All Episodes

#114 Marc Allen, Electra.aero: Changing aviation without going vertical

#113 Andrew Clare, Elroy Air: Scaling Autonomous Cargo

#112 Lauren Flanagan, Sesame Solar: The fuel convoy is the target

#111 Libby Bahat, Israel Civil Aviation Authority: Flying civilians into a war zone

#110 Mike Stengel, AeroDynamic Advisory: Gulf crisis impact on air travel

#109 Admiral Phil Kenul: What flying into hurricanes taught him about drone regulation

#108 Alex List, FlyShirley: 'Shirley' there's an opportunity for AI in the flight deck

#107 Robert Rose, Reliable Robotics: Congressional testimony and conveyor belts in the sky

#106 Koen De Vos: U-Space, U-Space… Where Art Thou?

#105 Ben Ivers, Boeing: Airspace modernization

#104 Edward Barraclough, Drone-Hand: Why ranching will scale autonomy before defense

#103 Ed Bastian, Delta Air Lines: Raising the ceiling of possibility

#102 Adam Woodworth, Wing: What aviation looks like at Google scale

#101 Ryan Gury, PDW: Drones, Innovation, and Lady Gaga

#100 Chris Hewlett, Project ULTRA: Why DoD will lead UAS integration

#99 Jia Xu, SkyGrid: Opening the sky for autonomous flight

#98 Ryan Graves, ASA: UAPs as a wake-up call for airspace safety and innovation

#97 Julie Garland, Avtrain: Drone business and regulation in Europe

#96 Chad Sweet, ModalAI: Small, smarter, safer UAS - made in USA

#95 Serhii Kupriienko, Swarmer: Building swarms in Ukraine’s drone war

#94 Brandon Suarez, Reliable Robotics:  Balancing safety and operational benefits

#93 Joey Rios, NASA and UTM: Solve Something Right Now

#92 Richard Aboulafia: Supply chain bottlenecks and the New Aerospace Order

#91 George Mattson, Wheels Up: The integrated customer experience

#90 Chris Gentile, Merlin: Inside the race for trusted tactical autonomy

#89 Christian Ramsey, uAvionix: Tackling aviation safety from drones to airports

#88 Captain Lee Moak: The time for change is now

#87 Arnaud Thiercelin, Orqa: Cutting through the gimmicks and winning the drone marathon

#86 Carey Cannon: 38 years of rotorcraft development – insights from a Bell Senior Chief Engineer

#85 Sean Donohue, DFW Airport: A CEO's perspective on running a global airport

#84 Jenn Player, Skydio: Autonomous drone operations

#83 Amit Ganjoo, ANRA: Lessons from the Dallas Key Site UTM implementation

#82 Bobby Sakaki, UAS Nexus: Drone industrial base, NDAA, Blue UAS

#81 Brian Streem, Vermeer: An American founder’s move to Ukraine to build drone tech

#80 Joerg Dittrich, JARUS & DLR: Drones, risk, and SORA 3.0

#79 Bob Poole, Reason Foundation: The pros and cons of privatizing airports

#78 Montie Brewer: Interview with former Air Canada CEO

#77 Charlton Evans, End State Solutions: Drone boxes, FAA waivers and exemptions, Part 108

#76 General James Poss: Affordable Mass and Counter-UAS

#75 Kevin Noertker, Ampaire: Scaling electric aviation with hybrid-electric flight

#74 Rob Britton: "Commercial Aviation and AAM: Prudent Optimism"

#73 Jeff Luckett, UPS Flight Forward: An inside perspective on early adoption of UAS and AAM in cargo

#72 Srdjan Kovacevic, Orqa: The evolution of drones, vertical integration, and competing with DJI

#71 Libby Bahat, Israeli Civil Aviation Authority: Lessons learned from the Israeli National Drone Initiative

#70 Bobby Healy, Manna: Unveiling the unit economics behind profitable drone delivery

#69 David Stepanek, Bristow: A philosophical guide for early AAM operations

#68 Don Berchoff, TruWeather: Weather imposes uncertainty and uncertainty costs money

#67 Niels Kalshoven, Port of Rotterdam: Drone Port Operations

#66 Dan Magy: From Citadel to Firestorm, a journey through drone and counter-drone technology

