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By Daniel Kline When Southwest Airlines had its holiday meltdown last December, it was caused by a perfect storm of weather problems and technology crashes happening at the same time. Basically, weather caused the initial problems and the airline's systems could not handle all the changes it needed to make to minimize the disruptions. Part of the problem was avoidable. The airline knew it needed to update its software and add more personnel and winter weather equipment. But, as bad as the situation was, customers do understand that inclement weather can lead to flight cancellations. DON'T MISS......

By Jeffrey Quiggle Air travelers frequently find that their in-flight experiences are different depending upon a number of variables. These include whether the flight is domestic or international, the length of a particular flight and the airline on which the passenger is traveling. DON'T MISS: Major US Airline Makes Strict Change Affecting All Its Passengers In-flight amenities often include food and drinks, television and movies, wi-fi, power outlets, pillows and blankets. Food and beverage service, reduced during the pandemic, has resumed in near full capacity -- even for travelers in econo......

By Veronika Bondarenko While the pandemic feels like a lifetime ago, some of its most profound after-effects are only now starting to be felt and understood. Along with disrupting certain long-formed corporate habits, stay-at-home orders and the move to online work for many industries have also permanently transformed what many of the country's business districts look like. DON'T MISS: Mark Zuckerberg Moves to Kill a Pandemic Habit On June 6, market commentator site The Kobeissi Letter posted statistics showing that 17% of all office space in the U.S. is currently sitting vacant. At 31%, that ......

By Luc Olinga The aliens are among us: this is the conspiracy theory that has been circulating for years and is not dying. From time to time, it subsides, but then it resurfaces, thanks to a personality or a veteran with bonafide military service claiming to have confidential information on the subject. In 2020, Former Israeli space security chief claimed that a "Galactic Federation" had already been in contact with some earthlings and had begun to conduct experiments on our planet. The U.S. government, he said, is in very close contact with aliens. But space visitors felt it was too early to ......

By Luc Olinga Is it a simple mistake? Is it a typo? Difficult to know. Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter since October, announced on May 11 that he had found his replacement as CEO at Twitter. The new boss will start in six weeks, the tycoon added. "Excited to announce that I’ve hired a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in ~6 weeks!" the billionaire said, adding that he will transition to a behind-the-scenes role. "My role will transition to being exec chair & CTO, overseeing product, software & sysops." The next day he put an end to the suspense, revealing the identity of the person w......

By Luc Olinga He is the most powerful and influential CEO in the world. He is also the one who receives extensive media coverage. While his millions of fans often feel like they know him, Musk seems to think that this is not the case, given the rumors circulating that he comes from a privileged background which allowed him to start his life as an entrepreneur. He tries to establish the facts in a long message on Twitter in which he confides that he did not have a happy childhood. In this message, he hopes that, by being very honest about himself, he will silence the rumors. Here is the full me......