Thursday, August 21, 2025

The Professor’s Minute Minute – August 21 2025

 


Points disappear, CEOs emerge, engines stumble, politics meddles — and yes, humans still do dumber things with electronics behind the wheel.


Picasso Style Note: The mix of corporate shakeups, disappearing perks, and Beltway politics feels cynical and sharp. This day suits Analytical Cubism again — fractured forms, overlapping planes, and subdued palettes mirroring broken loyalty systems, political layers, and industry critiques.

(Lightweight JPEG artwork can be generated in this style.)


  1. Chase drops Emirates as a transfer partner

    Chase Ultimate Rewards members will no longer be able to transfer points to Emirates Skywards. Point hounds: watch your balances.

    Read more.

  2. Airlines for America names Chris Sununu CEO

    Former New Hampshire governor steps into the airline trade group’s top role. Politics and aviation have never been far apart — this makes it official.

    Read more.

  3. Are we overusing the term “AI travel tools”?

    NYT tests travel AI assistants. Surprise: most aren’t ready for prime time. The AI hype cycle may need an itinerary rewrite.

    Read more.

  4. Air Baltic picks a new CEO

    The Latvian carrier hires a former SAS and Finnair finance lead. Expect a tighter, more cautious approach. Somber, yes — but maybe necessary.

    Read more.

  5. Airbus defends UH-72 helicopters

    Pushback on criticism that UH-72s are “ill-suited” for training. Politics or Beltway BS? The hearings say a lot about more than helicopters.

    Read more.

  6. Quirky: Electronics and driving don’t mix

    A new NASEM study finds that distraction by electronics behind the wheel remains a huge risk factor. Obvious? Maybe. Still quirky when set against aviation’s obsession with safety.

    Read more.


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