Best Atco Podcasts (2025)

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Season 5 - 032 - Debriefing Airspace Asia Pacific 11:56

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9d ago11:56

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Marita Lintener and Vincent Lambercy debrief Airspace Asia Pacific, looking at the show under all angles: The venue in Hong Kong and the logistics The exhibitors, who was there and who was missing The theaters, topics, and programmes The attendance The feedback from exhibitors Listen to know how they perceived the three days of Airspace discussions…

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Season 5 - 032 - Guy Laor - Airwayz and the INDI initiative 20:46

16d ago20:46

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Guy Laor, Vice President Operations and Strategy, Airwayz joined our editor-in-chief Claudia Bacco to discuss the achievements of the Israel National Drone Initiative (INDI) to date and the path forward. Airwayz has recently announced their role as the central orchestrator for phase 3 of the initiative. Prior to joining Airwayz, Guy actually worked…

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Season 5 - 031 - Moodie Cheikh founder and CEO, Searidge Technologies - Innovation in ATC towers 31:32

23d ago31:32

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Moodie Cheikh, CEO and founder of Searidge Technologies discuss the company latest projects in Doha and how a hybrid digital tower allows air traffic controllers manage new parts of the airport where direct visibility is restricted. The discussion also covers wider topics: the company's history, as it approaches its 20th anniversary factors behind …

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Dr. Dave with Gameday Men's Health Atco discusses first responder health tips 52:01

1M ago52:01

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Dr. Dave is an experience emergency department physician who opened a Gameday Men's Health in Atco, NJ. He discusses first responder, veteran, and overall health challenges and tips many people face due to shift work, stress, lack of sleep of other factors. Join us to hear how a free assessment and discussion with Dr. Dave can offer many long-term …

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Season 5 - 030 - Saulius Batavicius, CEO of Oro Navigacija - Balloons stopping traffic at Vilnius airport and update about ATM in Lithuania 17:31

1M ago17:31

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Smugglers use balloons to illegally carry cigarettes form Belarus to Lithuania and those balloons disturb the traffic at Vilnius airport! Vincent Lambercy discusses this with Saulius Batavicius, the CEO of Lithuanian ANSP Oro navigacija. Is this only smuggling or is there more behind that? Saulius also discusses how the ANSP works in the Borealis a…

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Dr. Martin Greenberg, MD discusses navigating medical challenges in a dangerous world 1:06:09

1M ago1:06:09

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Dr. Martin Greenberg discusses many factors affecting law enforcement and other first responders when challenged or threatened. Decision making factors, latest research, court decisions, effective training for law enforcement, and other subjects discussed. Thanks for listening! Please see the links below for more info! For in-person training option…

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Season 5 - 029 - Philipp Zeitel and Jonny Cooke - Airways International 41:31

2M ago41:31

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In today's episode Kasia Żmudzińska meets two guests from Airways International: Philipp Zeitel, Training Quality Manager and Jonny Cooke, Head of Products. A 95% success rate in Air Traffic Control (ATCO) training in New Zealand, was an inspiration for recording this episode. It is a really high number and it raises the question: what is behind su…

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Season 5 - 028 - Günter Graf, FREQUENTIS and Ralf Irmer, Vodafone - 5G and drones enhancing public safety 28:49

2M ago28:49

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Günter Graf, Vice President New Business Development & Innovation, Frequentis and Ralf Irmer, Head of Vodafone Tech Innovation Centre, Dresden joined Claudia Bacco, Global Airspace Radar Editor-in-chief to discuss the role of 5G and drones can play in enhancing public safety. The two companies have already been working together for quite a while ac…

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Season 5 - 027 - Alex Bristol and Peter Merz - CEO transition at skyguide 22:41

2M ago22:41

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Alex Bristol and Peter Merz are Vincent Lambercy's guests for this special episode about the CEO transition at Swiss ANSP skyguide. Alex will leave the company after eight years and three months as CEO and Peter will formally take-over in November 2025. Peter is the ex chief of the Swiss Air Force and used to be a user of skyguide's services. Alex …

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Season 5 - 026 - Karolina Frisk, Entry Point North - Generational differences in ATM training 34:18

