AviationPros Podcast

Originally recorded on July 21, 2021, air travel is coming back in a big way. As traffic grows, airports are doing their best to exercise rigorous health precautions to keep passengers safe and feeling confident in what they see around them. Joe Petrie spoke recently with Alex Marren, President of ABM Aviation about how airports are meeting travelers’ expectations—and the roles that cleaning, disi...

Originally released on July 16, 2021, the inaugural episode of the AviationPros Podcast Series: Aviation and the Environment, Walker Jaroch, assistant editor for AviationPros, speaks with two guests, Jill Doucette and Ken Gallant. The conversations revolve around sustainability plans crafted with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ) in mind and the benefit of adopting these plans in the...

Originally recorded on July 6, 2021, Greg Russell, vice president of development for Aeroterm speaks with Editorial Director Joe Petrie about the current state of the North American air cargo facilities and what the industry needs to do to spur development at airports. 

Originally recorded on June 25, 2021, Assistant Editor Jessica Purgett speaks to Stewart Steeves, CEO of LaGuardia Gateway Partners about the upgrades the airport made to Terminal B. Visit our May/June 2021 edition to find out more about this project, which we featured as one of our Projects of the Year.

Originally recorded on June 18, 2021, AviationPros Assistant Editor Jessica Purgett talks to Bridget Rief about the airport's new Terminal 1 Silver Ramp which is featured as one of Airport Business' Projects of the Year in the May/June 2021 issue.

Originally recorded on June 9, 2021, Ground Support Worldwide editor Josh Smith is joined by Morgan Franc and Laure Borgnic of TLD to discuss their company's eParts service and how the GSE industry has utilized eCommerce to boost equipment uptime.

Originally recorded on June 4, 2021, Brent Shedd, CEO at Zing Robotics, joins Ground Support Worldwide editor Josh Smith on the podcast to discuss autonomous technology's future in ground support operations.

Originally recorded on March 7, 2021, Michael Fox, VP of Product, and Dominic Matthews, Director of Sales, each with LocusLabs, discuss contactless travel in airports and how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way passengers want to interact with their surroundings.

Originally recorded on April 30, 2021, Stephens County Judge Michael Roach shares how the rural airport in Breckenridge, Texas keeps making improvements to build a better customer experience and grow traffic.  

Originally recorded on April 29, 2021, George Ferguson, senior analyst aerospace/defense and airlines for Bloomberg Intelligence, joins Walker Jaroch, AviationPros' assistant editor, for a discussion focusing on aviation’s recovery. The conversation touches on the impacts of President Biden’s March stimulus package, the current state of aviation and the factors both driving and hindering the airli...

Originally recorded on April 23, 2021, Walker Jaroch, assistant editor, AviationPros, is joined on this episode of the AviationPros podcast by Tim Wakeford, CEO of Caeli Nova – a company with a mission to revolutionize emergency cabin oxygen systems with their product Cordillera.

Originally recorded on April 9, 2021, Lee Williams, president at Avia Enviro, and Rudy Yates, president at Ground Support Specialist, discuss the evolution of forced air deicing nozzles and future plans for the technology with Ground Support Worldwide editor Josh Smith.

Originally recorded on April 2, 2021, Airport Business Editor-in-Chief Joe Petrie talks with Josh Jacobs from UL about the challenges airports face addressing indoor environmental quality and the steps they can take to improve public health. 

Originally recorded on March 19, 2021, Roy Hughes, Get-E’s commercial director, joins Assistant Editor Walker Jaroch to discuss how the company is digitalizing and centralizing airline crew transfers, and what the benefits of crew transfers via the digital world are.  

Originally recorded on March 19, 2021, per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS, have come under increasing scrutiny over the past years. This family of chemicals, sometimes called forever chemicals, are have been found in many products and industrial application around the world. For the aviation industry, they’re most commonly found in the foam used to combat airfield fires. But what exactly ar...

Originally recorded on March 10, 2021, AviationPros Assistant Editor Walker Jaroch speaks with Levi Stockon, president and founder of Advanced Air, LLC and Jet Center Los Angeles, about how they are preparing for Super Bowl LVI and the increased air traffic it will bring to their operations. 

Originally recorded on March 5, 2021, on this episode of the AviationPros Podcast, Assistant Editor Walker Jaroch, speaks with Eric Richards, co-chair of O’Melveny’s corporate department; Denise Raytis, partner, project finance and development, O’Melveny; and Elizabeth Dubeck, partner, project finance and development, O’Melveny, for a wide ranging conversation on the current needs of airport infra...

Originally recorded on February 26, 2021, Chris Gurreri, CEO and co-founder of Victory Innovations, joins Ground Support Worldwide editor Josh Smith to discuss electrostatic sprayers and how they are used by airlines and ground service personnel to disinfect aircraft.

Originally recorded on February 12, 2021, Gloria Bouillon, airport manager for Beverly Regional Airport, joins Walker Jaroch, assistant editor of AviatonPros,to discuss the airport's growth. Beverley Regional's operations have grown in volume over 51% within the past four years, and in three years, the airport moved from the eighth position of airports in terms of total operations to the second in...

Originally recorded on January 21, 2021, Bob Rogers, vice president at ULD Care, joins Ground Support Worldwide editor Josh Smith to discuss advancements in ULD training, particularly a VR-enabled program provided by Airport College.

Originally recorded on December 28, the AviationPros' staff — Josh Smith, editor of Ground Support Worldwide; Joe Petrie, editor-in-chief of Airport Business; and Jennifer Wilberschied, editor of Aircraft Maintenance Technology —  reflect on the past year and look to 2021, offering their perspective on a variety of topics, from the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, to what emerging technology w...

Originally recorded on December 10, 2020, David Fox, owner, Fox Flight Air Ambulance, and Nick Fraser, Fox Flight Air Ambulances’ director of maintenance, talk about what makes their aircraft unique and how they keep them airworthy.  

Originally recorded on December 4, 2020, Istanbul Airport CEO Kadri Samsunlu talks about the airport's PCR testing program and how the facility is taking steps now itself to succeed as a global hub in a post-pandemic world.          

Originally recorded on Novemer 27, 2020, Jason Sparks, director of field safety at Signature Flight Support, joins Ground Support Worldwide editor Josh Smith to discuss the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on ground handling personnel staffing at FBOs and airports and the steps necessary to safely return these employees to the ramp.         Sparks provides comprehensive leadership in hea...

Originally recorded on November 13, 2020, Carver Aero CEO Guy Lieser and Director of Finance Mike Manning discuss future opportunities for general aviation and the growth FBOs like theirs are seeing during the pandemic.