We Ask Five Airline CEOs What They Really Think About AI
Photo Credit: Annette Mann, CEO of Austrian Airlines pictured at the company's Vienna maintenance hangar. Austrian Airlines / Austrian Airlines
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Airlines comes in all shapes and sizes, and so do the real world applications for artificial intelligence. We sat down with five aviation leaders to find out how they think the new technology will impact their business.
With a handful of notable exceptions, airline CEOs are a fairly measured bunch. So when you hear a chief executive predicting that “this will change everything,” it’s a good idea to pay attention.
The topic causing a stir among aviation leaders is artificial intelligence. From low-cost airlines to five-star flag carriers, companies across the industry are making tentative steps toward an AI future.
To sort the high value from the hyperbole, Skift spoke with five CEOs to find out what the new technology is doing, and could soon be doing, for their businesses.
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It's a perspective shared by Marjan Rintel, CEO of KLM who told Skift: “
