The Professor’s Minute Minute — November 13, 2025

Takeovers, antitrust echoes, AI at breakfast, frictionless borders, baggage smarts, and a runway that stops traffic.

I Deny I Had Anything to Do With It.

Creditors approve the U.S.-based Air T takeover of REX. Expect statements, denials, and maybe a few “strategic synergies.”

https://travelweekly.com.au/creditors-approve-us-based-air-t-takeover-of-rex/

The Piper Has to Be Paid—Eventually.

Competition regulators sharpen their pencils. Deferred pain is still pain.

https://www.mlex.com/mlex/antitrust/articles/2409714

It’s Not Just for Breakfast Anymore.

Who’s actually using AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude? Spoiler: probably you—before your first coffee.

https://killercharts.blog/p/whos-actually-using-ai-tools-like

Everybody’s Doing It. Even the Brits.

UK border trials of contactless entry—no passports, no problem. What could possibly go wrong?

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/uk-airport-border-trials-contactless-no-passports-g7mt5g8z5

For Baggage Geeks Only.

Airports need to stop buying baggage systems blind. The analytics are in—check before you lift.

https://www.beumergroup.com/knowledge/airport/data-analytics-airports-shouldnt-just-pay-for-any-bhs-service-heres-what-to-look-out-for/

Quirky: The Airport Where Planes Cross the Road.

At Gibraltar International Airport, the runway famously cuts across the main road linking the territory to Spain. When a flight takes off or lands, traffic lights halt cars—just like a train crossing.

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/gibraltar-airport-runway-road/index.html

Image Description (for generation)

A Picasso Blue Period–style cubist landscape (1200×628) in cool blues. Symbolic elements: interlocking aircraft silhouettes for the REX takeover; a tilted balance scale and document scroll for antitrust tension; a steaming coffee cup wired with AI circuits for “breakfast with bots”; an abstract passport gate glowing contactless for UK border trials; a swirling conveyor of cubes and data lines for baggage analytics; and a road bisecting a runway under an approaching aircraft for the quirky Gibraltar crossing. No text or logos; at most two subtle brand-colour hints integrated into the art.

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