2M ago34:18

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Today Kasia Żmudzińska meets Karolina Frisk - Group HR Manager at Entry Point North to explore the topic of managing generational differences in the context of training and working with aviation professionals and students. Entry Point North has a new course in its offering - Human Factors: Navigating Generational Differences. Karolina explains the …

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Season 5 - 025 - Monica Paolini, Principal, Senza Fili Consulting - Telecommunications supporting drones, with a twist 25:20

2M ago25:20

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Monica Paolini, Principal, Senza Fili Consulting joined our editor-in-chief Claudia Bacco to discuss telecommunications supporting drones. A twist is mentioned in the title and the twist is the view from China. Having just returned from a trip to China, Monica shares insights from visiting China Telecom including their drone program. The twist goes…

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Season 5 - 024 - Antoine Martin, French DGAC - Drone Sandboxes 23:28

3M ago23:28

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Season 5 - 023 - Arpad Szakal - Cormis Partners Search & Interim Management - Identifying leaders 30:14

3M ago30:14

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What are the leadership skills for a career in aviation? What is the market like for senior positions in air traffic management, what are the regional differences and requirements? Are your qualifications and skills already future-proof? Arpad Szakal is Marita Lintener's guest on this episode. Arpad is Partner Aviation, Transportation and Infrastru…

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Season 5 - 022 - Marylin Bastin - Head of Aviation Sustainability at EUROCONTROL 39:22

3M ago39:22

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How does EUROCONTROL help stakeholders making aviation more sustainable? How is the agency in a unique position to provide guidance and advice, but also tools and measurements that ANSPs, airlines, and airports can use to become more sustainable? Marylin Bastin is Vincent Lambercy's guest on this episode and they explore all facets of what EUROCONT…

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Season 5 - 021 - Lea Trampitsch-Vink - Austro Control 56:56

3M ago56:56

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In this episode, Kasia Żmudzińska meets Lea Trampitsch-Vink, Human Performance Lead at Austro Control, to discuss the future of humans in aviation. Lea tells the story of her remarkable journey — from serving as a navigator and warship commander in the New Zealand Navy, chasing pirates off the coast of Africa, to her current leadership role at Aust…

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Season 5 - 020 - Karl Wannenmacher - Frequentis CTO 24:39

4M ago24:39

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Karl Wannenmacher, CTO, Frequentis, speaks with our editor-in-chief Claudia Bacco about all things technology. Starting with highlights of the current focus of his organisation - Service-oriented architecture (SoA), cybersecurity internally and throughout the entire supply chain, and artificial intelligence (AI). What about the ANSP view? ANSPs are…

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Season 5 - 019 - Youzec Kurp, Vice President, Airspace Mobility Solutions at Thales 32:54

4M ago32:54

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Our editor-in-chief, Claudia Bacco had the opportunity to speak with Youzec Kurp, Vice President, Airspace Mobility Solutions at Thales to better understand the current status of unmanned traffic management (UTM) and how we progress this topic as an industry. The conversation touched on a great deal of material along the spectrum of UTM. Starting o…

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Season 5 - 018 - Laurent Renou - EUROCONTROL Innovation Hub 33:57

4M ago33:57

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In this episode, Marita Lintener sits down with Laurent Renou, Head of EUROCONTROL Innovation Hub, to uncover the ambitious new strategy. Listen to the insights about the tangible returns organisations are seeing from hub partnerships, and the hub's pivotal role in the European SESAR programme. Laurent shares surprising insights about the skills th…

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Season 5 - 017 - Israeli National Drone Initiative 38:55

5M ago38:55

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Have you heard about the Israeli Done Initiative (INDI)? Maybe not, but now you have a chance to learn more. Claudia Bacco met with Dror Ben-David - Israel Drone Initiative (INDI) subject matter expert, Libby Bahat - Head, Aerial Infrastructure Department, Civil Aviation Authority of Israel and Ami Weisz - Chief Engineer, Manager, Aircraft Certific…

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Ready Rebound with Alec and Jeff 1:05:41

