#68 Don Berchoff, TruWeather: Weather imposes uncertainty and uncertainty costs money
In this episode, we chat with Don Berchoff, CEO of TruWeather, about the critical impact of weather on aviation.
#67 Niels Kalshoven, Port of Rotterdam: Drone Port Operations
Welcome back to The Vertical Space and our discussion with Niels Kalshoven, Head of Drone Innovation Program at Port of Rotterdam and Co-founder Drone Port Rotterdam
#66 Dan Magy: From Citadel to Firestorm, a journey through drone and counter-drone technology
Today we’re joined by Dan Magy, founder and CEO of Firestorm, a California-based company developing low-cost and modular military UAS systems.
#65 Andrew Coleman: Unpacking the Value of Data in Aviation
Welcome to another episode of The Vertical Space where we sit down with Andrew Coleman, leader of GE Aerospace's software business. In this conversation, we explore the critical intersection of traditional aviation and advanced air mobility, delving into the effective use of data for meaningful insights.
#64 Lorne Cass: Aviation Operations; Today's Lessons for Tomorrow's Operators
Welcome to The Vertical Space podcast and a discussion with Lorne Cass, an aviation executive who most recently served as Vice President of American Airlines' Integrated Operations Center, and is the current RTCA Chair.
#63 Uma Subramanian, Surya Ventures: Commercial air travel innovation under attack
In today's episode, we sit down with Uma Subramanian, a seasoned aviation expert with a wealth of experience in the industry.
#62 Andrew Hately, Eurocontrol: U-Space, UTM, and the integrated airspace
Welcome back to The Vertical Space and a conversation with Andrew Hately - a senior researcher in the Drone unit at the EUROCONTROL Innovation Hub in France - about U-Space, UTM, and ATM.
#61 Eric Leopold, Threedot (ex-IATA): Air transport in the digital age
Welcome back to The Vertical Space for a conversation with Eric Leopold, a long time veteran of IATA, the International Air Transport Association.
#60 Eric Watson, Zipline: Drone delivery and the Zipline experience
Welcome to our conversation with Eric Watson from Zipline.
You can’t help but be impressed with the inspiring and important work that Zipline has done with their partners in Africa – with medical and healthcare outcomes that are remarkable. So, you will really enjoy hearing about Zipline and their first platform in Africa – Eric gives an excellent overview.
#59 John Langford, Electra.aero: Bringing eSTOL to Market
Welcome to a terrific conversation with John Langford, CEO of Electra.aero
#58 Kara Kramer, AeroVironment: A deep dive into the Replicator initiative and future of military UA
Welcome back to The Vertical Space and our conversation with Kara Kramer, Director of Business Development at AeroVironment.
#57 Valerie Manning, Overair: Reality Check On Commercializing eVTOLs
Welcome to our conversation with Dr. Valerie Manning, Chief Commercial Officer of Overair.
#56 Robert Rose, Reliable Robotics: Exploring the future of autonomy in aviation
Welcome back to The Vertical Space and our conversation with Robert Rose, co-founder and CEO of Reliable Robotics.
#55 Yemaya Bordain, Daedalean: certifying autonomy, next-gen avionics, and multi-core processors
Check out an in-depth and fast-moving discussion of certifying autonomy, next-gen avionics, and multi-core processors with Dr. Yemaya Bordain, President of the Americas for Daedalean.
#54 Stuart Ginn, WakeMed: A physician's perspective on medical drone delivery
We hear from Stuart Ginn who besides having a professional aviation background is also a physician and therefore looks at the drone opportunity through the lens of a healthcare professional – somebody engaged in delivering healthcare and intimately familiar with the complexities associated with it.
#53 Declan Ryan, Irelandia: The founding of Ryanair, low-cost airlines, lessons for AAM
Welcome back to The Vertical Space for a discussion with Declan Ryan, one of the co-founders of Ryanair and a serial builder of low-cost airlines. With commercial drone operations starting to gain momentum and the contours of future eVTOL operations becoming better understood, it is important to highlight the evolution of the low-cost airline business model and learn the lessons from this market. And we have just the right guest to take a deep dive into this fascinating topic
#52 Paul Rinaldi, Air Traffic Management: Today's Realities and Tomorrow's Opportunities
Check out a terrific discussion with Paul Rinaldi, President of Rinaldi Consultants and served as President of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA).
#51 Carl Dietrich, Jump Aero: MOSAIC - a transformational opportunity
An in-depth conversation with Carl Dietrich, Founder/CEO/CTO of Jump Aero – as he explains everything you want to know about Jump Aero as well as MOSAIC, the proposed Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification rule – what Carl considers a transformational opportunity.
#50 Christiaan Hen, Assaia: AI and aviation's "pit stops"
In this episode we talk about something that has great relevance to traditional aviation, and that will become increasingly important to drone and other AAM concepts as their operations increase in scale and complexity – which is utilization of the most important physical assets in aviation -> aircraft and ground infrastructure. We have the pleasure of doing a deep dive into this interesting topic with Christiaan Hen, Chief Customer Officer at Assaia.
#49 Pete Bunce, GAMA: general aviation's perspective on AAM
Great discussion with Pete Bunce - President and CEO of GAMA. Pete combines a deep understanding of established aviation as well as advanced air mobility. He introduces competence, regulatory understanding, industry knowledge, and knowing how to get things done. Listen to Pete's vision of aviation and AAM - there's nothing superficial here.