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Qantas appoints Chief Technology, AI and Transformation Officer to accelerate digital strategy

Qantas has appointed a new Chief Technology, AI and Transformation Officer as it accelerates its digital strategy. The position centralises responsibility for technology, artificial intelligence and transformation programs, intended to drive operational modernisation, improved passenger experience and digital cost reductions across the carrier.

2026-03-15T10:53:49.099507-07:00

Airbus

Airbus to flight‑test two Kratos XQ‑58A Valkyrie with European MARS, targets Luftwaffe UCCA capability by 2029

2026-03-13T04:04:21.056090-07:00

Financial Times

Musk's push for up to 1 million orbital AI data centres underpins $1.25T SpaceX–xAI merger and alarms astronomers

2026-03-12T21:17:57.395115-07:00

AeroTime

Thales' Yannick Assouad: AI cockpits, GPS threats and decarbonization

2026-03-13T02:48:28.018135-07:00

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Qantas appoints Chief Technology, AI and Transformation Officer to accelerate digital strategy Qantas has appointed a new Chief Technology, AI and Transformation Officer as it accelerates its digital strategy. The position centralises responsibility for technology, artificial intelligence and transformation programs, intended to drive operational modernisation, improved passenger experience and digital cost reductions across the carrier.

2026-03-15T10:53:49.099507-07:00

Qantas appoints Chief Technology, AI and Transformation Officer to accelerate digital strategy

Skift

After investing in AI, travel brands revert to human agents when crises strike Following heavy post‑Covid investment in AI‑driven customer service, travel companies are relying on human agents to handle major disruptions. Firms report AI handles routine efficiency gains but falls short in crisis recovery, prompting retained or expanded manual teams for resilience and reputation management.

2026-03-13T12:34:57.651181-07:00

After investing in AI, travel brands revert to human agents when crises strike

Flying Magazine

Grubhub partners with Dexa to trial drone food delivery, joining DoorDash (Wing) and Uber Eats (Flytrex) Grubhub has partnered with drone operator Dexa to trial drone food delivery, joining DoorDash (Wing) and Uber Eats (Flytrex) in commercial experiments. The trial will test aerial last-mile food logistics, assessing operational feasibility, safety procedures and customer experience for on‑demand drone deliveries.

2026-03-13T11:39:26.968643-07:00

Grubhub partners with Dexa to trial drone food delivery, joining DoorDash (Wing) and Uber Eats (Flytrex)

CNBC

Musk to rebuild xAI after co‑founder exits as SpaceX assumes control ahead of IPO Elon Musk says xAI is "being rebuilt from the foundations up" after a wave of senior departures and a merger that moved control to SpaceX. Filings showing Tesla converting its xAI investment into a SpaceX stake underscore tighter integration across Musk's companies as SpaceX eyes a public listing.

2026-03-13T11:38:35.348196-07:00

Musk to rebuild xAI after co‑founder exits as SpaceX assumes control ahead of IPO

Space Intel Report

Leonardo to test Michelangelo missile‑defence 'dome' in Ukraine; NATO trials planned for 2027 Leonardo plans operational tests of its Michelangelo integrated air- and missile-defence 'dome' in Ukraine by year-end, with NATO member trials slated from 2027. The system fuses the Guardian ISR constellation with terrestrial sensors, radars and C‑UAS/air-defence elements, CEO Roberto Cingolani said.

2026-03-13T08:54:44.628007-07:00

Leonardo to test Michelangelo missile‑defence 'dome' in Ukraine; NATO trials planned for 2027

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Airbus to flight‑test two Kratos XQ‑58A Valkyrie with European MARS, targets Luftwaffe UCCA capability by 2029 Airbus is integrating its autonomous MARS mission system into two Kratos XQ‑58A Valkyrie scheduled to fly this year, accelerating its Uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft (UCCA) effort to deliver an operational system to the German Air Force by 2029 and positioning Europe for manned–unmanned teaming operations.

2026-03-13T04:04:21.056090-07:00

Airbus to flight‑test two Kratos XQ‑58A Valkyrie with European MARS, targets Luftwaffe UCCA capability by 2029

AeroTime

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Thales' Yannick Assouad: AI cockpits, GPS threats and decarbonization Thales' Chief Executive Yannick Assouad outlines how AI‑assisted cockpits, emerging GPS security threats and the push to decarbonize are converging to create what he calls aviation's most critical decade. He says these forces will reshape avionics, operational resilience and regulatory priorities for suppliers, airlines and militaries.

2026-03-13T02:48:28.018135-07:00

Thales' Yannick Assouad: AI cockpits, GPS threats and decarbonization

Financial Times

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Musk's push for up to 1 million orbital AI data centres underpins $1.25T SpaceX–xAI merger and alarms astronomers Elon Musk is pushing to host AI compute in orbit—reports say SpaceX and xAI plan up to one million orbital data centres as part of a $1.25 trillion merger strategy—prompting alarm from astronomers and regulators over debris, spectrum use and impacts to observations.

2026-03-12T21:17:57.395115-07:00

Musk's push for up to 1 million orbital AI data centres underpins $1.25T SpaceX–xAI merger and alarms astronomers

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Qantas appoints Chief Technology, AI and Transformation Officer to accelerate digital strategy

Airbus to flight‑test two Kratos XQ‑58A Valkyrie with European MARS, targets Luftwaffe UCCA capability by 2029

Musk's push for up to 1 million orbital AI data centres underpins $1.25T SpaceX–xAI merger and alarms astronomers

Thales' Yannick Assouad: AI cockpits, GPS threats and decarbonization

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