#10 Pasha Saleh, Alaska Airlines
Pasha Saleh, Head of Corporate Development at Alaska Airlines, is one of those industry leaders with a rare combination of experience in startups, large aerospace corporations, and management consulting – and on top of that he’s an airline pilot who still flies 737s at Alaska.
#9 Peter Cerda, IATA, Industry Harmonization
Peter Cerda – IATA’s Regional VP of the Americas, provides a global perspective on a range of topics, including his perspective on AAM.
#8 Chris Anderson, Kittyhawk
Chris Anderson, the COO and Chief Product Officer of Kittyhawk, discusses importance Kittyhawk is placing on autonomy and an affordable aircraft.
# 7 David Grizzle: A Bright Future
David Grizzle, former Chief Operating Officer of the FAA, has a refreshing perspective on how change in transportation will occur – and that “muddling through” is the likely way to a different world vs. waiting for perfection, which may never come.
#6 Brendan Groves from Skydio
Brendan Groves, from Skydio, discusses policy – and address why bold policy and policy goals are important.
Podcast #5: Brandon Suarez from General Atomics
Brandon Suarez from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems discusses autonomy, certification, technology, standards, integration of unmanned aircraft into the national airspace system and a lot more.
Podcast #4 Scott Drennan: engineering and manufacturing
Scott Drennan, an accomplished aerospace innovator and executive, discusses the DC-3 and Model T "moments" for advanced air mobility.
Podcast #3 Mike Whitaker from Supernal, a Hyundai company
Mike Whitaker, the former Deputy Administrator and Chief NextGen Officer of the FAA, and now a senior executive at Supernal, Hyundai’s Urban Air Mobility subsidiary, discusses the transition from today’s air transportation system – with its remarkable safety record, to discussing what is required to transition to AAM.
Podcast #2 Jesse Kallman of XWing: use cases and building a business in AAM
Jesse Kallman of XWing, discusses the importance of understanding the customer problem and quantifying the value proposition, even for things that are difficult to quantify, like customer service or customer satisfaction.
Why we launched The Vertical Space (podcast)
Jesse Kallman of XWing, discusses the importance of understanding the customer problem and quantifying the value proposition, even for things that are difficult to quantify, like customer service or customer satisfaction.