The Professor’s Minute Minute — November 11, 2025

Skepticism, surveys, confessions, courts, blame games… and Mercury is messing with us.

Let’s Just Say I Am Skeptical.

IATA’s latest pronouncement deserves a raised eyebrow. Progress? Or just another press release?

https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-11-06-02/

Airline Surveys — I Remain Unimpressed.

Another IATA survey, another round of “nothing to see here.” If you feel underwhelmed, you’re not alone.

https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-11-05-02/

Confessions of a Front-of-Cabin Traveller.

Mistakes at the pointy end of the plane — we’ve all made them. This one is worth a read and a smile.

https://www.thetimes.com/travel/inspiration/comment-inspiration/mistakes-ive-made-at-the-pointy-end-of-the-plane-2k3g5786t

Judges Step In… They Really Shouldn’t.

Courts interfering in aviation crash investigations? This sets a worrying precedent.

https://simpleflying.com/india-court-air-india-crash-pilot/

Wizz Blames the Tools — Convenient.

Wizz Air defers 88 A321XLRs. Sometimes it’s not the tools… it’s the carpenter.

https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/wizz-air-confirms-a321xlr-reduction-88-aircraft-deferred

Quirky: Mercury is in Retrograde… Again.

Prepare for tech glitches, travel mishaps, and cosmic excuses. Buckle up for planetary turbulence.

https://katu.com/news/offbeat/we-enter-mercury-retrograde-this-weekend-what-does-that-mean-and-how-will-it-affect-us

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A Picasso Blue Period–style cubist landscape (1200×628) in layered blues. Symbolic elements: a skeptical raised eyebrow or tilted scales for IATA skepticism; a broken clipboard or survey sheet for airline survey fatigue; a front-of-cabin aircraft nose with a small confession symbol (e.g., hand raised); a gavel clashing with an aircraft tail for court interference; a toolbox with an airplane wing awkwardly sticking out for Wizz “blaming the tools”; and a stylised planet with swirling retrograde arrows for the quirky Mercury motif. No text or logos anywhere. Max 2 subtle brand-color hints only.

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