Airlines Archives - Kai Waehner

My Road to Lufthansa (Miles & More) HON Circle Status

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My Road to Lufthansa HON Circle Status in 2025

ByKai Waehner
13. December 2024
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Discover my journey to achieving Lufthansa HON Circle (Miles & More) status in 2025. Learn how I balance frequent travel, strategic planning, and personal investment to enhance comfort and quality of life, leveraging Lufthansa Group flights and loyalty benefits. Explore my tips, challenges, and insights as a global business traveler. This is primarily a technology blog, but many of my peers are frequent travelers who share an interest in optimizing their travel experiences.

Airport and Airlines Digitalization with Data Streaming using Apache Kafka and Flink

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The Digitalization of Airport and Airlines with IoT and Data Streaming using Kafka and Flink

ByKai Waehner
9. July 2024
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The vision for a digitalized airport includes seamless passenger experiences, optimized operations, consistent integration with airlines and retail stores, and enhanced security through the use of advanced technologies like IoT, AI, and real-time data analytics. This blog post shows the relevance of data streaming with Apache Kafka and Flink in the aviation industry to enable data-driven business process automation and innovation while modernizing the IT infrastructure with cloud-native hybrid cloud architecture.