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Futurist in the press: Coronavirus and the future of air travel, Business Standard
As Covid takes a wrecking ball through the global airline industry we take a look at what happens next and its impact on global travel.
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Griffin, M. (2020) 'Futurist in the press: Coronavirus and the future of air travel, Business Standard', 311 Institute, 24 April. Available at: https://www.311institute.com/futurist-in-the-press-coronavirus-and-the-future-of-air-travel-business-standard/ (Accessed: 1 October 2026).
Firstly, thank you to Sai at Business Standard for asking me to opine on the future of air travel in a post coronavirus, or Covid-19, world – a world where the old normal no longer applies, and where the new normal has less choice and more surveillance. But with a twist.
Commercially of course Covid has smashed through the aviation industry like a wrecking ball going through a sheet glass window, and when we come out the other side the only thing that is certain is that the airline junk yards are going to be fuller, the bankruptcies bigger, and the level of surveillance within airports and ports of entry are going to be greater.
All that said though while the former might not surprise you the level of surveillance at airports and the accuracy with which future surveillance systems will be able to assess your health and wellness, from your character and emotions, to your physical wellbeing, will likely surprise you.
From lasers that can identify you from your heart beat and calculate the likelihood of your having a heart attack then and there, to the AI and machine vision systems that will be able to give you a more thorough check up than that grabby local doctor of yours by the time you reach check in airports will know your state of physical and mental wellbeing better than your own partner. And if you want to know how that’s possible, well, then read the article below.
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As Covid takes a wrecking ball through the global airline industry we take a look at what happens next and its impact on global travel.
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Matthew Griffin Founder, 311 Institute
Matthew Griffin is a multi-award winning Futurist and expert in Disruption and Innovation, Geopolitics, Leadership, and Technology, who NASA have described as a "walking encyclopaedia of the future" and a "futurist Polymath."
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Matthew Griffin is a multi-award winning Futurist and expert in Disruption and Innovation, Geopolitics, Leadership, and Technology, who NASA have described as a "walking encyclopaedia of the future" and a "futurist Polymath." 15-time best selling author of the "Codex of the Future" series, Matthew is the Founder and Futurist in Chief of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures advisory firm working with royal households, world leaders, G7, G20, and G77 governments, NGOs, and multi-national mid and mega cap firms to help them explore, shape, and lead the next 50 years of business and society.
An award-winning YouTube creator with over a million followers, with an unrivalled global reach and impact, Matthew is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker, lecturer, and mentor who collaborates with global leaders through the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to shape pivotal initiatives such as the UN’s AI for Humanity program, the United Nations Conference of the Parties (UN COP), and the World Economic Forum in Davos.
As the former Global Head of Cloud, National Security, and Enterprise Sales for companies including Atos, Dell-EMC, and IBM, Matthew has a proven track record of building multi-billion dollar business units and turning failing divisions into market leaders. His ability to identify, analyse, and communicate the implications of hundreds of emerging technologies and trends is unparalleled, and his insights are trusted by many of the world’s most respected organisations, including ABB, Accenture, Adidas, AON, ARM, BCG, Centrica, Citi, Coca-Cola, Dentons, Deloitte, Dow Jones, EY, Google, KPMG, Lego, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Qualcomm, RWE, Samsung, Siemens AG and Siemens Energy, T-Mobile, UBS, VISA, Walmart, Workday, Worldpay and many others.
Regularly featured in the global media including the AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Khaleej Times, Telegraph, TIME, ViacomCBS, WIRED, and the WSJ, Matthews mission is to help organisations create a fair and sustainable future whose benefits are shared by everyone irrespective of their ability, background, or circumstances.
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- Coronavirus the new fear of flying could change face of global aviation 120032500420 1 business-standard.com
Source: first published by the 311 Institute on 24 April 2020. Cite as: Griffin, M. (2020). Futurist in the press: Coronavirus and the future of air travel, Business Standard. 311 Institute. https://www.311institute.com/futurist-in-the-press-coronavirus-and-the-future-of-air-travel-business-standard/
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