Sunday, June 22, 2025

The Professor’s Minute Minute – June 23 Edition

 

Theme: Resilience, Routes, and Reality Checks

No bombing here other than the examples of bad luck or implementation. 


1. Shanghai to the Southern Cone

China Eastern plans to launch a Shanghai–Auckland–Buenos Aires route in December 2025 using A350-900s.

This three-continent route is bold, but is there real demand from China to Argentina? Or just a diplomatic route map flex?

2. British Airways: Fined in Canada

BA has been penalized by the Canadian Transportation Agency for failing to respond properly to passenger complaints.

Consumer rights watchdogs are finally starting to bark — or bite?

🔗 Read more

3. Resilience is the New Black

Boeing and Safran are collaborating to increase spare parts availability — not a glamorous headline, but a vital one.

Forget AI, resilience is the new buzzword in aviation supply chain.

🔗 Aviation Week coverage

4. Michael O’Leary Gets Paid

Ryanair’s boss just got a €100 million bonus thanks to meeting shareholder return targets.

Critics say it’s obscene. Supporters say he earned it. One thing’s clear: O’Leary is still the most profitable contrarian in the skies.

5. Avoid These Skies: Conflict Zone Map

Flying around the world is getting tougher. Three key airspace regions are now under growing restrictions:

  • Israel–Iran corridor: highly unstable post-strikes.

  • India–Pakistan: Kashmir remains a latent risk zone.

  • Russia–Ukraine: Airspace is largely off-limits.

    If you see a straight line on a flight map, it’s a lie. Pilots are flying zigzag around geopolitics.

6.  A Book for the Bold

Five Steps to a Great Journey by Tony Prophet — a former HP executive turned founder — is a heartfelt, smart guide to reinventing your career and life.

It’s the book version of jumping from cruise mode to full throttle.

🔗 Available on Amazon


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