Asian SkyCast

For commercial airlines and charter aircraft the necessity to increase safety, health and cleaning protocols is imperative, as the thought of traveling on a long-haul flight is now daunting with new concerns of whether the person a row over is sick. Aviation medical services provider, MedAire’s APAC General Manager Samuel Chauffaille put our minds at ease, as he discusses the strict measures both commercial and private operators are implementing to ensure the safety of all passengers during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.

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ASG’s Max Buirski talks to JSSI’s CEO Neil Book about the impact of Covid-19 (02:20); how aviation businesses have adapted to it (04:33); how JSSI itself has changed over the last eight years (07:13), the company’s business expansion and how its strategy has evolved (10:40); the “new” importance of aircraft cleaning (17:40); how JSSI’s relationship with the OEMs has evolved over the years (19:00); and takes a final stab at predicting the level of flight activity to be expected in the next few months (24:05).

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ASG’s Max Buirski talks to JSSI’s Business Development Senior Vice President Mark Winzar about a wide range of subjects including JSSI’s business (02:38); its relationship with OEMs (04:27); why operators may need programs and how this changed the business model for PBH (08:42); the evolution of the perception of “Programs” (11:30); how JSSI manages its fleet in the age of Covid-19 (17:48) and how to work with MROs given the travel restrictions (21:48); his view of the future (24:50); how to maintain one’s aviation industry network during these times (30:55); how business development has adapted to Covid-19 (33:11); and how the Middle East changed recently (39:10).

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ASG’s Max Buirski talks to MedAire’s APAC General Manager Samuel Chauffaille about MedAire’s business, how they advise and support airlines and operators on all things medical, the operational changes necessary after Covid-19 and what actually happens when a passenger gets sick onboard.

Listen in as they discuss:

About MedAire; servicing over 4,000 private aircraft (00:30)

How MedAire is supporting customers during Covid-19 (3:11)

Switching aircraft to cargo transport (6:53)

Preparing business jet operations for a return to normal (or new normal) (9:05)

Changes that commercial airlines will need to implement (14:18)

Aircraft cleaning after Covid-19 (15:54)

What actually happens when someone gets sick on a flight (17:15)

Illness liability for airlines and operators in the future (22:36)

Operational changes that will have to take place post Covid-19 (24:05)

How Sam got into the business with International SOS (27:30)

International SOS, pandemic planning, repatriation flights and predictions for the future (28:15)

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ASG’s Max Buirski talks to JetNet IQ’s Rolland Vincent about almost every facet of the business aviation sector, the latest data and trends on utilization and transactions, what owners are doing during this period of travel restrictions, the overall economic picture, air medical and other missions, why the next technological iteration should be about speed over range, the need for OEM consolidation and more.

Listen in as they discuss:

Rollie’s background and what he does at JetNet IQ (1:05)

Which segments of business aviation will be most impacted by Covid-19 (4:51)

Data trends in flight ops, fuel and passenger numbers and transactions since the outbreak started (6:37)

What will utilization look like when we reach something like a new normal (11:25)

What owners have been doing with their aircraft over the last 30 days (16:28)

The need for an evolution in speed over more range (20:33)

The overall economy, economic forecasts and the role of the dollar in business aviation (24:28)

Air medical and the other critical uses and missions for business jets (30:24)

Why there are too many OEMs and the future of HondaJet (36:05)

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ASG’s Max and Jeff sit down with Universal’s APAC Manager and AsBAA’s Discovery Program Director Sarah Kalmeta to discuss advice for aviation students in the age of Covid-19, how to stay calm and pivot in times of crisis, the opportunities for this generation of students, what ASG looks for in new employees, how to network while under lockdown and general advice for young people looking to build a career.

