The Revolution.Aero Podcast

In this episode we welcome Anthony Mc Loughlin, founder and CEO of Better Futures, to the podcast. Mc Loughlin's firm is pioneering the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for engineers . The company has identified, among others, a market niche in the burgeoning electric aviation sector and offers free demos via its website to enable engineers to explore the benefits of using an AI assistant...

In this episode we welcome back Ronnie Fahy, CEO of Australian aerial intelligence firm Xplorate.  Fresh off the back of gaining approval to inspect a full pipeline (550km) entirely beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in Queensland, Fahy tells us how the team got there and what it means to do so.  We also look ahead at what's next for Xplorate from diversifying into new industries to gaining...

In this episode we welcome Paul Briggs, Of Counsel at London-based law firm Bird & Bird.  Paul has nearly four decades of experience in aviation law, including 17 years of being Joint Head of the International Aviation & Aerospace Sector Group at Bird & Bird.  Now leading the firm’s efforts in sustainability, covering everything from SAF to eVTOLs, there are few better placed to discus...

In this episode we welcome Benjamin Zeitoun, partner at Starburst Ventures alongside Matteo Peraldo, partner at Alix Partners and Florent Francois, CEO and founder of C-981.  Today's commercial aviation supply chain sees big players relying on an intricate network of small and medium-sized suppliers. It has in recent times proved resilient, but this episode's guests think time is running...

In this episode we welcome on our first all-electric aircraft OEM and our first eVTOL developer, BETA Technologies.  BETA is a Vermont-based company developing two aircraft — an eVTOL it calls Alia or A250 and a conventional takeoff variant dubbed CX300 — and supporting electric charging infrastructure.  To date the firm has raised over $1bn on its journey to commercialisation and made significant...

In this episode we welcome Kolin Schunck, senior manager of Strategic Innovation & Intelligence at Lufthansa’s Innovation Hub. There he focuses on all things sustainable aviation including sustainable aviation fuel, hydrogen and electric aviation and advanced air mobility.  Lufthansa's Innovation Hub this week announced its Startup Gate Program (see link below), if you are a startup feel...

In this episode we welcome on Christian Grim and Jesper Vind from Bosch Campus in Germany. Christian is General Manager of Bosch General Aviation Technology and Jesper works on the business development management side. Located in in the German town of Holzkirchen near Munich, Bosch Campus includes about 25,000sqm of laboratory and office building space for its development engineers and partners. ...

In this episode we speak to Edison Yu, lead on research coverage of Space & Aerial Mobility at Deutsche Bank. There he focuses on what is known as the New Space economy and the advent of eVTOL/UAM. With respect to advanced air mobility, Yu closely follows the progress of all the listed eVTOL OEMs.  Support the show

In this episode we speak to Scott Cutshall president of Real Estate and Sustainability at Clay Lacy Aviation. There he manages and develops the company’s real estate and infrastructure portfolio while leading the organisation’s sustainability, community engagement, governmental affairs and workforce development divisions.  Cutshall serves on a number industry environmental and sustainability commi...

In this episode we speak to Chris Rocheleau the chief operating officer of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) about the role the organisation and the wider industry is playing in making advanced air mobility (AAM) a reality. Rocheleau spent over 20 years in various roles with the FAA, including Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety where he assisted in leading the organisation...

In this episode we speak to Mario Asselin CEO and co-founder of The AirCraft Company, a Kansas-based startup developing a family of hybrid-electric regional aircraft. Co-founding the company alongside his wife Sylvie St-Georges, the pair have 65 years of combined experience in aircraft design including the Bombardier Global 7500 and the Global 8000.  Accessibility is also a key piece of Asselin&ap...

In this episode we speak to Ronnie Fahy, CEO of Xplorate, an Australia-based aerial intelligence company that combines Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) with machine-learning to enable access to unprecedented data and insights from large infrastructure to terrain and, even, search and rescue.  Xplorate has a growing list of major oil and gas and governmental clients and a number of world-fi...

In this episode we speak to Todd Graetz co-founder of Aerolane, a US-based startup which is endeavouring to expand the availability of air freight at the same cost as traditional trucking. How? Through an innovative aerial towing system that combines tried and tested technology with cutting-edge advancements.  Support the show

In this episode we speak to Sergio Cecutta, founder and partner at SMG Consulting, a boutique management consulting firm that amongst many other things provides data and modelling of the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry.   Listen to find out more about how the SMG team create those models and how the insight gained helps to shape and inform Sergio's view of this burgeoning industry.  Supp...

For our first episode we are joined by the managing partners of mobility investment firm DiamondStream Partners, Brian Flynn, David Spurlock and Dean Donovan. Support the show