Monday, September 15, 2025

The Professor’s Minute Minute – September 16, 2025



Teams unbundled, Italian strikes, broken aerospace models, AI tools under review, Alaska’s rebrand — plus a kinetic masterpiece at Changi.

  1. Teams and Travel unbundled

    The EU’s antitrust pressure has rippled across the Atlantic: Microsoft will now decouple Teams from Office in the U.S. too. Good news for Slack—and maybe for anyone tired of “yet another Teams link.”

    (Law360)

  2. Italy braces for strike disruption

    TravelMole reports that air transport strikes will make flying in/out of Italy miserable. If you’re traveling this week, prepare for delays and pack patience.

    (TravelMole)

  3. Is commercial aerospace’s business model broken?

    Aviation Week asks if the current mix of supply-chain strain, pricing pressure, and margin squeeze is sustainable — or whether the model needs a rethink.

    (Aviation Week)

  4. AI travel tools — any good yet?

    Seattle Times tests the latest wave of AI-powered travel planners. Verdict: better than early attempts, but still inconsistent and sometimes baffling.

    (Seattle Times)

  5. Alaska Airlines relabels EasyBiz

    Alaska rebrands its SME travel platform as “Atmos for Business,” with hints of feature upgrades on the way.

    (Alaska Airlines)

  6. Quirky: Changi Airport’s Kinetic Rain — 1,216 copper-plated aluminum droplets forming hypnotic airplane shapes overhead — remains one of the world’s most mesmerizing airport artworks.

    (Changi Airport)

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#Travel #Aviation #AI #Teams #Italy #Strikes #BusinessTravel #AtmosForBusiness #Changi #KineticRain #Picasso


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Style Verification: Tuesday → Analytical Cubism

Image: Angular planes and network fragments, with floating droplets suggesting kinetic movement overhead.

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