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Fetcherr raises $12.5M to dynamically price airfare with algorithms

TechCrunch

Roy Cohen believes that there’s a severe underinvestment in tech within the airline industry, with airlines continuing to rely on legacy systems and outdated infrastructures that date back decades. “Fetcherr predicts demand using real-time, sophisticated models and automatically provides pricing recommendations.”

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Carbon Offset in Aviation Explained: How ICAO CORSIA Helps Airlines Get Closer to Net Zero

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Aviation is one of the major sources of greenhouse gasses, so airlines must adopt effective strategies to decarbonize their operations. IATA and its members committed to go net zero by 2050, which sounds great, but the problem is that the amount of air traffic is forecasted to be more than 3 times greater by that time. They include.

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Sylvera takes $32M to build trust in carbon offsetting ratings

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based startup which uses machine learning technology to analyze a variety of visual data like satellite imagery and lidar with the goal of boosting accountability and credibility around carbon offsetting projects, has fast followed a $5.8 Sylvera , a U.K.-based million seed round in May last year by closing a $32 million Series A.

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Sustainable Travel: Opportunities Digital Technology Provides for a Greener Business

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Greenhouse gases (tourism is responsible for around 8 percent of global carbon emissions, three-quarters of which is due to aviation), local resource overuse (e.g., Greenhouse gases (tourism is responsible for around 8 percent of global carbon emissions, three-quarters of which is due to aviation), local resource overuse (e.g.,

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IATA Explained: The Role of International Air Transport Association in the Aviation Industry

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IATA or the International Air Transport Association is a global trade association of airlines (both freight and passenger carriers) that regulates the aviation industry by developing standards, procedures, and practices. As of today, its members are 290 airlines in 120 countries comprising around 82 percent of total air traffic.

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The biggest moonshots in YC’s S22 batch

TechCrunch

The company claims its hardware could make it up to 100x faster and 10x cheaper to solve problems like scheduling airline pilots or packing shipping containers, which — if accurate — might just enable Integrated Reasoning to make a splash in lucrative industries. Seaflight Technologies is doing the opposite.

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Sabre API Integration: Hands-On Experience With a Leading GDS

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A leading global distribution system in North America, Sabre leverages the content from airlines, hotels, car rentals, and other travel suppliers across the world. Short for Semi-Automated Business Research Environment, Sabre was developed back in the 1960s by IBM to help American Airlines handle growing volumes of passengers.