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The aviation industry video podcast. Candid conversations with the airline CEOs, airport chiefs, aerospace founders and operators moving the industry forward.
The Flying High Club is a long-form video podcast about the business of flight. Every episode sits down with someone running a part of the industry — airline CEOs, airport innovation chiefs, ground-handling leaders, loyalty heads, travel-tech founders and investors — to talk honestly about strategy, leadership, technology and what comes next.
Since 2023 the show has featured leaders from IATA, Kenya Airways, Swissport, Emirates Skywards, IAG, Microsoft, flyadeal and Miami International Airport. It is the Official Podcast Partner of the World Aviation Festival, and full episodes are on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.
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Gary McDonald & Maurice Jenkins — President North America, Air Sheriff · Chief Innovation Officer, Miami International Airport
A startup and its airport customer, side by side: how Miami International Airport adopted Air Sheriff's technology to protect its airspace from unauthorised drones.
George Kamal — CEO, Kenya Airways
The opportunity and the obstacles in African aviation, how AI and technology can help African carriers grow, and leading in a complex, high-growth market.
Warwick Brady — CEO & President, Swissport
How simple principles and people-first leadership turned around and scaled one of the world's biggest airport ground-services businesses.
Nejib Ben-Khedher — Senior Vice President, Emirates Skywards
What airline loyalty really means beyond points and perks, and how Emirates Skywards uses data and personalisation to put the customer first.
Willie Walsh — Director General, IATA
IATA's Director General on the trends shaping global air travel, the challenges ahead for airlines, and the debate over a third runway at Heathrow. Recorded at the World Aviation Festival, Lisbon 2025.
Sam Chui — Aviation creator and travel blogger
Why flying still feels magical, why airlines need to listen to passengers, and the launch of Sam's new platform for airline customer feedback.
Steven Greenway — CEO, flyadeal
The CEO of Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal on why getting the fundamentals right comes first.
Daniel Boyle — General Manager, Transport, Terrapin (World Aviation Festival)
How the World Aviation Festival grew from 200 attendees to 5,000, and how the events industry came through the pandemic.
Irra Ariella Khi — Founder & CEO, Zamna
Building a high-growth travel-tech company as a female founder, and the resilience it takes to break barriers.
Ben Sehovic — Youngest C-level executive, British Airways
The ambition, curiosity and decisions behind becoming one of the youngest C-level executives at British Airways.
Bill McKimm — Industry innovation connector
Innovation, collaboration and the art of pivoting, and what is holding airlines back.
Daniel Williams — CTO, Travel, Microsoft UK
How artificial intelligence is reshaping travel, from booking and operations to the passenger experience.
Jonathon Counsell — Group Head of Sustainability, IAG
The strategies, setbacks and future of sustainable aviation from inside one of the world's largest airline groups.
Mohammad Taher — Engineer and creator
How an engineer built a large TikTok following by showing what really happens behind the scenes at airports.
Javed Malik
Challenging expectations and building a career on your own terms.
Sohail Ali — Airline operations
An airline operations insider on the untapped potential to improve how travel works.
Glenn Morgan
The first episode: unmasking the biggest problems travellers face.
From Los Angeles to Tokyo, Dubai to Singapore — a living map of the aviation leaders who've joined the show, all routed from our home base in London.
An engaged audience of airline executives, airport operators, aerospace founders and institutional investors — in the C-suite and VP seats where aviation's biggest commercial decisions get made.
The Flying High Club is an aviation industry video podcast. Each episode is a long-form conversation with a leader shaping aviation — airline CEOs, airport executives, founders, technologists and investors — about strategy, leadership, technology, sustainability and careers in the industry. It launched in 2023 and is the Official Podcast Partner of the World Aviation Festival.
Guests include Willie Walsh, Director General of IATA; George Kamal, CEO of Kenya Airways; Warwick Brady, CEO of Swissport; Nejib Ben-Khedher, SVP of Emirates Skywards; Jonathon Counsell, Group Head of Sustainability at IAG; Daniel Williams, CTO Travel at Microsoft UK; Steven Greenway, CEO of flyadeal; Irra Ariella Khi, founder of Zamna; aviation creator Sam Chui; and Miami International Airport with Air Sheriff.
Full video episodes are on YouTube. Audio episodes are on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music, and the show is also active on LinkedIn.
People who work in or around aviation and travel: airline and airport professionals, travel-tech and aerospace teams, investors, agencies and partners, and anyone considering a career in the industry who wants to hear directly from its leaders.
Both, and more. Episodes cover airlines, airports, ground handling, loyalty, travel technology, sustainable aviation fuel, AI and aviation startups, so it suits anyone looking for an airline podcast, an airport podcast or a broader aviation and travel industry podcast.
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