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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In this Forbes column from December 2022, I talked briefly about my pursuit of a lifelong dream to become a private pilot and how, over the past year, I’ve been writing a book about the experience. I was recently reviewing the first draft of the book manuscript while, in the back of my mind, considering ideas for a column centered on entrepreneurship. My writing worlds collided while I was reading through a part of my new book that addresses whether you must be some sort of genius to fly. In that earlier column, I noted that while you don’t have to be a member of the Mensa Society to command an aircraft, you do need a combination of unique traits to get through the rigors of flight training. While reading the list of traits I detailed almost a year ago, I realized several are relevant to succeeding as an entrepreneur. This may not be too surprising. Starting a company and flying a small plane have elements of risk … [Read more...] about Want To Be An Entrepreneur? Think Like A Pilot

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Pilot contract talks at both American and United Airlines appear to be making progress, according to posts by pilot unions at both carriers. In messages to pilots sent Monday, the negotiating committees for both groups said they made progress last week and will keep talking this week. Quality of life issues were cited as key concerns in both messages. Also, United pilots said they still see a gap in economic areas. “This gap is largely driven by our differences in opinion with management on what constitutes an industry-leading agreement,” said negotiators for the United chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association. For American pilots, “Discussions throughout March, especially last week’s offsite sessions, have been largely constructive, achieving progress daily,” said the message from negotiators for the Allied Pilots Association. “Both parties have brought the key negotiating team members and subject matter experts … [Read more...] about American And United Pilots Focus On Quality Of Life Issues In Contract Talks

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Classic game shows never officially conclude; they come back in revivals. And the latest potential entry is I’ve Got a Secret , which first launched in 1952. Embassy Row, Werner Entertainment and Game Show Enterprises Studios, GSN’s production arm, will co-produce a pilot of this potential modern day version of I’ve Got a Secret , hosted by sports television personality Katie Nolan. Pitched as an hour, either for network or syndication, and positioned as a game show with comedic overtones, four celebrity panelists will try and figure out each contestant’s “secret,” drawn from pop culture both past and present, by asking them a series of yes or no questions. The scoop: One contestant might be the billionaire creator of an app you use every day. Another might be the parent of a chart-topping pop star. Or one could be the voice of one of your favorite cartoon characters or a person who made national headlines as a … [Read more...] about ‘I’ve Got A Secret’ Revival Pilot, Hosted By Katie Nolan, Ordered

Images and a video emerged Wednesday purporting to show Philip Mehrtens, a pilot who is currently being held hostage by Indonesian rebels, according to the BBC. Operating a small passenger plane for Indonesian airline Susi Air, Mehrtens departed from Mozes Kilangin Airport on Feb. 7 but upon arrival at Nduga in the Papua Highlands province the aircraft was attacked by fighters of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), the BBC reported . The rebels released the five passengers, all of whom were native Papuans but held Mehrtens, who hails from New Zealand, hostage, according to the BBC. The rebels later moved Mehrtens to a more remote area, with a spokesman telling BBC Indonesian that the pilot was “safe” but would be utilized as “leverage” for political negotiations. TPNPB members seek independence for Papuans from Indonesia and also blame countries “like New Zealand and Australia” for assisting Indonesia, according to the BBC. Separatist fighters in Indonesia’s … [Read more...] about Indonesian Rebels Hold New Zealand Pilot Hostage

Recently released research from the Pentagon has linked military pilots and ground crew members to high cancer rates. The Department of Defense (DOD) study found that within the population of those in the U.S. military who either flew or serviced American aircraft there is a significantly elevated risk of cancer compared to the average American civilian. Data from nearly 900,000 service members who either flew on, operated or worked on U.S. military aircraft between 1992 and 2017 developed the findings of the official DOD research. In its yearlong study of almost 900,000 service members who flew on or worked on military aircraft between 1992 and 2017, the Pentagon found that air crew members had an 87% higher rate of melanoma and a 39% higher rate of thyroid cancer. https://t.co/6KcRFt5lPc — Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) March 19, 2023 Air crew service members who had assignments flying on military aircraft had an 87% higher rate of falling ill with … [Read more...] about Pentagon Study Links Cancer Risk To Pilots, Ground Crews

