Thursday, August 07, 2025

The Professor’s Minute Minute – August 8, 2025

From brutal talent wars to pink animal cuisine, today’s lineup offers insight, irony, and a dash of the bizarre.


Air India gets serious

πŸ”— https://www.airindia.com/in/en/safety.html

A message from the CEO. A commitment to safety. 

Engine delays, still

πŸ”— https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/safran-aims-to-recover-leap-delivery-backlog-to-airbus-by-end-october/164013.article

Safran’s LEAP backlog lingers (Let's not forget the RTX challenges. Airbus keeps waiting. And so do we all.

Reality bites for travel startups

πŸ”— https://www.phocuswire.com/travel-funding-investors-view-phocuswright-europe-2025

Funding isn’t dead—it just demands a better pitch. If you’re building in travel, this is your new gospel.

Points or pesos?

πŸ”— https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/aeroplan/acearn.htm#/

Air Canada tweaks rewards. More cash-earning, less point-chasing. The monetization of loyalty continues.

Global talent tug-of-war

πŸ”— https://www.intelligenceonline.com/government-intelligence/2025/06/25/e255000-salary-free-schooling-china-s-new-campaign-to-attract-world-s-top-researchers%2C110468645-art

The U.S. throws out experts. China welcomes them with $255K salaries and tuition perks. One country’s loss…

Quirky: Danish zoo says it plainly

πŸ”— https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/05/zoo-denmark-pets-predators-aalborg/

“They’re eating the dogs.”


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