AviationPros Podcast

Propeller Airports CEO Brett Smith discusses the company's recent purchase of Castle & Cooke's FBO at Paine Field and it's foray into the FBO market. 

In the fourth episode of the AviationPros Podcast Series, Aviation and the Environment, we focus our attention on noise pollution, speaking with Ryan Waguespack and Vickie Tuten. Waguespack, senior vice president of aircraft management, air charter services and MROs for the National Air Transportation Association, speaks with us directly from the floor of this year’s NBAA show in Las Vegas, which took place from Oct. 12 to 14. Then, audiologist Vickie Tuten discusses noise pollution and the general dangers of noise exposure.

Keith Sawyer, manager of alternative fuels for Avfuel talks about the company's new commitment to sustainability. 

Melinda McCoy, environmental sustainability manager for John Wayne Airport talks with Editorial Director Joe Petrie about the airport's investment in electric ground vehicles and how this fits into their overall sustainability efforts. 

In this episode of the AviationPros Podcast, Ground Support Worldwide editor Josh Smith speaks with Vince Howie, senior vice president and CEO at ATS World Wide, about his company's aircraft towing concept that utilizes electric tow dollies and below-grade tracks on airport ramps and taxiways to pull planes between the taxiway and the gate.

Michael J. Zeto III, senior vice president global strategy and emerging businesses for Boingo Wireless talks with Editorial Director Joe Petrie about the company's expanded partnership with Amazon Web Services and the new private network the company's launched at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

Scott Morrissey, senior vice president, sustainability, Denver International Airport, joins Walker Jaroch, assistant editor of AviationPros, for an extended conversation on the airport’s environmental goals and actions. Topics range from the water quality and conservation projects the airport is undertaking to the role an airport should be playing in its local community and climate.

All past episodes of the AviationPros podcast can be found here: https://avppodcast.podbean.com/

Episode 40, The PFAS Problem, can be found here: https://avppodcast.podbean.com/e/aviationpros-podcast-episode-40-the-pfas-problem/

In this episode of the AviationPros Podcast, Veta Traxler, paint and interior designer and Emilie Harbour, corporate aircraft lead designer at West Star Aviation and Julie Voisin, global marketing manager with Sherwin-Williams Aerospace visits with Aircraft Maintenance Technology editor Jennifer Wilberschied to share their thoughts on AMT’s recent paints and coatings survey results and what paint designs are trending with their customers in the shop this year.

Walker Jaroch speaks with Brandon Fried, executive director of the Airforwarders Association, about Amazon's recent 20-year lease of two Newark Liberty International Airport cargo buildings and the challenges and benefits this lease will have for the airport and the cargo operations already present there. 

In this episode of the AviationPros Podcast, Steve Berry - manager of fuel quality and safety at the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), visits with Ground Support Worldwide editor Josh Smith to share information about the upcoming Ground Handling Safety Symposium, taking place virtually on Sept. 14 and 15.