The Aeropedia Podcast

What if your next flight took off on a bus? In this episode we're joined by David Sunde of The Landline Company, a company challenging the conventional boundaries of the airport, as well as air and ground transportation. We dive into David's journey and discover how Landline is reimagining regional connectivity by bringing the airline experience onto the road.

Tom Lelyo navigated a unique path into aviation, learning the industry through calls, training, and persistence. Join us as we hear how jet brokerages work, and how Tom launched his own brokerage and now pays it forward through coaching and training the next generation aviation professional.

From childhood in Zimbabwe singing to approaching airplanes to now helping safeguard aviation across Africa, this episode explores the science, coordination, and passion behind safe flight with Chinga Mazhetese, Regional Officer at the ICAO Eastern and Southern African Regional Office.

Ignacio Ottati shares his path from Venezuela where he flew Cessna's with his dad to his current role in air service development at Calgary International Airport. Learn what it takes to connect Calgary to the world, and how YYC punches above its weight in passengers and routes, and why aviation in Canada is structurally different from the U.S.  Additionally, Ignacio shares practical advice for getting into airport air service development roles.

A former Royal Air Force pilot, Robert Harrison, shares his journey from military cockpits and NetJets to leading Cranfield University’s National Flying Laboratory. He explains how Cranfield's Saab 340 “flying classroom” and aerobatic trainers give aerospace engineering students unique hands-on experience with drag, stability, and flight parameters they can’t get from textbooks alone.