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Airlines aren’t exactly where the best software engineer talent goes. They have low margins and cannot compete with high paying companies probably. And Alaska w
by SilverElfin 10mo ago
Airlines aren’t exactly where the best software engineer talent goes. They have low margins and cannot compete with high paying companies probably. And Alaska was an airline under pressure on top of all that.
They’re now trying to revamp themselves with the Hawaiian airlines merger and new long distance 787 flights. But between this loyalty theft issue and other software glitches that affected flights (cancellations/ delays) in 2025, I get the impression that their IT team is in a state of neglect and barely holding things together.
- NoseyParker 10mo agoNobody has tech debt like airlines. But they all have to deal with it and doesn't absolve a company not fixing it. It's definitely not the IT team's fault. The solution is a titanic project. Management just have no interest when they can sign up to buy 100 jumbo jets that day instead.