All Interviews
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InterviewWhy ex-Tornado navigator Nicola Steevenson is on a mission to encourage others
Inspired to fly by a British Airways newspaper advert, Nicola ‘Rosie’ Steevenson served as a navigator in the Royal Air Force and now focuses on human factors, safety, and encouraging others.
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InterviewShort-term resilience and longer-term sustainability focus for new Loganair boss
Loganair will remain a torchbearer for sustainable aviation, insists new chief executive Luke Farajallah – a mission begun by his predecessor.
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InterviewIndonesian Aerospace chief looks to N219, offset opportunities
Indonesian Aerospace is focused on boosting sales of its N219 twin-turboprop, as it seeks to grow its capabilities through military offset work.
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InterviewHow Stephanie Goetz is making headlines after switching the news desk for business jet cockpit
The thrill of flying led Stephanie Goetz to leave a successful career in broadcasting. She now pilots Global-series business jets, while also championing breast cancer awareness using a unique L-39.
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InterviewHow Stella Filippatos is helping CAE to go electric, while inspiring future engineers
As director of programme management for electric aircraft at CAE, Stella Filippatos is pursuing zero-emission flight training advances – and encouraging a pipeline of future engineers.
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InterviewHow Asia Digital Engineering’s Rohaida Haron returned to her first love - aviation
She juggles 12-hour shifts at the ramp, motherhood – and running her own fashion label. Meet Rohaida Haron, a licensed aircraft engineer at Malaysia-headquartered Asia Digital Engineering.
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InterviewAirbus chief Faury balances present-day pressures against pushing future boundaries
Since taking the reins at Airbus in 2019, Guillaume Faury has seen off several huge challenges – but there are still fires to fight, such as a creaking supply chain, even as the airframer eyes its future commercial product plans. Meanwhile, in the defence business, the manufacturer has embarked one of its most ambitious projects yet.
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InterviewAero’s semi-private jet service lands between charter and first-class air travel
Aero occupies airspace somewhere between commercial and private flights. More specifically, it offers air travellers a hybrid of first-class flying and chartering an aircraft.
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InterviewHow Katarzyna Kalisz is helping Poland's Aviation Valley grow
As a consultant, Katarzyna Kalisz helped foreign aerospace companies set up in Poland. Now the former professional pianist works for one of them, heading JPB Systeme’s fast growing local subsidiary.
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InterviewWhy Henrietta Davies answered air ambulance call
Henrietta Davies fell in love with helicopters at 14. After piloting them in one of the industry’s toughest environments – the North Sea – she now flies emergency medical missions for Babcock.
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InterviewWhy ExecuJet MRO Services’ Nadia Coetzee loves tackling AOGs
As general manager of ExecuJet MRO Services’ Brussels facility, Nadia Coetzee loves overseeing the 24/7 provision of essential support to get business jet operators’ assets back in the air.
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InterviewJetZero poised to flight-test blended wing-body ‘Pathfinder’ demonstrator
A blended wing-body demonstrator aircraft developed by US start-up JetZero has received an airworthiness certification from the Federal Aviation Administration, advancing the company’s plans for a flight-testing programme in Southern California.
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InterviewBALPA’s new leader says pilots in strong position
With many carriers struggling to fill flightdecks and retain staff, the first woman to lead the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) is taking command at a time when her members arguably have the whip hand when it comes to negotiating pay and conditions. “Pilots are in a strong position at the moment,” states Amy Leversidge, who took up her role in January.
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InterviewKaman readies uncrewed ‘Kargo’ quadcopter for front-line logistics
Kaman’s fully autonomous cargo aircraft is designed to meet the challenges of rapidly changing battlefield logistics.
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InterviewPhenix rises for ‘dirty, dull and dangerous’ missions with newly unveiled Ultra 2XL
Uncrewed aircraft developer Phenix Solutions has unveiled a full-sized prototype of its remotely piloted heavy-lift rotorcraft at the Heli-Expo show in Anaheim.
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InterviewLou-Ann Seet and the power of networking
Lou-Ann Seet believes that the biggest challenge facing women who want a career in aviation is the lack of a network, a problem she is working to address through the Singapore chapter of Women in Aviation International.
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InterviewEve seeks to firm up air taxi order backlog: CEO Johann Bordais
Six months after taking over as chief executive of Eve Air Mobility, Johann Bordais is trying to turn some of the start-up’s tentative orders into firm ones.
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InterviewAustralian hydrogen start-up AMSL Aero emerges with long-range ambitions
Australian hydrogen-electric aircraft developer AMSL Aero is taking a long-range view of potential use cases for its in-development Vertiia aircraft, targeting intra-city operations rather than urban air taxi services.
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InterviewNew EDGE chief executive Al Marar ready to drive international growth
United Arab Emirates defence house EDGE attended the second World Defense Show (WDS) near Riyadh in early February with a broad range of products – and a freshly-arrived new chief executive.
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InterviewEmbraer commercial chief sees room for growth as pandemic build-back continues
Embraer Commercial Aviation chief executive Arjan Meijer expects another year of double-digit growth following the Brazilian manufacturer’s robust delivery performance in 2023 during which it shipped 64 regional jets.