Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast

On this episode of the Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast, we feature a discussion with Pratt & Whitney focusing on how the company continues to invest in new data analytics solutions, cloud computing and software that is digitally transforming the way commercial airlines track the health of their engines.  This is our first episode under the new Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast name,...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we feature a presentation given by Tomal Sohorab, Manager of Cargo solutions, Air Canada Cargo during the latest installment of our live Connected Aviation Intelligence series that occurred Aug. 5.  Sohorab gives an update with some major progress and significant connectivity milestones achieved by Air Canada Cargo, following up on his presentatio...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Andrew Collins, CEO of Sentient Jet joins as the guest to discuss the company’s recent international expansion, a surge in new private jet passengers, and how their Jet Card is performing in the digital age of chartered travel.    Sentient Jet, a subsidiary of Directional Aviation, is well known within the private jet charter market for pioneering...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we feature an unreleased case study given by Tiina Suvanto, head of customer experience at Finnair, during our June 8-10 Connected Aviation Intelligence webcast.    In the years leading up to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Finnair was one of several European airlines investing in constantly upgrading and innovating the in-flight passenger...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Gregg Brunson-Pitts, president of Advanced Aviation Team joins as the guest to discuss providing on-demand private jet brokerage services to a different type of clientele. Advanced Aviation Team was first established by Brunson-Pitts and co-founder Peter Newell in 2015, specializing in serving as a private jet broker to presidential candidates. Mo...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we feature a sponsored interview with Wind River.  Christine Stevens, senior director of aerospace and defense at Wind River, joins the episode to discuss how digital transformation could eventually allow avionics systems to function on a digital feedback loop similar to the way autopilot software works in Tesla automobiles.  Have suggestions or t...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Sam Krouwer, product owner of in-flight connectivity at Air France KLM, is the guest. This episode features his question and answer session with Mark Holmes, Via Satellite's editorial director, during the recent Connected Aviation Intelligence virtual summit.    Air France KLM is one of Europe’s biggest airlines and wants to use connectivity to en...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we’re featuring a replay of the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity panel from our Connected Aviation Intelligence program.    The panel we’re featuring is the “The LEO Revolution is Underway in Satellite: What Does it Mean for Airlines?” with guest speakers, Manik Vinnakota, Director, Commercial and Product Development, Telesat, Ben Grif...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Joshua Ng, director of Alton Aviation Consultancy joins to provide some perspective on the state of the commercial airline industry in the Asia Pacific region, among other topics.  Alton Aviation Consultancy is an independent advisory firm that has advised some of the world's largest airlines, aircraft manufacturers and investors throughout Asia,...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, OnAsset CEO Adam Crossno joins to discuss how air cargo carriers continue to find new ways to exploit and derive operational efficiencies from his company's smart tag and real time autonomous in-flight tracking technology.    FREE REGISTRATION: Connected Aviation Intelligence webcast, June 8-10, 2021 - https://www.gcasummit.com/agenda/     Have su...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Tiina Tissari, Vice President of customer experience at Finnair, joins to discuss some of the adjustments made by the Nordic airline over the last year under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on air travel in Europe.    Finnair continues to operate a limited network and expects gradual passenger demand recovery to begin around the third quarter,...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Elza Brunelle-Yeung, Bombardier's senior director of business development, joins to discuss the Canadian aircraft manufacturer's new legacy business jet upgrade program, SmartLink Plus. Smart Link Plus was first jointly launched by Bombardier and GE Aviation at the 2019 National Business Aviation Association annual conference and exhibition to bri...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Sally Ng, associate professor for the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, joins to discuss the results of a study on in-flight cabin air quality recently published in the Journal of Indoor Air . Supported by Delta Air Lines, the research may be the first to comprehensively measure particle concen...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Ken Munro, founder of U.K.-based ethical hacking consulting and security services firm Pen Test Partners joins to discuss some of the latest research he’s been doing around connected electronic flight bags (EFB) and aircraft systems. Munro is a well known public speaker who has performed live demonstrations of vulnerabilities that have been expose...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Cam Murphy, the managing director of FEAM , joins to discuss the airline maintenance and engineering services provider's experience expanding its U.S.-based operations throughout 2020 and into early 2021 under the many regulatory and operational challenges posed by the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. Holding an MBA in Aerospace and Defense, Murphy...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Zoe Cameron, senior first officer for Virgin Atlantic, joins to discuss her experience flying with new avionics, iPad and connectivity technologies on the Airbus A350-1000, as well as her new children's book, Ada and Emily Take to the Skies! Zoe took her first flight lesson at 12 years old and was inspired to fly at an early age while watching her...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Dustin Dryden, founder and chairman of Volare Aviation, joins to discuss the changes his company's private jet charter business experienced in 2020 under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Volare, based at London Oxford Airport, provides chartered flights, refurbishment, engineering, and management among other aircraft services. According to Dry...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we feature a presentation given by Daniel Welch, senior consultant with Valour Consultancy, during our recent two-day Connected Aviation Intelligence live virtual event. Valour, who has been a guest on the podcast earlier this year, gives an updated outlook on trends to watch across the connected aircraft ecosystem as 2020 comes to an end and indu...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we feature my question and answer session with Nick Van der Meer, Chief Operating Officer of VistaJet from the recent Connected Aviation Intelligence two-day live program that can be viewed on-demand here . Van der Meer discusses the deployment status and schedule for VistaJet's new in-flight connectivity technology, LuxStream, across their global...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we feature an airline cast study that was one of the sessions on our Connected Aviation Intelligence two-day live program this week. If you missed Connected Aviation Intelligence, register to watch it on demand for free here . Daniel Barcenas, vice president, safety, security, and quality assurance for low-cost Mexican airline Viva Aerobus, discus...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Michel Bielecki, a doctor at the University of Zürich Centre for Travel Medicine, WHO Collaborating Centre for Travellers' Health, Epidemiology Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, and Patrica Schlagenhauf, also a professor at the University of Zurich discuss their recent narrative review of the air travel industry's efforts to prevent the spre...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, David Fox, vice president of in-flight and connectivity services for Deutsche Telekom joins to discuss how his company has been expanding its presence in supporting cabin Internet and mobile network access in-flight across Europe and other regions of the global commercial airline market. With David, we discussed how Deutsche Telekom is expanding i...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Jack Mandala, CEO of Seamless Air Alliance, joins to discuss the organization’s latest in-flight connectivity standard, “OpenIFC” Release 2. Seamless Air Alliance was established in 2018 by Airbus, Airtel, Delta, Sprint and OneWeb as a coalition with the goal of driving down the price and increasing the availability of in-flight connectivity servi...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast , James Pavur, an Oxford University cybersecurity researcher and PhD student provides insights into his experience performing "satellite eavesdropping" on aircraft in-flight Internet data. Pavur was part of a team of European experts that used home television equipment and specialized software to enable satellite eavesdropping on in-flight passenge...

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Brad Grady, principal analyst for Northern Sky Research (NSR), gives some updates and insight on how COVID-19 is continuing to impact in-flight connectivity, antenna technology, the concept of free in-flight Internet and more.  Grady has given presentations at the Global Connected Aircraft Summit in recent years, and leads a group of NSR Analysts...