#GCAPODCAST Ep. 8: Wheels Up CSO Miles Rogers

Miles Rogers is the chief strategy officer of Wheels Up. Photo: Wheels Up.

On this episode, we talked to Wheels Up Chief Strategy Officer Miles Rogers about in-flight calling, web surfing and how his company is becoming the Uber of private air travel.

Previously, Rogers served senior vice president at Marquis Jet and NetJets from 2004-2014. Since joining Wheels Up in 2014, he has played an integral role in the marketing, branding, and business development of Wheels Up working with numerous Fortune 500 companies, media outlets and brand ambassadors including Serena Williams, Wayne Gretzky, Russell Wilson, Sidney Crosby among others.

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#GCAPODCAST Ep. 7: GOL Airlines Chief Experience Officer Paulo Miranda

Paulo Miranda, chief experience officer of GOL Airlines.

The Global Connected Aircraft Podcast is back for an exclusive interview with Paulo Miranda, the chief experience officer (CXO) of GOL Airlines. He discussed the Brazilian airline’s latest cabin connectivity services and capabilities including streaming and live television.

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#GCAPODCAST Ep. 6: FlexExec

At the 2018 NBAA conference and exhibition in Orlando, we caught up with Mark Rasmussen, VP and general manager of mobility for Intelsat, to discuss the company’s new FlexExec in-flight connectivity service for business jets.

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#GCAPODCAST Ep. 5: How IOACTIVE Hacked into an In-Flight Modem

Ruben Santamarta, principal security researcher for IOACTIVE.

Ruben Santamarta, a cybersecurity researcher with IOACTIVE used a “back-door” vulnerability to demonstrate his ability to hack into an in-flight commercial airplane’s satellite internet modem. We discuss the demonstration with Ruben and his IOACTIVE colleague Josep Pi Rodriguez. The cyber experts explain how the flaw that allowed the hack to occur was resolved by the industry.

#GCAPODCAST Ep. 4: Alaska Airlines Director of Information Security Part 2

Alaska Airlines Director of Information Security Architecture Jessica Ferguson.

This is the second part of our interview with Alaska Airlines Director of Information Security Architecture we discuss the aftermath of the hacking incident and her involvement with the Aviation Information Sharing & Analysis Center (Aviation ISAC) to prevent similar incidents from occurring again.

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#GCAPODCAST Ep. 3: Alaska Airlines Director of Information Security Architecture Part 1

The first half of our two-part interview with Alaska Airlines Director of Information Security Architecture Jessica Ferguson discusses the cyber attack the airline experienced in 2017. In this episode, we discuss how the attack happened and what Alaska did to resolve it.

Look out for part two of our interview with Jessica when we discuss the aftermath of the hacking incident and her involvement with the Aviation Information Sharing & Analysis Center (Aviation ISAC) to prevent similar incidents from occurring again.

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#GCAPODCAST Ep. 2: Denver International Airport CEO Talks Connected Airports

Denver International Airport CEO Kim Day.

At the 2018 International Aviation Forecast Summit (IAFS), our host Woodrow Bellamy III caught up with Denver International Airport (DIA) CEO Kim Day to learn why the fifth busiest airport in the United States is undergoing a $1.8 billion terminal modernization office. The project will implement new automated security lanes and a new security queueing concept centered around the use of smart phones and “vestibules.”

Day also discussed ongoing NextGen metroplex project deployment and how DIA has some of the fastest upload and download speeds among any airport in the world.

#GCAPODCAST Ep. 1: XOJET CEO on Trends, IFC and Cybersecurity for Private Jets

The Silicon Valley-based private jet charter company XOJET operates a fleet of 43 Textron Citation Xs and Bombardier Challenger 300s. Their entire fleet is equipped with in-flight connectivity and they also have a 24/7 systems operational control center in Sacramento, California. XOJET is reporting 12% growth in revenue through the first six months of 2018 and a 31% market share of on-demand super-mid charter flights exceeding three hours within the United States.

In our first episode of the Global Connected Aircraft Podcast, we interviewed XOJET CEO Brad Stewart. He talks about trends in on demand private jet flying, the performance of their in-flight internet service and addressing cyber security concerns on their aircraft and within their operations.