5M ago1:05:41

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Alec from Ready Rebound, an organization that provides expedited medical care for first responders, including physical and mental health support, discusses with Jeff how the service works, its financial benefits for departments, and the importance of addressing recruitment challenges and retention issues faced by chiefs in public safety. Ready Rebo…

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Season 5 - 016 - Philip Butterworth-Hayes - The Global AAM/UAM Market Map 25:17

5M ago25:17

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Philip Butterworth-Hayes, Editorial Director, Unmanned Airspace shares the latest findings from their Global AAM/UAM Market Map reports with Claudia Bacco. Learn more about the latest research findings in North America and Europe about these topics. Key takeaways include: - Implications of the recent USA Executive Order - Who's winning the race to …

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Season 5 - 015 - Intersoft Electronics - Surveillance and Navigation technology with care 37:21

6M ago37:21

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Intersoft Electronics was created in 1983 and started with radar quality monitoring. The company then expanded its offerings with signal processors, and continued its expansion with navigation equipment measurement and validation tools. One of its flagship products is the SkyRF drone, used to shorten ILS, VOR and PAPI calibration, developed togethe…

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S05E14 - Looking ahead of the summer 2025 - Ourania Georgoutsakou 35:29

6M ago35:29

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In this episode, Ourania “Rania” Georgoutsakou, Managing Director of A4E European airlines association sits with Marita Lintener. They discuss the summer 2025 traffic peak and how A4E would measure “success” after the season from an industry and passenger perspective. Rania explains the airline's view on the revision of regulation EU261 on passenge…

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Season 5 - 013 - The new SESAR Master Plan - Alain Siebert 44:16

6M ago44:16

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In this episode, Alain Siebert, Chief Technology and Strategy of the SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) discusses the ATM Master Plan 2025 with Marita Lintener. Alain is sharing his surprises during the campaign journey and what is actually new in 2025. Together they have deep dives into the key elements of this edition which include the implications of…

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Sean from VET S.O.S. Discusses How His Company Can Be a Lifeline to Veterans 55:34

6M ago55:34

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In today's episode, Jeff and Steve talk with Sean from VET S.O.S., a company providing a lifeline to veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses through the sharing of information and resources about veteran support organizations. Sean talks about his own experience retiring from the service and what help is available for those pl…

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Season 5 - 012 - CANSO, Airspace World, CATS CONOPS, future of the industry - Simon Hocquard 35:05

7M ago35:05

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On this episode, Simon Hocquard, Director General of CANSO looks back at Airspace World 2025 with Claudia Bacco. They discuss how the event was and also the future with two new Airspace World events coming, in Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi. They also discuss the future of the workforce in the industry, the CATS CONOPS, Advanced Air Mobility readiness in …

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Season 5 - 011 - Speech recognition in ATC, UFA's ATTranscribe and stepping out of simulation 16:48

7M ago16:48

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This episode with Dale Drake, Director ATC Sales at UFA explores their latest product: ATTranscribe, which can be used to facilitate voice transcription in the context of incident investigation. We dig deeper in how voice recognition can be used in ATC and discuss how ATTranscribe is UFA's first step out of simulation.…

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Season 5 - 010 - Airspace World 2025 Special #3 12:12

8M ago12:12

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The team of Global Airspace Radar wraps-up Airspace World 2025 in this final episode of our special series. We look at everything what happened on the third day and give our final comments on this edition of Airspace World 2025. We discuss the best of this edition, identify new trends and share our insights on the latest topics in airspace manageme…

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Season 5 - 009 - Airspace World 2025 Special #2 10:13

8M ago10:13

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The team of Global Airspace Radar reports about Airspace World in this special episode recorded on site after the second day of the show. News, announcements, insights, trends, panels, press releases, we share it all with you. Wether you are at Airspace World and want to know the latest or if you could not make it, this special episode will sum it …

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Season 5 - 008 - Airspace World Special #1 8:07

8M ago8:07

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The team of Global Airspace Radar reports about Airspace World in this special episode recorded on site after the first day of the show. News, announcements, insights, trends, we share it all with you. Wether you are at Airspace World and want to know the latest or if you could not make it this year, this episode will bring you up to speed with all…

