In our latest podcast episode, Kurt Doppelbauer, Vice President of Strategic Sales and Business Development for TTTech’s aerospace business (TTTech Aerospace), discusses the company's solutions for networking and computing platforms for onboard systems in the aerospace industry, deterministic networking solutions, safety and security, and future, more autonomous applications ..read more

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Andrew Collins, CEO of Sentient Jet joins as the guest to discuss the company’s recent international expansion, a surge in new private jet passengers, and how their Jet Card is performing in the digital age of chartered travel.    Sentient Jet, a subsidiary of Directional Aviation, is well known within the private jet charter market for pioneering the jet card, which is purchased by customers with all-inclusive hourly rates. In May, Sentient expanded its jet card program beyond the U.S., offering jet card owners trips between New Yor ..read more

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we feature a sponsored interview with Wind River.  Christine Stevens, senior director of aerospace and defense at Wind River, joins the episode to discuss how digital transformation could eventually allow avionics systems to function on a digital feedback loop similar to the way autopilot software works in Tesla automobiles.  Have suggestions or topics we should focus on in the next episode? Email the host, Woodrow Bellamy at wbellamy@accessintel.com, or drop him a line on Twitter @WbellamyIIIAC.    Check out our ..read more

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we’re featuring a replay of the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity panel from our Connected Aviation Intelligence program.    The panel we’re featuring is the “The LEO Revolution is Underway in Satellite: What Does it Mean for Airlines?” with guest speakers, Manik Vinnakota, Director, Commercial and Product Development, Telesat, Ben Griffin, Vice President, Mobility, OneWeb Satellites  and Jonathan Hofeller, Vice President of Starlink Commercial Sales, SpaceX.    We have seen major announcements from Spa ..read more

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, OnAsset CEO Adam Crossno joins to discuss how air cargo carriers continue to find new ways to exploit and derive operational efficiencies from his company's smart tag and real time autonomous in-flight tracking technology.    FREE REGISTRATION: Connected Aviation Intelligence webcast, June 8-10, 2021 - https://www.gcasummit.com/agenda/    Have suggestions or topics we should focus on in the next episode? Email the host, Woodrow Bellamy at wbellamy@accessintel.com, or drop him a line on Twitter @WbellamyIIIAC.  ..read more

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Elza Brunelle-Yeung, Bombardier's senior director of business development, joins to discuss the Canadian aircraft manufacturer's new legacy business jet upgrade program, SmartLink Plus. Smart Link Plus was first jointly launched by Bombardier and GE Aviation at the 2019 National Business Aviation Association annual conference and exhibition to bring a free new health monitoring unit to legacy Challenger and Global business jet operators. We discuss how the program was first established, progress over the last year and the start of the upgrades ..read more

On this episode of the Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast, David Shilliday, Vice President & General Manager of Power Systems, Honeywell Aerospace, joins to discuss the Phoenix, Arizona-based company's vision for getting the most value available related to sustainability advancements with the current in-service global commercial airline fleet. "The current post-COVID travel spike has reinforced traveler demand.  The aviation industry is pushing for disruptive solutions to improve airline profitability to recover from COVID as well as global initiatives to further technologies tha ..read more

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Ken Munro, founder of U.K.-based ethical hacking consulting and security services firm Pen Test Partners joins to discuss some of the latest research he’s been doing around connected electronic flight bags (EFB) and aircraft systems. Munro is a well known public speaker who has performed live demonstrations of vulnerabilities that have been exposed on Internet of Things (IoT) devices and systems. He is a security entrepreneur and industry maverick that has worked in infosec for over 15 years. He is a regular speaker at events held by industry ..read more

On this episode of the Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast, Craig Foster, co-founder of Valour Consultancy, is the guest to discuss their new report, "The Market for IFEC and CMS Systems on VVIP and Business Aircraft – 2022."   The report estimates non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) based systems (excluding those with legacy Iridium satellite phones) accounting for about 14% of the IFC terminal installed base by 2031.  “Since the last iteration of this report was published in 2020, SpaceX and OneWeb have made huge strides with the former signing up its first busin ..read more

On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Zoe Cameron, senior first officer for Virgin Atlantic, joins to discuss her experience flying with new avionics, iPad and connectivity technologies on the Airbus A350-1000, as well as her new children's book, Ada and Emily Take to the Skies! Zoe took her first flight lesson at 12 years old and was inspired to fly at an early age while watching her father who was a military and commercial airline pilot. Over her 14 year career as a pilot, she has seen cockpit technologies evolve and discusses how far those advancements have come while flying th ..read more