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Sudhir Mehta is the Global Vice President, Transformation Solutions at Lexmark International, Inc . Greenwashing is all too common in today’s world, where organizations spend loads of cash to appear “environmentally friendly,” rather than taking concrete steps to minimize their impact on the planet. Unfortunately, this concept extends across other areas of the corporate world, most recently playing out in the realms of IoT and edge with “IoT-washing.” While less detrimental to society than greenwashing, the idea of investing in innovation for innovation’s sake rather than innovating for value is prevalent across industries and ultimately detrimental to digital transformation efforts. Why Digital Transformation Projects Stall According to McKinsey, more than 60% of organizations whose digital transformations have stalled "attribute the problem to factors that—with the right discipline and … [Read more...] about Why Digital Transformation Projects Get Stuck On Pilot Mode

The Aboitiz Group announced on Wednesday the launch of Fresh Depot, touted as the first physical and digital solutions platform to help farmers reduce harvest waste while optimizing crop yield, in Benguet province. In a statement, the listed conglomerate said the first phase of Fresh Depot involves a modular and sustainable cold storage unit located in Mankayan town. Fresh Depot is working with Mankayan’s Manpat-A Farmers Association for the first pilot site of its cold storage unit. The second phase of Fresh Depot entails digitizing information on farmers’ land, planting practices, pre-harvest and harvest. “Digitization will allow Fresh Depot to offer advisory services, explore market linkage opportunities and financial inclusion programs, as well as build a database of information that the government can utilize for their agricultural programs,” it added. Aboitiz collaborated with international agritech players Ecozen Solutions Pvt. Ltd., backed by Nuveen global impact fund … [Read more...] about Aboitiz puts up modular cold storage unit in Benguet

Poland confirmed plans to send at least a dozen fighter jets to Ukraine, becoming the first North American Treaty Organization (NATO) country to do so after the U.S. has rejected Ukraine’s calls to send advanced Western aircraft, according to media reports. Poland has plans to send up to a dozen Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets, replacing its inventory with U.S.-made F-35 joint strike fighters and South Korean FA-50s, the Associated Press reported . Ukraine will receive at least four MiGs within the coming days, with the remainder to undergo checks and be supplied at a later time, Polish President Andrzej Duda said Thursday. Polish government spokesperson Piotr Mueller also indicated other countries operating MiGs had pledged to supply some of the jets to Ukraine but did not name any specific countries, according to the AP. (RELATED: US Weapons Aid For Ukraine Could Extend Years Beyond The War, Top Pentagon Official Says) Ukraine already employed several dozen MiGs in … [Read more...] about Poland To Send Fighter Jets To Ukraine, Becoming First NATO Country To Do So

Blacklisted Bitcoin? Frankfurt’s Bankhaus Scheich has a budding business cleaning crypto and getting it back into circulation. J ust before sunset on a chilly Spring day in 2019 armed German special agents broke down the door to the Frankfurt home of a 22-year-old hacker who the government has only identified as Coder420, the developer of a dark web exchange called Wall Street Market. At its peak, the enterprise was the largest of its kind, conducting about €50 million in sales between October 2016 and April 2019, selling everything from cocaine to credentials. At the time of Coder420’s arrest, he had roughly 1,000 bitcoins, then worth $5.5 million. The operation was a huge success. The German state of Hesse, home to Germany’s finance capital Frankfurt, seized 2,200 bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from Coder420 and two collaborators. “It was a classical takedown of a darknet marketplace,” says Jana Ringwald, 41, a senior prosecutor for the attorney general of Frankfurt. … [Read more...] about Legal Money Laundering: How A German Bank Is Cleaning Tainted Bitcoin And Other Dirty Cryptos

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Flytrex, the Israeli drone delivery start-up, has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration in the US to expand its services in North Carolina and Texas. The FAA granted approval for the company to expand its delivery radius from one to two nautical miles from the bases it operates in the two states. Flytrex has been operating in suburban areas in Granbury, Texas near Dallas-Fort Worth and in three regions of North Carolina, carrying out food and goods deliveries via drone. According to the company, this latest approval expands its potential customer base from 40,000 to 100,000. The start-up which works with a drone tech company called Causey Unmanned Aviation in the two states said it can carry out deliveries in three minutes. It has inked deals with major retailers like Walmart and Target. "Drone delivery at scale is finally taking off, and this approval from the FAA positions us squarely at … [Read more...] about Flytrex Gets FAA Nod To Expand Drone Delivery To 100,000 Customers