The Airline Industry’s Problem with Absolutely Ancient IT | Wendover Productions

The Airline Industry’s Problem with Absolutely Ancient IT | Wendover Productions

From Wendover Productions by Wendover Productions

July 21, 2026 · 28 min

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This episode discusses the outdated IT systems in the airline industry and their impact on operations.

The Airline Industry’s Problem with Absolutely Ancient IT To try everything Brilliant has to offer-free-for a full 30 days, visit http://brilliant.org/wendoverWatch Jet Lag: The Game at http://youtube.com/jetlagthegameBuy a Wendover Productions t-shirt: https://standard.tv/collections/wendover-productions/products/wendover-productions-shirtSubscribe to Half as Interesting (The other channel from Wendover Productions): https://www.youtube.com/halfasinterestingYoutube: http://www.YouTube.com/WendoverProductions Instagram: http://Instagram.com/sam.from.wendover Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/WendoverPro Sponsorship Enquiries: wendover@standard.tv Other emails: sam@wendover.productions Reddit: http://Reddit.com/r/WendoverProductionsWriting by Sam Denby and Tristan Purdy Editing by Alexander Williard Animation led by Josh Sherrington Sound by Graham Haerther Thumbnail by Simon BuckmasterReferences [1] https://theaircurrent.com/airlines/southwest-airlines-anatomy-it-meltdown/ [2] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/travel-insanity-us-passengers-stranded-by-winter-storm-2022-12-26/ [3] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/28/travel/southwest-airlines-flight-cancellations.html [4]…

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