AviationPros Podcast

Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority CEO Daren Griffin talks with Editorial Director Joe Petrie about the airport’s largest expansion project taking place now.

Keith Clark, senior quality control and technical rep at Phillips 66, joins Ground Support Worldwide editor Josh Smith to discuss aviation fuel quality assurance and the Save a Life - Verify Fuel Type campaign.

Signature Aviation’s Jovan Phillips explains how one of the company’s FBOs reached new heights in sustainability and some of the future efforts planned across the company.

Avports CEO Jorge Roberts talks about the company's new lease to run and grow Tweed-New Haven Airport.

Robin Schneider, director of marketing at Green Cubes Technology, joins Ground Support Worldwide editor Josh Smith to discuss Lithium-ion battery technology and its use in ground support equipment.

In this episode of the AviationPros podcast, AtlasIED Domestic Sales & Operations Manager Charles Kowalczyk explains the current state of airport mass communications systems and how airports can improve them.

In this episode of the AviationPros podcast, Editorial Director Joe Petrie spoke with Amina Porter, Co-CEO at PS, regarding its new terminal opening at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in partnership with Signature Aviation.

In this episode of the AviationPros podcast, Editorial Director Joe Petrie spoke with James Parish CEO, Charlotte County Airport Authority and Punta Gorda Airport who was recently named the 2021 Air Carrier Airport Manager of the Year. Tune in to hear about the efforts Parish has undertaken in recent years and to learn about some tactics airports can use to enhance their business and bottom line l...

In this episode of the AviationPros podcast, Editorial Director Joe Petrie spoke with Lead ARFF Program Instructor at the Fox Valley Technical College, Ben Sokol, about the challenges that first responders face on the airfield and what airports need to think about now to ensure that their team’s are ready for a major incident.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport Chief Operating Officer Jack Christine discusses Phase 2 of the Concourse A expansion and how it will enhance operations.  AviationPros Editorial Director Joe Petrie conducts the interview.

From the IATA Ground Handling Conference in Paris, Monika Mejstrikova, IATA’s director of ground operations, speaks with Ground Support Worldwide editor Josh Smith to reflect on the 34th IGHC and discuss the benefits the ground handling industry can achieve through harmonizing procedures.

From the IATA Ground Handling Conference in Paris, Nick Careen, senior vice president of operations, safety and security at IATA, joins Ground Support Worldwide editor Josh Smith to discuss ways the ground handling industry can recruit, onboard and retain members of the workforce.

In this episode of the AviationPros podcast, Walker Jaroch, editor of AMT magazine, is joined by Damien Marc, CEO of JPB System. We discuss JPB’s history, how Damien married his IT background with aviation to success, and some of the new ventures JPB is currently undertaking. 

In this episode of the AviationPros podcast, President and CEO of Jet Linx Aviation, Jamie Walker, joins AviationPros’ Editorial Director Joe Petrie for a discussion on the private aviation company's recent opening of a new private terminal at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport and the acquisition of Southern Jet at Boca Raton Airport.

In this episode of the AviationPros podcast, Christine Weydig, environmental sustainability executive with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, joins AviationPros Editorial Director Joe Petrie to talk about why and how LaGuardia Airport recently installed more than 3,500 solar panels. 

In this episode of the AviationPros podcast, Abraham Forney, aviation general manager for Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) and aviation advisory chair with the Missouri Airport Managers Association, joins AviationPros’ Editorial Director Joe Petrie for a discussion on how to make the most of State Aviation Day.

Ontario International Airport (ONT) welcomed 454,000 air travelers in March 2022, 4% more than in March 2019. Shipments of air cargo likewise remained strong in March 2022  compared with March 2019, increasing by 22%. In this episode of the AviationPros podcast, AviationPros Editorial Director Joe Petrie interviews Atif Elkadi, ONT's new CEO, to discuss how the increasingly popular aviation gatewa...

In this episode of the AviationPros podcast, Gregg Brunson-Pitts, owner of Advanced Aviation Team, joins AviationPros’ Editorial Direct Joe Petrie live from the floor of the 2022 NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference for a discussion on recent trends in charter travel and how current world events have influenced it.  

Leaders from Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Southwest Airlines and Michigan Economic Development Corp. discuss the new FLITE Program and plans to nurture new technology in the aviation sector. 

In this episode of the AviationPros Podcast, Rob Polston, CEO of Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology and Eli Mayes, director of maintenance for SkyWest Airlines joins AviationPros' Assistant Editor Walker Jaroch.  The group discusses the workforce challenges the industry is facing and how a new initiative between Spartan and SkyWest – the SkyWest Aviation Maintenance Technician Pathway –...

Atlantic Aviation director of operational strategy, Richard Thacker joins Ground Support Worldwide editor Josh Smith to discuss the use of sustainable aviation fuel and how FBO officials have informed customers about the fuel's benefits. Thacker also highlights other sustainable initiatives taking place at Atlantic Aviation.

Ed Midgley, VP Customer Experience & Commercial, and Stephen Tukavkin, Vice President, IT & Digital, both with the JFK International Air Terminal (JFKIAT) join Walker Jaroch to go over the terminal’s recent partnership with SSP America and Zippin to bring contactless, AI-powered retail technology to the terminal.

Advanced Air LLC Founder Levi Stockton discusses his FBO's preparations in the runup to Super Bowl weekend. 

Bob McCreery, president of McCreery Aviation at McAllen International Airport in Texas, joins Ground Support Worldwide editor Josh Smith to discuss the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) program and the  FBO's experience earning Stage 3 registration .

Phil Cole, civil aviation business manager at Aerogility, joins Walker Jaroch to discuss the ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) can improve maintenance operations and scheduling.