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Season 5 - 007 - Speech Recognition for Air Traffic Control applications - Eric Button, EnhancedRadar 19:25

8M ago19:25

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Speech recognition has been around for a long time but never achieved results deemed sufficient for making it usable for Air Traffic Control. Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence and constant increases in computing power could change it. Eric Button, founder and CEO of EnhancedRadar discusses this and how the company focuses exclusively on th…

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Recruiting Heroes LLC 1:12:30

8M ago1:12:30

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Colin Whittington, CEO of Recruiting Heroes, LLC., talks with Jeff and Steve about how his company helps law enforcement and military personnel transition to civilian employment. Reach Colin at: https://recruitingheroesllc.com Thanks for listening! Please see the links below for more info! For in-person training options, click below to contact Nate…

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Season 5 - 006 - Liberalisation of the instructors market - Samuli Suokas, Lektor 33:04

8M ago33:04

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Synthetic Device Training Instructors - STDI for short - can instruct in any organisation with an EASA license. This step in liberalisation shows how market rules apply and what the results can be. Samuli Suokas of Lektor discusses with Vincent Lambercy and shares his experience as somebody who runs both a training organisation and an agency provid…

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Season 5 - 005 - Detecting drones and protecting airspace - Stephan Kraschansky, AARONIA Austria 31:42

9M ago31:42

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Drones can pose a real threat to air traffic and detecting them is not an easy task. In this episode, Vincent Lambercy discusses with Stephan Kraschansky, the CEO of AARONIA's Austrian branch. This episode covers the following topics: The reality of the threat posed by drones Different types of cases, from ignorant to malicious Sensors used to dete…

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K9Heros4Heros and PTSD 57:17

9M ago57:17

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K9Heros4Heros speaks out about PTSD and the benefits of a Service Dog. Thanks for listening! Please see the links below for more info! For in-person training options, click below to contact Nate: https://poplme.co/Paf6W7Ok/share Online Course: https://shopmtgsafety.com Book info: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DS2YL89W/ Martell Training Group YouTube …

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Season 5 - 004 - Telecoms and airspace management - Anne Stephan, Rohde & Schwarz 23:16

9M ago23:16

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Claudia Bacco speaks with Anne Stephan about the latest innovations in 5G technology and how this could impact aviation and airspace management: The current status of LDACS 5G as the next step in telecommunication networks How the technology can support drones flying BVLOS operations 5G as a backup or even a main ground - air communication system T…

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Season 5 - 003 - First USSP Certification at EASA level - Amit Ganjoo, ANRA Technologies 19:44

10M ago19:44

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Claudia Bacco speaks with Amit Ganjoo about how ANRA Technologies is getting ready to become the first U-Space Service Provider (USSP) certified at EASA level. How should multiple USSPs work in the same U-Spaces? What states should prepare and offer to USSPs to make the competition possible? Which Common Infrastructure Service Provider (CISP) model…

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Season 5 - 002 - USSP and CISP in Germany - Ralf Heidger, DFS 32:47

10M ago32:47

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Vincent Lambercy discusses with Ralf Heidger of German ANSP Deutsche Flugsicherung about the development of Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) and Single Central Information System Provider (SCISP) in Germany. They discuss the need for central services provision for U-Space Services Providers (USSPs), what those services should be and how they shoul…

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Season 5 - 001 - Global Airspace Radar's team predictions for 2025 21:42

11M ago21:42

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The Global Airspace Radar team discusses the launch of this new multi-channel airspace management hub and but there is more to this episode. We each look our hopes and expectations for 2025: Vincent: more open systems and technical integration, giving more room to smaller industry providers Claudia: more-AI but not to the point of replacing ATCOs M…

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Season 4 - 007 - Aviation professionals of the future - Marita Lintener - IAWA / Lintener Aviation Consultancy 24:17

1y ago24:17

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Our guest today is Marita Lintener - President-Elect of IAWA (International Aviation Womens Association) and MD/founder of Lintener Aviation Consultancy, talking about the current struggle of attracting and retaining new talents in the aviation and ATM industry. We listen to Marita's views about how to attract new talents, which skills will be of a…

