Christopher Polzar

#travelindustry news worth reading on LinkedIn during week 6 of 2026 ✈️ - KAYAK CEO Steve Hafner exits his role after 22 years. https://lnkd.in/dMpTkDKB - Amadeus announce the closure of their self-service API portal. https://lnkd.in/dZAa_kzY - Sabre Corporation was quick to react: https://lnkd.in/dFuXa5bJ - Due to the supply chain crisis in Pratt & Whitney engines, it has become more profitable to dismantle modern aircraft for parts than to operate them: https://lnkd.in/d8y-RFWR - Wizz Air was in the news with two big developments: 📌 They launched Wizz Link, using Dohop technology to empower customers to book more self-transfer journeys within a single booking flow. https://lnkd.in/dzKiuBvj 📌 After a very successful trial, they will roll out Wizz Class to their entire fleet. https://lnkd.in/d5KZF3pc - The US Federal Aviation Administration shuts down airspace over El Paso at very short notice, initially for 10 days, but re-opened it hours later after it was discovered what they suspected to be a Mexican drug cartel drone, was in fact only a stray party balloon. https://lnkd.in/dE6mmetK - The unions for American Airlines flight attendants and pilots say they’ve lost faith in management’s ability to steady the airline after another year of weak profits and poor on-time performance, and they want CEO Robert Isom out. https://lnkd.in/dWerkjMb - AirAsia is on track to launch their Kuala Lumpur - London route via Bahrain later this year. https://lnkd.in/dfuJKvqn - Sabre, PayPal and Mindtrip, Inc. team up to work on an agentic AI travel shopping workflow solution. https://lnkd.in/dYZxyR7W - Strikes by Lufthansa staff on 12 February affect around 100,000 passengers and resulted in more than 800 cancelled flights. https://lnkd.in/djUPs4nN We discuss these and other stories during Monday's 30 min #LTTI podcast. Join us here: https://lnkd.in/dxfECZ8n Have a great weekend, Riaan

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✈️ Expanding our NDC portfolio at eMind Software GmbH! We’re excited to share another step forward in strengthening our airline connectivity: eMind Software GmbH has successfully integrated the NDC content of Freebird Airlines and Edelweiss. 🚀   🇹🇷 Freebird Airlines, part of Gözen Holding, brings more than two decades of airline operations and a strong presence in the European leisure travel market, operating with an Airbus A320 fleet.   🇨🇭 Edelweiss, Switzerland’s leading leisure airline, connects travellers with more than 90 holiday destinations and offers an extensive portfolio of short-, medium- and long-haul leisure destinations.   With these new integrations, we continue to expand the airline content available through our technology and provide our partners with more choice, greater connectivity, and access to modern airline distribution via NDC.   At eMind, our goal is clear: to make airline content easier to access, integrate, and distribute — while helping our partners stay connected to an evolving travel distribution landscape.   A big thank you to everyone involved in making these integrations happen! 🙌   Interested in learning more about our airline and NDC connectivity? Let’s connect and talk travel tech.   #eMind #NDC #TravelTechnology #TravelTech #AirlineDistribution #Airlines #FreebirdAirlines #Edelweiss #Connectivity #TourismTechnology

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