The Professor’s Minute Minute — November 17th, 2025

 

Today’s Six: Risk, Reality, and the Usual Aviation Madness

EWR should probably get fixed one day.

Newark’s relocation of air-traffic controllers has created yet another layer of operational fragility. This piece sums up how the system bends until it breaks. One day someone might actually fix it.

https://mailchi.mp/theaircurrent/newark-relocated-controllers-non-sub?e=188028c67b

I just think this is wishful thinking.

Amex GBT’s forecast for “stable US airfares in 2026” feels like a marketing slide, not an economic model. Fuel volatility, labour costs, consolidation pressure… nothing suggests “stable.”

https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Intelligence/Amex-GBT-Forecasts-Stable-US-Airfares-in-2026

Should public assets be used to back Virgin?

Virgin Atlantic has raised £745M against Heathrow slots. The question remains: should critical public infrastructure effectively be used as private collateral?

https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/virgin-atlantic-raises-745m-against-heathrow-slots

A useful reminder: those spam emails are not legal. Fight back.

The FTC’s CAN-SPAM guide is clear. Most of the junk in your inbox is illegal. Most senders know it. Very few care. Consumers should.

https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/can-spam-act-compliance-guide-business

The scale is staggering. So is the risk.

AI spend is now projected at USD 1.5 trillion. That number is so large it hides the structural risks. Concentration. Energy dependency. Fragility. Over-promising. Under-explaining.

https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-09-17-gartner-says-worldwide-ai-spending-will-total-1-point-5-trillion-in-2025

Quirky: Airline celebrity ads.

From TikTok to long-form brand fluff, airline celebrity endorsements rarely age well. Still, this compilation is amusing.

https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/tiktok-airline-celebrity-endorsements

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