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September 15, 2025

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How Machine Learning Is Making Airports Safer and More Efficient
(SOURCE: THE TRAVEL )

In the last year alone, a series of plane crashes and airport incidents have made headlines across the globe. Predictably, these alarming incidents have forced airlines and airplane manufacturers to take a closer look at the technology in their planes and their processes. Airline customers and various regulatory agencies are rightfully demanding faster, safer, and smarter solutions when it comes to commercial airline travel.

 
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AVIATION

FAA Says Boeing Should Pay $3.1M in Fines Over Door Failure and Other Safety Lapses (USA TODAY)

China Eastern Airlines Launching World’s Longest Flight (TRAVEL MOLE)

Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Ban Use of Power Banks In-Flight Due to Safety Risks (LAOTIAN TIMES)

PAL Taps Lufthansa Systems for Tech (ASIAN AVIATION)

Lufthansa Group to Reduce Autonomy of Subsidiary Airlines From 2026 (AEROTIME)

HOSPITALITY

Study: AI Agents Shift How Hotels Build Guest Loyalty (FAU)

SUSTAINABILITY

Petronas Delivers First Blended SAF in Malaysia (RIGZONE)

New Danish Measures Emerge to Reduce Aviation’s Air and Ground Emissions (GREEN AIR NEWS)

OTHER SECTORS

MENA Emerges as Global Business Travel Hotspot Amid Digital and Economic Boom (ARAB NEWS)

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Crisis24 Intelligence Brief

Australia - Transport workers to strike in parts of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Sept. 15-16. Bus service disruptions likely.

France - Unionized air traffic controllers in France call off strike planned for Sept. 18.

Netherlands - KLM ground staff plan labor strike at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, 08:00-12:00 Sept. 17. Air travel disruptions likely.

Philippines - Protests and strikes planned nationwide through mid-September. Heightened security likely; disruptions possible.

United Kingdom - Heightened security planned for US President Trump's state visit to UK, Sept. 16-18. Protests, disruptions likely.  

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