#65 Andrew Coleman: Unpacking the Value of Data in Aviation

#64 Lorne Cass: Aviation Operations; Today's Lessons for Tomorrow's Operators

#63 Uma Subramanian, Surya Ventures: Commercial air travel innovation under attack

#62 Andrew Hately, Eurocontrol: U-Space, UTM, and the integrated airspace

#61 Eric Leopold, Threedot (ex-IATA): Air transport in the digital age

#60 Eric Watson, Zipline: Drone delivery and the Zipline experience

#59 John Langford, Electra.aero: Bringing eSTOL to Market

#58 Kara Kramer, AeroVironment: A deep dive into the Replicator initiative and future of military UAS

#57 Valerie Manning, Overair: Reality Check On Commercializing eVTOLs

#56 Robert Rose, Reliable Robotics: Exploring the future of autonomy in aviation

#55 Yemaya Bordain, Daedalean: certifying autonomy, next-gen avionics, and multi-core processors

#54 Stuart Ginn, WakeMed: A physician's perspective on medical drone delivery

#53 Declan Ryan, Irelandia: The founding of Ryanair, low-cost airlines, lessons for AAM

#52 Paul Rinaldi, Air Traffic Management: Today's Realities and Tomorrow's Opportunities

#51 Carl Dietrich, Jump Aero: MOSAIC - a transformational opportunity

#50 Christiaan Hen, Assaia: AI and aviation's "pit stops"

#49 Pete Bunce, GAMA: general aviation's perspective on AAM

#48 Reflections at the intersection of technology and flight

#47 David Stepanek, Bristow: AAM customer perspective

#46 Dan Elwell: FAA Reauthorization; "1,500 Hour Rule"; the balance between safety and innovation

#45 Damon Vander Lind, extending electric range with zero emissions

#44 Thomas Neubauer: cellular connectivity as an enabler of BVLOS operations

#43 Venkat Viswanathan: batteries and electric aviation

#42 Billy Thalheimer, Regent and coastal transportation

#41 Brian Yutko, Wisk: demystifying autonomy

#40 Eric Allison, Joby Aviation: The Sound of Silence

#39 Chris Kucera, OneSky: UAS Traffic Management

#38 Svilen Rangelov, Dronamics: middle mile cargo drones

#37 Ryan Riley: Pilot training innovation in USAF and airlines

#36 Robert A. Pearce, NASA, Associate Administrator

#35 Charlton Evans, End State Solutions: cutting through the fog of drone regulations

#34 Admiral Mike Rogers: Intelligence, Cyber, Technology

#33 Justin Steinke, Spright: B2B drone medical delivery

#32 Geoff Bower, Archer: designing and commercializing eVTOL aircraft

#31 Stanford Professor Mykel J. Kochenderfer: building robust systems, ACAS X

#30 Dr. Will Roper: defense, digital engineering, building dual use businesses

#29: Greg Brenneman; Leadership in Aviation, Business, and Investment

#28 Dennis Muilenburg: AAM strategic perspective

#27 Lorenzo Murzilli: EASA regulations, building a drone business in Europe

#26 Jim O'Sullivan: Matternet commercial drone certification

#25 Richard Aboulafia; Industry Insights

#24 Christian Ramsey and Ryan Braun: next-generation avionics for manned and unmanned flight

#23 Omer Sharar: Dealing with GPS Vulnerabilities

#22 Lisa Ellman: AAM policy and regulations

#21 Professor Olivier de Weck, Tech Roadmapping and AAM

#20 Jeff Smith, Chair, Helicopter Association International

#19 General James Poss: How drones are changing the battlefield

#18 Ed Bolen, NBAA

#17 Rex Alexander: AAM Infrastructure

#16: MIT Professor Donald R. Sadoway, global battery expert

#15: J. (Josh) Storrs Hall “Where Is My Flying Car?”

#14 Chris Hewlett: UTM

#13 The Honorable James H. Burnley IV

#12 Jia Xu, Honeywell

#11 Bobby Healy, Manna

#10 Pasha Saleh: Alaska Airlines

#9 Peter Cerda: IATA, industry harmonization

#8 Chris Anderson: Kittyhawk

#7 David Grizzle: A Bright Future

#6 Brendan Groves; Skydio

#5 Brandon Suarez: autonomy and airspace integration

#4 Scott Drennan: engineering and manufacturing

#3 Mike Whitaker from Supernal, a Hyundai company

#2 Jesse Kallman: use cases and building a business in AAM

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