Sunday, October 12, 2025

The Professor’s Minute Minute — October 13, 2025

 


Six stories to start the week with raised eyebrows.

This is something we should all get excited about (and not in a good way). — ICAO rejects IATA’s proposal to raise pilot age limits.

https://simpleflying.com/icao-rejects-iata-pilot-age-limit-proposal/

These are eye-watering numbers to make you click. — OTA marketing spend surges to new highs.

https://www.phocuswire.com/ota-marketing-spend-q2-2025

Flying is tough for Autism. Here is something we can do about it. — Autism Checked aims to make travel more inclusive.

https://autismchecked.com/

New airline in Canada! — A new carrier launches in Sudbury with direct flights to Ottawa and Quebec.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/new-commercial-airline-coming-to-sudbury-with-direct-flights-to-ottawa-and-quebec-1.7649831

WestJet hikes bag fees — again. — Someone has to pay for Onyx, apparently.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-airline-fees-1.7652824

Quirky: — Ever wanted to check a fact? Snopes is still the OG.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/


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Hashtags:

#PMM #Travel #Aviation #ICAO #IATA #AutismTravel #OTAs #WestJet #Canada #FactCheck #Quirky

Image description:

A Picasso-style cubist collage: broken hourglass silhouettes for the pilot age decision, overflowing dollar signs swirling around OTA logos, a stylized autism symbol over a jetway, a small new Canadian carrier lifting off, luggage with rising price tags, and a magnifying glass shining on a fact icon. Surreal, witty, painterly. 

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