AviaDev Insight Europe

For us at AviaDev Europe it´s great to have IATA as a partner. Ahead of AviaDev Europe 2019, IATA provided us with a very interesting infographic which you can already check out on our Linkedin showcase page. So with Daniel we discussed facts and figures highlighted in this infographic but also other interesting topics like European single sky, IATA´s initiatives towards decreasing the impact of aviation on climate change and also how IATA – as an airline association can support airports, too.

MIDAS Aviation has been a great supporter of AviaDev and earlier this year we formed AviaDev Consult together, so it´s been a true pleasure to have Deirdre on the podcast. However, the topic we discussed was not that pleasant. We took a close look on the sad news from the beginning of this week: Thomas Cook going into liquidation. Deirdre analysed how big Thomas Cook actually was, which decisions and market circumstances brought them to collapse, which airports will suffer the most and what can we expect next on the market.

Tony Barker is the CEO and owner of Paxport – travel solution company based in Sweden and UK. The team of Paxport will join us in Valencia at AviaDev Europe 2019 and in the interview Tony explained how their business model works, what would be his number one advice for the airlines, what airports can take away from what Paxport delivers to the airlines, and if Paxport is concerned about Brexit. Also, Tony describes what he loves about the analogy of petrol stations vs. airlines/airports.

This time I had a guest with whom I´ve done my first ever podcast interview – Patrick Zeuner, head of airport partnerships at kiwi.com is back on the podcast after more than a year. Kiwi.com is massive supporter of AviaDev and they will be with us in Valencia this October, too. With Patrick we discussed how´s the last year been for kiwi.com, what´s their main focus right now and Patrick also shared with me some new exciting projects they are working on. Last but not least, we both work remotely for our companies so we also touched the topic of remote offices.

Within our partnership, we bring a special episode every month with Max Oldorf, CCO of Ch Aviation where we will be discussing interesting stories from the world of European aviation. This is our third joint episode and this time, we feature planned changes in Icelandair´s fleet, future of Thomas Cook Group, airlines with the youngest fleet and a battle that recently started at London Southend Airport.

This is a very special episode recorded on site in the old Terminal 1 at Budapest Airport during a great event Budpaest Airport has organized together with anna.aero for the 7th time – the Budapest Runway Run. After the run we talked to Balazs Bogats, head of airline development here at Budapest Airport about hot aviation news for the Hungarian main gateway.

In this episode we´re talking to Mike Robinson, Aviation Development Director at AviaDev Europe. Mike joined our team earlier this year after spending more than 3 decades in the aviation industry. Mike shares with us his exciting aviation journey and explaining why regional airports are close to his heart. Also, Mike spent 15 days of this summer doing something truly extraordinary which he shares with us too – 179 miles long walk from Exeter to London, in Roman legionary armour and equipment (weighing 40kg), raising money for Parkinsons UK. If you want to support the charity too, you can donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mike-robinson179

Phil Forster is responsible for returning the recently rebranded Teesside International Airport, back to it's former glories. In this episode Phil talks to us about the massive opportunities his airport has to position itself as the gateway for an entire region which includes the Tees Valley, Yorkshire Dales and North Yorkshire.

In this episode we´re talking to Jordi Ruiz, Communications Manager at Castellon Airport. Castellon Airport is one of the host sponsors of AviaDev Europe 2019 so Jordi will share with us the story of this airport, its recent successes and also, he will outline what kind of experience delegates can expect this October in Castellon as the gala evening will take place in the wonderful Sala Opal at the Port of Castellon.

In this episode we´re talking to Stanislav Bujnovský, who is now in charge of commercial activities at Ostrava Airport in Czech republic. Stanislav shares with us the story of Ostrava Airport, the challenges they face but also a huge success which they accomplished recently by acquiring a scheduled long haul cargo route. In addition, they are just launching a PSO tender to get the hub connectivity, so there is a lot happening in Ostrava right now.