Christopher Minner – Executive Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Tampa International Airport

Just saying the name makes me smile - great location, great airport, and convenient - 700 steps from Curb to gate!

Winners of many awards and consistently ranked within TOP airports in the world.

Already on a winner and then Tom Brady joins the Buccaneers!

• Development plans in place to enhance the customer experience - Park 4 Tampa - huge investment in on-site parking and rental vehicles.
• 1st airport to initiate the response for testing
• Health, Hygiene, and safety at the forefront of Tampa Airports objectives

Chris has a comprehensive portfolio from airline real estate to Govt affairs. Involvement of the entire Tampa community in developing and supporting businesses

Regular customer surveys and a leadership style that is genuine and refreshing.

Passion and engagement, discipline, and focus. Looks like Chris has a lot in common with Tom.

Continued investment and commitment to the airport will see many new positive phases and Tampa will be on a lot of people's wish and visit list this year and for many to come.

Marlon E. van der Meer -- Founder and CEO of BagsID

Fresh approach and a modern perspective.

Why do we need to attach anything to our bags?

Visuals and principles of biometrics to identify your bag.

• Marlon has a purpose :- 'Ready to disrupt baggage handling and change the way we travel with baggage'
• Computer vision with AI will prove crucial for airports and airlines providing cost-effective alternatives to what we know
• Winners of the IAG Hanger 51 Global accelerator program - Connected Operations Category
• A real industry disrupting solution - continuously tracking your bag
• Reducing paper helping to off-set CO2
• Easier track and trace especially if off-loads are required as would have a visual instead of scanning every tag
• Better transparency regarding damages and claims
• Over 100 million images stored 

Technology supporting the Bring Back Better expectation of the industry.

Follow-up comment on HRH Prince Philip's funeral.

After the nation fell silent in memory of the Duke of Edinburgh on Saturday afternoon, who during his 99 years provided so many examples of so many values and so many ways to look at the responsibilities and opportunities of life.

The like of the man will probably never again be witnessed and is a huge loss to so many but what a fantastic life full of experience and leaving an incredible legacy as defined by so many.

The whole ceremony was class and British at its best - brilliant. Enjoyed by People.

Additional topical issues covered - 

• Border posts in UK and expected queues
• Positive examples experienced during Covid
• • Collaboration
  • ICAO
  • Preighters
  • Slot waiver
  • CARE 
  • Focus on PPE
  • Industries positive journalists -- a class of their own!

Next week -- some specific recognition to be given.

Session 8 - Chapter 7

Navigating Rules & Regulations

David shares more detail and insight to his book and this chapter has a very direct and eye catching opening line.......

"You F-----g academic eggheads, you're going to wreck this industry" Reference to the Deregulation Act of 1978 Chaos or obvious change?

• Right up there with modern history major milestones
• One of the major disruptors of the industry in the last 40 years

The Golden age of travel was for an elite group.

Now everyone was gaining access to affordable travel and opening up the globe to wonderful adventures

• Safety levels
• Employment opportunities 
• Better choice and schedules
• Explanation of DER's and DAR's and AD's

Always enlightening and entertaining listening to David.

SASI - Strategic Aviation Solutions International

Lilian Tan - SVP - Learning & Development

Charles Edwards - VP Learning & Development

From first talking with Stan Wraight and now with Lilian and Charles - the emphasis is clearly on learning and not just training.

Two very engaged and committed professionals who appreciate the value in helping individuals understand and appreciate the WHY and not just the WHAT.

We cover:

• Customer Centric Functions / Results
• Critical thinking
• The Power of WE -- working together, supporting together
• Why is so much training based on tick box exercises rather than real competency?
• • Certificates & not Credibility?
• An on-line Tsunami of training options and references
• How to make the right choice and WHY?
• Up-skilling / new skilling / cross skilling / multi-task skilling 
• Digitalization / Digital Transformation

SASI and Safe Supply Chain Course with ICAO -- they know their content and they know their purpose..

Another acronym for SASI -- Show and Speak Intelligently!

Part 2 of our anniversary show.

Interrupted due to the death of Prince Philip. 

