Gulf Air today announced that CEO Bjorn Naf is to step down and be replaced by current Royal Jordanian Airlines chief Samer Majali.
But yesterday, while Naf was still head of the Middle Eastern carrier, he gave a speech at the Aviation club in London.
In what could be the Swiss exec's last public appearance as Gulf's CEO, Naf spoke lovingly about the iPhone.
More to the point, he said he wants to use it for every aspect of his travelling experience - EVERY aspect, including his own health monitoring (but of course, connectivity could be used to help monitor aircraft health as well).
Welcome to the new world, folks. It's just around the corner.
Here is the key quote from Naf's speech:
"I want to use an iPhone for every aspect of my travelling experience:- to book my flight, check-in, pass through security, buy my Duty Free, board the aircraft, let my taxi know whilst in-flight that I am delayed or - you never know - arriving early. I even want a device on my phone that checks my temperature to indicate that I am fit and healthy to travel across borders!!
"And this technology should and must transcend borders! Governments, airport operators, airlines and service providers need to collaborate and support each other in bringing new, innovative and creative initiatives to the fore."
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