Airport Improvement Podcasts

Welcome guys to a new episode of our Airport Chatter Podcast powered by Airport Improvement Group!

How good is this interview? Well, let me tell you that after we stopped the recording, we kept talking with Lance for another 10 minutes… Is that good enough?

Lance Lyttle is one of a kind in our industry. Double Bachelors and Masters on Physics and Computer Science, and more than 20 years of executive experience at ONLY mega hub airports!! (Atlanta, Houston, and Seattle).

On this episode, we talk with Paul Papadimitriou about a wide range of future pointing topics. We start off talking about how aviation companies are innovating, which airlines are shaking up the industry, and finish up talking about which countries are building models for future airports.

On this episode, we talk Shashank Nigam, Founder & CEO of SimpliFlying. Rather than our typical interview style, Shashank and I have a conversation that is more likely to be heard at a conference happy hour, rather than on conference stage. Our conversation circles around a hypothetical situation of an airline merging with a hotel chain and what each could bring to the table. However, we don't just leave it at an unnamed hotel chain - we're talking specifically about Airbnb (arguably the biggest hotel chain). We talk about which airlines would be a good match for an Airbnb partner, as well as end with our top pick.

On this episode we’re talking with Krystal Brumfield, the CEO of the Airport Minority Advisory Council - or otherwise known as AMAC. We wrap up our conversation by talking about the role of industry organizations today and how they may be more relevant than ever.

On this episode, we talk with Mario Rodriguez, who’s the Executive director of the Indianapolis Airport Authority.

During the conversation, we talk about the future of airports and what directors should be doing to better position their airports as the doorway to their cities. We also talk about the adoption of new technology at airports and how airports can build a culture that’s not afraid to fail.

On this episode, we host Brendan McCord and Chris McLaughlin from Evolv Technologies - a startup that is bringing Artificial Intelligence into airport security.

Chris Runde is the Director of the AAAE Airport Innovation Accelerator, an accelerator program designed to connect aviation related startup companies with airports and other industry organizations.

In this episode, we talk with Chris about how airports are adapting to the evolving industry and more connected passengers. We also talk why airports are historically slow to adapt and what holds them back. He goes into detail about the qualities certain airports have that make them more prepare for change then others.

This is part 2 of the 2 part series with the Founder & CEO of GLO Airlines. In this episode, we sit down with Trey and learn about his motivation for starting a regional airline and the journey he has been on over the past few years, including the time he didn't think he was ever going to take off. He also talks about challenges he never expected and why he's not worried about the big airlines putting him out of business.

On this episode we’d talk to Dave Brody and Charlie Johnson, 2 industry experts turned disruptors. Dave is the current founder and Chairman of a new company XTI Aircraft and Charlie is currently serving as the company’s CEO. Both have extensive experience leading the industry, Dave as the former founder of another aviation company called AVX Aircraft and Charlie as the former president & COO of Cessna.