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SoarAI

by Simpliflying · English · Leisure & Travel

Lessons from the best airlines in AI, featuring insights from top aviation leaders to help you thrive. We will learn from #aviation leaders at the forefront of AI. The first #podcast about #artificialintelligence in aviation will reveal: 1. How Virgin Atlantic became the first airline built into C

New episodes: Every two weeks
Typical length: 45 min
Latest: 6 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026 · 45 min

Why Turkish Airlines is betting on an in-house LLM and an AI teammate

Turkish Airlines writes most of its own software and is building an offer-order retailing platform in-house, and plans to sell it to other airlines. The executive in charge of product development explains where AI fits in, and what the airline has learnt from putting its flights into ChatGPT and Claude. Episode summary Yılmaz Goralı runs airline retailing product development at Turkish Technology, the technology arm of the Turkish Airlines group. In this episode of the SoarAI podcast, he exp...

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E2 · 22 Sep 2026 · 45 min
What Singapore Airlines learnt from 400 AI use cases
Singapore Airlines has explored about 400 AI use cases and has around 100 in production. Its technology chief explains the framework that decides what ships, why staff build their own tools, and why the CEO pushes harder than IT does. George Wang runs technology at Singapore Airlines, including its AI and digital transformation strategy. In our second Soar.AI podcast episode, he explains how an airline with a fast-follower reputation on technology became, in April 2025, the first major carrie...
E1 · 8 Sep 2026 · 36 min
Why Virgin Atlantic went first on ChatGPT and last on NDC
Virgin Atlantic was the first airline to put an app inside ChatGPT. Its chief customer officer tells us what it cost, what it earned and why letting passengers dodge fare rules was part of the deal. Episode summary Juha Jaervinen runs everything at Virgin Atlantic that a passenger can see. Brand, marketing, loyalty, communications, the clubhouses and the trip itself all report to him. This episode puts figures on the airline's AI Concierge, built with OpenAI and Tomoro. Five months in, it had...

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SoarAI is a English leisure & travel podcast from Simpliflying. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Simpliflying
Language: English
Category: Leisure & Travel
New episodes: Every two weeks
Typical length: 45 min
Latest episode: 6 Oct 2026
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