with AI can be found in the airline industry. In 2015, Boeing launched the Aerospace Data Analytics Lab in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University to develop AI technology for airlines. Crossing the Digital Divide. Sponsored by DXC Technology.

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