Monday, August 04, 2025

The Professor’s Minute Minute – August 5, 2025

 One person running the control tower? Lawsuits, bounties, and microplastics—today’s edition is filled with the uncomfortable truths and a few strange splashes.


Not a good look – ONE guy was at the controls at the airport everyone loves to hate.

🔗 https://simpleflying.com/1-atc-managed-all-flights-newark-liberty-3-hours/

The Doorplug incident did not go unnoticed – Boeing gets sued again—this time by flight attendants.

🔗 https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/01/us/boeing-door-plug-flight-attendants-lawsuit-hnk

Plastics, eat, breathe, absorb – Yes, they are inside us now.

🔗 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01447-3/abstract

There is a bounty on people’s heads – AI deepfakes, surveillance, and yes—real-world consequences.

🔗 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v3rygdrryo

Really, why? – Racist backlash forces NZ media to shut down public comments after Air New Zealand CEO appointment.

🔗 https://travelweekly.com.au/racist-abuse-forces-nz-media-to-limit-comments-after-air-new-zealand-ceo-appointment/

Do you like to swim? – The quirkiest stat of the day: who swims the most? Spoiler: not Americans.

🔗 https://www.statista.com/chart/34874/respondents-who-swim-dive/


#TravelTechnology #Travel #Airlines #Boeing #PublicHealth #AIethics

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