Saturday, October 18, 2025

The Professor’s Minute Minute — October 19, 2025


 

Six stories that prove aviation and tech can still surprise us.

Is Delta being the cool kid? — Delta shows off its AI and NDC chops at the Business Travel Show America 2025.

https://www.phocuswire.com/delta-ai-ndc-business-travel-show-america-2025

Carry-ons can kill. — How bad could it get when passengers grab their bags during an evacuation?

https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/safety-ops-regulation/daily-memo-grabbing-carry-ons-during-evacuation-how-bad-could

But do we believe them? — Sabre claims to have shattered industry norms with its AI-native classless revenue engine.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sabre-shatters-industry-norms-with-first-ai-native-classless-revenue-engine-for-airlines-reshaping-airline-economics-and-closing-a-decades-old-industry-gap-302581622.html

Expedia’s great data dump. — The company unpacks its 2026 travel insights.

https://www.expedia.com/unpack26?brandcid=EXPEDIA-US.COMMS.SOCIAL.UNPACK26.GENERIC

This isn’t Herb’s WN. — Southwest embraces cabin changes as its brand evolution continues.

https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/southwest-airlines-embraces-cabin-changes-ongoing-brand-evolution

Quirky: — Gamma: the cool kids’ weapon of choice for sleek presentations.

https://gamma.app/

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#PMM #Travel #Aviation #Delta #Sabre #AI #Expedia #Southwest #WN #Tech #Quirky

Image description:

A Picasso-style cubist collage: a cool Delta figure with sunglasses leaning on an AI interface, passengers reaching for carry-ons as flames rise behind them, a Sabre logo cracking open with algorithms streaming out, Expedia’s suitcase spilling data like confetti, Southwest’s cabin silhouettes morphing mid-flight, and a sleek glowing “Gamma” shape floating above like a secret weapon. Surreal, witty.

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