Aircraft Seating The Aeropedia podcast

48:30

Marina Efthymiou shares her fascinating career path that began in Greek tourism and eventually landed at Dublin City University, with strategic fuel stops on the way. Join us to hear Marina's story, as well as the great aviation learning opportunities at Dublin City University.

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2024 Trivia Champion! 19:51

9 weeks ago19:51

19:51

Very excited to announce our 2024 Aeropedia Podcast Trivia Champion! Over 29 Aeropedia episodes in 2024 just one pair of contestants got all 5 trivia answers correct. In this episode we let our champion challenge the hosts, hear how Ashwin and Peeter did.

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India Aviation | Aviation Analytics 50:57

12 weeks ago50:57

50:57

We welcome Vasuki Prasad who shares insights of his expansive aviation career journey from engineering, to airline planning, aircraft marketing and sales, all tapping his passion for data analytics. Vasuki also shares perspectives about aviation in India, so be sure to listen in.

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Airline Journalism 47:58

13 weeks ago47:58

47:58

How does one get into reporting on aviation, and what does it entail? Brian Sumers, editor of "The Airline Observer" and co-host of "The Airshow" podcast, shares his fascinating and unique path with us!

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Pilot Perspective - Sustainability 47:06

15 weeks ago47:06

47:06

We welcome Captain Matthew Fischbacher, an airline pilot with over 20 years of flight experience, who shares insights from his career flying in various parts of the world as well as details about sustainable aviation from a flight operations perspective.

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Oakland Airport - Director of Aviation 39:19

16 weeks ago39:19

39:19

We cover a variety of airport topics with Craig Simon, Director of Aviation, at California's Oakland airport. From infrastructure, to air service, and airline relations, Craig gives great insight into all it takes to be a Director of Aviation. Craig is also a wealth of knowledge about Oakland airport and shares some very interesting facts about the airport on the bay.…

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2024 Year in Review & 2025 Predictions 1:10:41

18 weeks ago1:10:41

1:10:41

We welcome back two special guests, Courtney Miller and Brian Rynott, for this episode to close out 2024 and kick off 2025 with their perspectives. Also, we open our trivia round to a round robin, with Courtney, Brian, Ashwin and Peeter each asking the group a trivia question. We all learned something new, and hope you do too!…

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Maintenance Training to Aircraft Brokering 47:21

20 weeks ago47:21

47:21

Given the extensive background of our guest, Lee Brewster, we are able to pack a lot of fascinating topics into this episode! From maintenance training, to aircraft brokering, and the International Aviation Women's Association (IAWA), listen in to hear about Lee's vast experience and learn about her unique aviation career path.…

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Flight Operations - UPS Chief Pilot 54:38

22 weeks ago54:38

54:38

In our first "pilot" episode we are very lucky to welcome Captain Jeff Whiteman, Chief Pilot for UPS! Hear all about UPS flight operations, the role of the Chief Pilot, as well as the many other roles that help keep UPS flying smoothly. Captain Whiteman also gave us some fun UPS trivia along the way, so be sure to listen in!…

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Private Aviation Customer Experience 45:25

23 weeks ago45:25

45:25

Happy to have Andy Balser, from Air Partner, joining us to share the intricacies of private aviation customer service and customer experience. What are the differences and how are both manifested in aviation? Andy offers a number of interesting personal examples and insights from his extensive experience on the topic, so enjoy!…

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Kansas City Aviation Department 52:56

25 weeks ago52:56

52:56

Since Kansas City operates two airports, why not have two guests? We welcome Melissa Cooper and Justin Meyer, Director and Deputy Director of Aviation for the Kansas City Aviation Department to share more about the Kansas City International Airport and Wheeler Downtown Airport. This team makes a dynamic duo on aviation trivia too! Listen in to see how they strategized their way through the round.…

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Air Taxi - Fly Aeolus 49:19

26 weeks ago49:19

49:19

What is a relatively affordable way to take advantage of private aviation in Europe? Consider an air taxi! We speak with Stefaan Ghijs, Founder & CEO of Fly Aeolus, to tell us how his air taxi business model has taken shape and grown.

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Airports - Air Service Development 45:39

28 weeks ago45:39

45:39

What role does an airport take in attracting new airline service? We welcome Nate Lavin, Air Service and Business Development Manager at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC / KSLC) to share more about how SLC has done it, while also transitioning from a historically majority connecting airport to one now with more origin & destination traffic.…

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Altavair and an AvGeek's Dream Career 53:26

30 weeks ago53:26

53:26

We welcome Brian Rynott to the podcast to hear about his broad and unique aviation career, including a deeper dive into Altavair where he is currently Senior Vice President of Marketing for the Americas. Brian is arguably one of the industry's most respected AvGeeks, so we had to up the ante on his trivia lineup. Listen in to hear how he performed under the pressure (no L1011 misses in this episode).…

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Routes 44:11

33 weeks ago44:11