Articles tagged “skift aviation forum 2021”

In this video conversation from the 2021 Skift Aviation Forum, we hear from Alex Mans, founder and CEO of FLYR Labs, and Dan Marcec, research editor at SkiftX, on how artificial intelligence and deep learning tech can give travel businesses crucial data insights to help make smarter and more profitable decisions.

In this video conversation from the 2021 Skift Aviation Forum, we hear from Brad Dean, CEO of Discover Puerto Rico, about Puerto Rico's rising destination demand and successful approach to attracting and sustaining air traffic.

In this video conversation from the 2021 Skift Aviation Forum, we hear from Dakota Smith, Chief Strategy Officer, Hopper Cloud, about how the company’s expanding suite of flexible trip protection products offers consumers added peace of mind plus new revenue opportunities for the aviation sector.

In this video conversation from the 2021 Skift Aviation Forum, we hear from Mike Appleton, president of TA Connections, about how new mobile, contactless solutions are improving the traveler experience and creating more efficient airline operations when unexpected disruptions occur.

Fourth time’s a charm? Sara Nelson is the latest union leader to attempt to organize flight attendants at Delta Air Lines, which has a mostly non-union workforce. If it’s going to ever happen, the pandemic will be the catalyst to give Nelson a victory.

United CEO Scott Kirby is talking up his investments in product, and quality improvements at the carrier. But it will still be a steep challenge to beat Delta Air Lines, the longstanding leader on quality and margins in the U.S.

Governments will likely use taxes and penalties as incentives to encourage airlines to operate more sustainably over the next decade, but Tony Douglas wants more players in the commercial aviation ecosystem to pay their part.

Speaking at Skift Aviation Forum, Pieter Elbers says the world is on its way to recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, but he tempers his optimism by saying the road ahead will be "bumpy."

Whether it is hotels offering sporadic housekeeping or over-overcrowded airport lounges, service levels across the travel industry have plummeted coming out of the pandemic. Loyalty indeed is under severe pressure.

The airline industry may say it welcomes the pressure from investors to be more green, but consumers too, hold an enormous amount of sway about whether airlines can be truly more sustainable. The questions is if travelers are willing to pony up more money to help the environment.