We decided to pay tribute to the Man - and a great one at that!

• The Dashing Duke
• If ever there was a character who could have played James Bond it was Prince Philip.
• • From helicopter pilot to commercial and jet pilot
  • 6000 hours in 59 different types of aircraft
  • Sailor of distinction - from sailing a yacht to command of a ship
  • War veteran 
  • Painter
  • Writer
  • Polo player 
  • Drive a carriage
• A man who was a Leader in himself whilst supporting one of the Royal Families greatest of Leaders
• A supporter of youth - Duke of Edinburgh's Award
• Great humour and a twinkle in the eye
• A man who spoke his mind 
• A supporter of the environment from a pragmatic perspective
• A man admired and loved by many as can be seen globally 

Recognised as an inspiration and just shy of 100 -- what an incredible innings.. Well done sir..!

Michael White 

President of Trade Network Consultants and new Board Member of PayCargo - Ex-President of CNS and involved in many platforms and official bodies.

• Michael has been titled as the 'e-vangelist' for the move to full electronic documentation in air transportation
• Michael works closely with Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee  - appointed by secretaries of the US Dept. of homeland security and US treasury
• Huge wealth of experience and a man who wants to pass the opportunities and capabilities on to the next generations
• Great project with the Florida International University of Miami - promoting logistics and getting youngsters interested from an early age and ensuring opportunities to support them.

                 We cover

• ACAS - Advanced Cargo Data
• AMS - ACE
• SECURITY OF COVID PASSPORT Principles

Michael outlines his role with PayCargo and what PayCargo does to help the existing practices

• Cheque chasing
• Time Management
• ULD Payments
• Fast API

Other key topics

• Siednan Intelligence Techniques 
• E-comm and undeclared DGR -- a big issue and one for another day! 

Andrew Pearce

Regional Director of Sales - Flying Colours Corp EMEA Regions

• Solid pedigree and aviation background having seen many industry/market interruptions from:
• • Gulf War in 91
  • Financial Crisis - 2008/09
  • 9/11 - 2001
• A gentlemen and a professional 
• Part of the Gillespie Aviation Family Team
• Business development
• • Supporting Customer Relationships
  • Exploring new opportunities with focus on  
  • • MRO
    • Refurbishment 
    • Completions
    • A/C Upgrades
    • Special Missions work - Intelligence / Imagination / Ingenuity
• Flexibility and adaptability to all challenges 
• Integrity - trusted service quality
• Innovation and leading-edge creativity - A bit of light-hearted humour in stating a good subject for a TV show - 'Pimp my Plane'... Who knows?

Part 1 of our anniversary show.

Tragics & Magics

Reflection on the last - past year under pandemic and new terminology that has become part of everyday dialogue.

• RASM / CASM - RASK / CASK -- Tomato - Tomato -- US and rest of world - 20 / 80
• Quarantine
• Closing borders
• Re-patriation flights 
• Small planes
• Farewell to the Queen of the skies
• Aircraft boneyards
• Hub & spoke -- point 2 point
• PPE
• Airlines hoarding cash
• FURLOUGH

James and Rajesh - Big thank you..

Words to stay -- as we prepare for the New Way

Russi Batliwalla - Chairman of Chapman Freeborn group of companies.

Offices in Cologne - HKG - Los Angeles

Joined the company as a trainee back in 1987 - a great character of the industry - loves what he does.

• Became CEO in 2009
• Company has 47 years of experience - 9million air miles flown and 29,000 flights per year - Chris Chapman referenced
• Huge portfolio of services:
• • Oil & Gas
  • Humanitarian Aid and evacuation flights
  • Heavy and outsize Cargo
  • Dangerous Goods
  • Automotive and Launches
  • Aerospace
  • OBC 
  • Intradco - Equine
  • A/C leasing 
  • Tour operators 
  • MICE - Conferences
  • Govt
  • Sport
  • Music - tours 
• Reference to MAGMA and Arcus AIR Logistics
• Leading the sale of Chapman Freeborn Group to ASG in 2019
• I suggested that a book was in the air -- My Suggested Title - 'From Twickenham to Tomorrow - All around the world!'