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☆ Elon Musk has unprecedented influence that spans multiple industries — and our fate is in his hands
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Peter Csathy | Fearless Media | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Fearless Media is a newsletter about the future of entertainment, media, and tech by Creative Media chairman Peter Csathy . Elon Musk's wields immense influence that spans technology, space, communications, and transporation. And I'm not just talking about global communications and Twitter/X's strategic importance to the worlds of media and entertainment, not to mention global leaders themselves. Musk, in many ways, rules our lives, yet few of us — apparently including governments like our own — fully appreciate that. Musk also controls nearly 5,000 satellites with StarlinkMany forget that Musk also controls the skies well above us all around the globe.

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☆ US airlines made nearly $7 billion in bag fees last year despite mishandling nearly 3 million of them — see how carriers compare
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

US airlines earned a collective $6.8 billion in baggage revenue in 2022. American Airlines generated the most revenue but had the worst mishandled bag rate of any carrier. The strategy has paid off, with airlines collectively earning about $6.8 billion in baggage revenue last year according to DOT stats. This year's $1 billion increase from 2019 is despite carrying 72 million fewer passengers. However, carriers faltered when it came to handling the luggage, resulting in nearly 3 million bags lost, destroyed, or delayed across all airlines in 2022.

☆ Delta Air invests $60 mln, takes stake in air taxi startup Joby Aviation
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Joby Aviation logo is seen outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ahead of their listing in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew KellyWASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) said Tuesday it invested $60 million in air taxi startup Joby Aviation (JOBY.N) for a 2% equity stake, in a partnership that will initially offer passengers air taxi transport to and from airports in New York and Los Angeles. Joby has said it plans to launch air taxi service in 2024. Delta does not plan, however, to operate Joby aircraft, Bastian said. He said he hopes at some point the air taxis will be able to land on the tarmac to speed journeys.

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