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Season 4 - 006 - Paris 2024 Olympics from the airport and airspace perspectives - Juliette Bonet - ADP & Pierre Berolatti - DSNA 52:08

1y ago52:08

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Today's guests Juliette Bonet - Airside Operation Manager at Paris Airport and Pierre Berolatti - Deputy Chief of Operations at DSNA tell us about the "behind the scenes" of one of the biggest events of 2024 - Olympic Games in Paris. We learn about the preparations for the Olympics from the perspectives of the Airport and DSNA, about extraordinary …

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Season 4 - 005 - DFS and its technical aspects - Friedrich-Wilhelm Menge - DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung 46:46

1+ y ago46:46

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In this episode, Vincent speaks with the CTO of DFS Friedrich-Wilhelm Menge. Today we will get to know Friedrich-Wilhelm's story of joining DFS, what he does to keep the employees up to date, his opinion about advantages and disadvantages of being such a large European ANSP, how far is the ATM industry today in terms of leading edge technologies, h…

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Trump Shooting Breakdown 48:19

1+ y ago48:19

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Today we break down the Trump attempted assassination with Matt Kueny, a well established sniper from the Willingboro Police Department and a decorated Marine. In this episode we nopt only break down the shooting itself but also discuss the lead up and what needs to change. Thanks for listening! Please see the links below for more info! For in-pers…

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Season 4 - 004 - Headsets in ATC - Benjamin Baier - Imtradex 38:21

1+ y ago38:21

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The guest of today's episode is Benjamin Baier - the CEO of Imtradex - provider of communication solutions for ATC and other industries from Germany. In this episode we learn more about Benjamin and the company, what is the reason of having the manufacturing process in Germany, what are the advantages of having so specialised products, what are the…

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Real Life Ride Along 43:01

1+ y ago43:01

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Real life ride along debunking widespread false narrative's concerning the Police. Thanks for listening! Please see the links below for more info! For in-person training options, click below to contact Nate: https://poplme.co/Paf6W7Ok/share Online Course: https://shopmtgsafety.com Book info: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DS2YL89W/ Martell Training Gr…

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Season 4 - 003 - On Surface Movement Radars (SMRs) - Jannik Breum - Terma 25:35

1+ y ago25:35

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Vincent's guest in this episode is Jannik Breum - Product Manager at Terma. In today's conversation Jannik talks about his career path and what is a typical day of a product manager. We learn about what Terma does apart from SMRs, what products does it offer in other industries and what are the benefits of operating in various industries and applic…

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Season 4 - 002 - Updates from the Polish ANSP - Magdalena Jaworska - PANSA 21:15

2y ago21:15

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Today's episode was recorded at the Airspace World in Geneva and Vincent's guest is the CEO of PANSA - Magdalena Jaworska. Magdalena tells her story of joining the ATM industry and re-joining the Polish ANSP, gives updates about the ANSP's current situation, what are the plans for the future as regards the Agency's products and services to be offer…

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Practical and realistic training methods/mindset 1:04:52

2y ago1:04:52

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https://nextleveltraining.com/ https://crosshairtactics.com/ Thanks for listening! Please see the links below for more info! For in-person training options, click below to contact Nate: https://poplme.co/Paf6W7Ok/share Martell Training Group YouTube Website and Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClJxybli0pJX7qYymwwrE2A https://martelltrainin…

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Season 4 - 001 - Safety management in ATM - Cliona Mimnagh - AirNav Ireland 27:31

2y ago27:31

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This episode opens the new season of our podcast series. Vincent's guest today is Cliona Mimnagh - the Safety Manager Terminal Services at AirNav Ireland. We hear about Cliona's career path, what are the goals of safety in ATM an how is it managed, how do colleagues with engineering and with operational backgrounds work together, how is the safety …

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SIRT training with Mike Hughes Part 2 35:31

2y ago35:31

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Today we talk with Mike Hughes about his SIRT training products such as the SIRT training gun and the SIRT knife. Mike is the owner and inventor of the SIRT training products. https://nextleveltraining.com/ https://crosshairtactics.com/ Thanks for listening! Please see the links below for more info! For in-person training options, click below to co…