HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 12, 2026--
PROS, the commercial intelligence technology provider that powers modern airline retailing, today introduced PROS Kairos, a new agentic airline retailing platform that brings PROS pricing science, airline data and AI into a single workspace for airline commerce. Combining intelligent workflows, a conversational user experience, and a unified data foundation powered by Databricks, PROS Kairos provides airlines with access to data, insights and automation with fewer manual steps between applications.
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The launch follows PROS' February 2026 decision to focus exclusively on travel retailing. Built on more than 40 years of commercial, content and pricing innovation, PROS Kairos gives airlines the flexibility to adopt the capabilities that best fit their business needs while building on the PROS solutions they already use and connecting with the broader retailing ecosystem. This approach preserves existing investments, maintains commercial independence and helps airlines advance toward Modern Airline Retailing on their own terms.
Key features of the PROS Kairos platform include:
Data Foundation: PROS Kairos and Databricks
To help airlines build and scale AI applications and intelligent agents, PROS is adopting the Databricks Data + AI Platform as the core data and AI foundation powering PROS Kairos analytics and AI initiatives.
Working together, PROS Kairos and Databricks provide airlines with a governed, open approach to connecting market, behavioral and operational data without requiring migration to a single platform. This gives AI agents the enterprise context they need to reason across data while helping airlines maintain control and choice across their data and AI environments. Intelligence developed once can be reused across the Kairos platform architecture, creating a foundation for future innovation and new capabilities regardless of where data resides.
Agentic AI is a foundational capability embedded throughout the PROS Offer platform. PROS plans to extend intelligent agents across airline commerce applications, including offer optimization, dynamic pricing, shopping, group sales optimization and offer marketing. Over time, these capabilities are intended to help airlines automate workflows, streamline operations, and enhance decision-making across commercial functions.
"For decades, airline commercial systems evolved slowly. Today, constantly shifting technology and global conditions can change within days, and standing still is no longer the cautious choice; it is the higher-risk one. We built PROS Kairos around that reality. Airlines need the flexibility to add capabilities quickly without being forced to choose between a fully custom build and a multi-year commitment to a single closed suite,” said Sunil John, CEO of PROS.
"To realize the full potential of modern airline retailing, the industry must move toward agentic workflows. However, AI agents are starved for context if they only look at siloed transactional systems. Anchoring PROS Kairos on Databricks provides the critical shared intelligence layer. It allows airlines to unify vast, disparate data sources so their agents have the deep context necessary to make intelligent, profitable decisions in real time,” said Shiv Trisal, Global Industrials and Energy Go-to-Market Leader at Databricks.
About PROS
PROS is the modern airline retailing transformation partner built for airline commercial independence and measurable outcomes. PROS helps airlines create, price, sell, and optimize offers through a unique combination of airline commercial expertise, proven pricing science, AI, intelligent automation, and an open ecosystem. Backed by more than 40 years of industry experience, PROS enables airlines to increase revenue performance, enhance customer experiences, and modernize retailing operations while maintaining flexibility and control. Learn more at pros.com.
PROS Kairos is a new agentic airline retailing platform that brings PROS pricing science, airline data and AI into a single workspace for airline commerce.
Sunil John, CEO of PROS
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to have an operation to remove “a localized nodule” in his lung that was “detected at a very early stage.” It is the first medical event of his 17-month papacy.
Here is what is known:
A lung nodule is a small abnormal area measuring less than 3 centimeters (about 1.2 inches) across. It is sometimes detected on a CT scan performed to investigate another problem, such as trauma or a lung infection, according to the American Cancer Society. Experts say the nodule could be benign or malignant and that prompt evaluation is important.
If the nodule is cancerous and removed at an early stage, the prognosis is “excellent,” and surgery alone may be sufficient treatment, said Dr. Stephen Liu, a lung cancer expert at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Leo, 71, is considered otherwise healthy and physically fit, both positive factors for his recovery. He said the nodule was discovered during “recent medical tests,” and the Vatican said Monday that no particular health issue prompted the check-up, describing it as “routine.”
The Vatican said Leo will undergo surgery in the first days of this week and is expected to be hospitalized for about a week afterward to recover.
The pope will be treated at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, formally known as the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, a private nonprofit Catholic teaching hospital. The facility has a special apartment set up for pontiffs on the 10th floor that includes a private chapel. Leo’s immediate predecessor, Pope Francis, was treated there before his May 2025 death during a long illness prompted by a respiratory crisis.
St. John Paul II spent so much time at Gemelli that he called it “Vatican III,” after the Vatican itself and the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo.
Leo has several activities scheduled this week.
In addition to his regular meetings, he is due to celebrate a public Mass on Wednesday to close a weeklong conference on family ministry. Vatican officials suggested on Sunday that he might miss it.
Leo also has a major trip planned Nov. 6-17 to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. It is unclear whether the surgery and recovery will affect the ambitious itinerary, which includes a dozen flights, two helicopter rides and significant altitude changes in Peru. Leo said earlier in his remarks Sunday that he still planned to make the trip.
The Vatican has no specific rules governing who takes over if a pope becomes totally incapacitated. Even while unconscious during surgery, Leo remains pope and retains his authority.
Pope Francis remained in charge throughout his lengthy hospitalizations, as did St. John Paul II before him. Both made appointments and issued laws and statements from the hospital. A team of officials already handles day-to-day Vatican operations.
Medical advances and popes’ longer lifespans, however, have highlighted this gap in church law and prompted calls for the Vatican to prepare for a pope becoming too ill or incapacitated to govern.
Two days before revealing his planned surgery, Leo confirmed one significant appointment. On Friday, he approved Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as the new dean of the College of Cardinals. Tagle, 69, replaces Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 92, whose term Francis extended in the weeks before his death.
The dean plays a significant role in a papal transition. He presides over the previous pope’s funeral and helps lead the cardinals’ closed-door meetings before the conclave to discuss the church’s future needs. If he is under 80 when the conclave begins, he also presides over the secret election of a new pope in the Sistine Chapel.
Barry reported from Milan
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Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A view of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to be hospitalized, in Rome, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A view of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to be hospitalized, in Rome, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
The statue of late Pope John Paul II is pictured at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to be hospitalized, in Rome, in Rome, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
