I worked in telecommunications and IT for 27 years but never for an airline.
Many of these senior people wonder how it is that Amazon got to be so big so fast? They understood IT from day one.
In the UK we still have numerous companies that look down on IT. I recall doing a contract in the 1990s for a VERY well known UK plc and High Street name. They moved the IT director from his direct reporting postion to the MD, to reporting to the Financial Director. So, at a single stroke, they demoted the entire IT department and removed the MD's ability to understand the problems and opportunities.
THAT is the kind of old attitude that does real damage. But, you can be sure, no one will get the blame.