All Interviews – Page 10
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InterviewKeeping it under wraps reaps rewards for Air Covers
Sasha Pattinson has had a passion for aviation since childhood. She is now co-owner and director of Air Covers, a UK company specialising in designing and supplying bespoke protective covers for the aerospace and marine industry worldwide
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Taking a holistic approach to medical aviation provision
In her role as president and chief executive of international trade body the Association of Air Medical Services, Cameron Curtis can combine her two passions, aviation and healthcare, while helping her 600 members to deliver a quality service
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Why European regionals fear bailouts will distort competitive landscape
Director general of the European Regions Airline Association, Montserrat Barriga, says that government bailouts are focusing on bigger, state-owned airlines, creating a market distortion for smaller and private operators.
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Leading aerial firefighter blazes a trail into (and out of) hell
Lisa Allen, a leadplane pilot for the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management National Aviation Office, has 22 years of firefighting experience on the ground, including as a smoke jumper, and in the air as a pilot. She flies a Beechcraft Super King Air 200, and has more than 2,000h total flight time
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Equus Global Aviation director on understanding the value of aircraft
Guy Burden has a passion for selling, starting his career in the car industry before moving into aviation. He is now director of international private brokerage Equus Global Aviation, dealing in business aircraft and commercial airliners
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New AAPA chief sees multilateral effort as key to restoring air travel
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) is optimistic about the future of air travel in the region, but stresses that rebooting the air travel sector will take substantial coordination. Subhas Menon is the new director general of the AAPA, succeeding Andrew Herdman. Prior to joining the association he ...
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Boosting performance at the Isle of Man airport
Jeremy Spake became a TV personality after his appearances on the BBC’s fly-on-the-wall documentary Airport. Having moved on from his role at Heathrow, he is now deputy director at the Isle of Man airport
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Oriens Aviation general manager on creating a strong service centre business
Stuart Locke is general manager for aircraft maintenance at Oriens Aviation, sales and service centre for Pilatus in the UK and Ireland, where he is responsible for growing the business and its customer base
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Air Astana’s Foster eyes tricky return to normalcy post coronavirus
Air Astana chief executive Peter Foster is upbeat about the airline’s future in the post-coronavirus world, but sees a number of challenges before normalcy returns.
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How WestJet reacted quickly to virus – and faced up to tough decisions
When WestJet chief executive Ed Sims drives past the Calgary International airport to his office every morning, he sees a row of parked aircraft, grounded by the coronavirus pandemic, and wonders what fresh hell awaits.
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How Air Baltic is plotting a way through – and out of – the virus crisis
There are many data points that starkly demonstrate the airline industry’s massive challenges during the coronavirus crisis, but Air Baltic is still able to offer a particularly striking one: its forward bookings in early April were down 98% year on year.
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Bringing intelligent pricing to the airline and travel markets
Charlotte Gassert is vice-president of sales, Europe, for pricing analytics company Infare, which employs large data sets to help airlines, airports and travel agents optimise their revenue management systems
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Satair chief executive on satisfying the aftermarket demands of airline and MRO customers
Despite failing to make the cut as a pilot, Bart Reijnen has had a nearly 25-year career in the aviation sector and now works as chief executive of Airbus-owned Danish aftermarket support company Satair
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Driving performance at PPG Aerospace
Dan Korte is global vice-president for PPG Industries’ aerospace business, where he helps develop strategy at the paints, coatings and parts supplier and has responsibility for driving its performance
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Andrew Broom on supporting pilots and operators of Citation business jets
Having fulfilled various roles in the business and general aviation industry, Andrew Broom is now chief executive of the US-based Citation Jet Pilots Association and CJP Safety and Education Foundation
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How Etihad aims to manage through coronavirus crisis grounding
Etihad Aviation Group chief executive Tony Douglas believes the business’s ongoing restructuring programme has given the Gulf carrier the agility to better manage its operation through the coronavirus crisis and to position it for when air travel markets reopen.
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Hanwha Aerospace powers up engine capabilities
As the country’s only producer of gas tubine engines, South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace has become an integral part of Seoul’s ambitions in the sector, with involvement in several key propulsion programmes.
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El Al chief Gonen Usishkin grapples with unique challenges
Speaking before the scale of the coronavirus impact became clear, El Al chief executive Gonen Usishkin explains how the Israeli flag carrier handles its unique operating environment
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Air France-KLM's Ben Smith appointed A4E 2020 chairman
Ahead of the annual A4E Aviation Summit in Brussels today, we speak to the association’s incoming chairman - Air France-KLM group chief executive Ben Smith - about the key challenges facing the European airline sector and the role A4E can play for its members.
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How Martin Gauss carved a European niche for Air Baltic
Walk into Air Baltic’s boardroom at its Riga International airport headquarters, and your eyes are immediately drawn to a table featuring dozens of tiny Airbus A220-300 models adorned with the carrier’s distinctive green livery.