Listen in as they discuss:

How should today’s AsBAA Discovery students maintain calm and focus (1:50)*

Do aviation careers still exist (9:47)

How do we personally recover after losing a job and why it’s important to remove ego and entitlement (11:30)

Participation trophy culture and learning how to pivot when faced with adversity (14:40)

How the aviation industry will come back: while 2001 was about security vs privacy, 2021 will be about health vs privacy (17:40)

How to pivot, embrace change, acquire new skills and create opportunity (25:15)

WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN NEW EMPLOYEES (31:07)

- What have you done with your time

- The importance of curiosity

- Communicate and connect

- Be adaptable to new roles

- Level up by acquiring new skills

- Be willing to say yes and fail

The debate between generalists vs specialists (41:31)

How to network when under lockdown (45:00)

Our top recommendations for new graduates (52:04)

*AsBAA Discovery is active in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

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In Part 2 of this discussion, Max Buirski sits down with HFW Aerospace partners Gordon Gardiner and Justin Sun to discuss the Chinese economy, changes in Chinese business jet utilization, how law firms have adapted to COVID-19, cybersecurity, when travel will get back to normal and how the Chinese legal system is evolving, free trade zones, the acceptance of PRC law and what bailout means for the aviation industry.

Listen in as they discuss:

Chinese business jet utilization increase because of Covid-19 (00:00）

Is the Chinese economy ‘back to business’ as normal (1:38)

What’s happening with business jet transactions (2:50)

Getting clients to pay for good advice (5:15)

How has life at a law firm been impacted by Covid-19 (7:01)

Cybersecurity as more work moves online (12:47)

When cross border travel will begin to return to normal (14:03)

How the mainland Chinese legal system is evolving (15:11)

Free trade zones for leasing and the acceptance of PRC law (16:45)

Parting thoughts on aviation bailouts (21:03)

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ASG’s Max Buirski talks to Sino Jet Group President Jenny Lau about building APAC’s largest business jet management company, how the Chinese market has changed over the past decade, the impact of Covid-19, the importance of developing a diverse team and where Sino Jet is going next.

LISTEN IN AS THEY DISCUSS:

How Sino Jet grew to have 45 aircraft under management in less than a decade (00:35)

Profile of the Sino Jet client base, fleet of aircraft and travel patterns (5:00)

How the business jet market has changed in China over the last decade (9:15)

How the market has been impacted by the Covid-19 outbreak (15:00)

How management companies protect the passengers, crew and other employees from the virus (21:17)

Jenny’s view of the Chinese economy going forward (24:00)

How Sino Jet kept operations running during the outbreak (26:10)

The importance of building a great team by attracting talent from different industries (27:45)

Expanding into Singapore and what’s next for Sino Jet (32:22)

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ASG’s Max Buirski and Jeffrey Lowe discuss the latest travel numbers out of Hong Kong, why airline screening will have to change and how that could drive an increase in business jet demand (2:10), why life today is better than in Biblical times and hopes for Covid-19 to bring us all closer together (12:00) and then wrap up by providing a solution to complete the NBA’s suspended season and repair its relationship with China (14:25).

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ASG’s Max Buirski sits down with HFW Aerospace Partners Gordon Gardiner and Justin Sun to discuss the meaning of Force Majeure after Covid-19, differences between mainland Chinese and Hong Kong law, what Covid-19 means for aviation contracts now and in the future, the particularities of leasing contracts, arbitration, which commercial aviation sectors will recover first, liability for airlines and how new screening procedures might look, and if airline bailouts will effectively nationalize commercial aviation. Please look for Part 2 of this podcast, covering business aviation and the life of a law firm during Covid-19, which will run during ASG’s Fleet Week on April 23rd.

Listen in as they discuss:  

What does Force Majeure mean in the age of Covid-19 (3:10)

Within APAC force majeure is not an unusual event because of natural disasters (4:50)

Why you could argue that it’s an act of Government rather than an act of G-d and what contracts should detail for maximum protection (5:20)

Force majeure is defined in the Chinese legal system, but in Hong Kong, it depends on the specific legal contract (6:15)

What does this mean for airlines which have just placed new orders, and why the particular legal system matters (6:55)

How the leasing companies factor in and why leasing contracts have no force majeure clause (9:40)

How the risks of future pandemics will factor into future aerospace contracts, and preparing yourself for arbitration (12:00)

Why APAC will emerge first and domestic leisure travel will recover before corporate travel (15:11)

The liability for an airline regarding Covid-19 even if governments lift travel restrictions, and how airlines will adapt passenger screening (16:22)

Will Government bailouts effectively nationalize the global airline industry, and will Chinese SOE carriers have an advantage (20:34)

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