In the early days of COVID-19, as airline travel in the U.S. literally ground to a halt, Joe Evango remembers visiting some of the country’s largest airports and marveling at how quiet the terminals and concourses had become. The projects he was about to undertake on behalf of these vital transportation hubs, however, were anything […]
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Diego Ferrer – Chicago Department of Aviation
When he was growing up in Venezuela, Diego Ferrer used to get excited when he saw an airplane fly overhead. Little did he know that he’d one day be in charge of keeping airline passengers safe and improving the traveler experience at one of the largest airports in the world. Ferrer is the CIO for […]
Michael Vestel, Ph.D. – Flawless Photonics
Fiber-optic cables have revolutionized the technological landscape, enabling everything from high-speed internet and television to industrial lighting and complex medical procedures. All through strands of silica glass the width of a human hair. Using heavy metal fluoride glasses, companies have been able to create optical materials that are even more advanced—and more efficient—than standard silica. […]
Benjamin Ernesto Hernandez – Aeromexico
There’s no hyper-technological term for it, just “single view of the customer.” Or anyway that’s the label that Chief Information Officer Benjamin Ernesto Hernandez has given his next major initiative in the info-tech department of Mexico’s leading airline carrier. Now in his second go-around with Aeromexico—he’s been CIO since 2012—Hernandez remembers a time when the […]
César Andrés Ahmedt – Wingo Airlines
When it comes to Wingo Airlines jetting to cities and resorts, César Andrés Ahmedt knows the airline’s parent company, Copa Airlines, has those operations covered. What Wingo also needs is to be industry leaders in ensuring travelers enjoy their flights and destinations, Ahmedt says. “It is all about low prices and good vibes,” he adds, […]
Carlos Silva – Volaris
It’s a high-stakes, high-reward industry where the info-tech director can barely take a breather, Carlos Silva says about the airlines. Even more so than the pharmaceutical manufacturers where he had been an IT boss for 20 years before joining Volaris, Mexico’s low-cost passenger carrier with the highest of aspirations, last April. “The big difference between […]
Ankur Patel – Allied Aviation
For Ankur Patel, the emphasis is on the now. Because of the endlessly-evolving nature of technology, it’s difficult enough to keep ahead on a day-to-day basis, he stresses—let alone predict what’s coming down the road (or should we say the runway) in the long term. This is particularly true for a niche company like Allied […]
