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Airplane Geeks Come and Airplane Geeks Go

A recent press release:

Evanston, IL June 22, 2009 - A change has come to the top, the top of aviation geekdom that is. Courtney Miller, one of the daring-duo founders of the Airplane Geeks podcast (www.airplanegeeks.com) one year ago this week has produced his final show for the world famous radio program as he moves on to a new job in Canada. Airplane Geeks is the always relevant - often irreverent - look at the previous week's aviation industry news.


Replacing Courtney Miller are two bloggers and podcasters already well known to Airplane Geeks listeners. One who will valiantly attempt to fill Court's shoes is Rob Mark, CEO of CommAvia, a commercial pilot, writer and editor of the award-winning industry blog Jetwhine.com - (www.jetwhine.com). Rob was also just named an Aerospace Journalist of the Year for 2009 at the Paris Air Show. Dan Webb, a sophomore at Bryant University writes the Things in the Sky Blog at (www.thingsinthesky.com).


While listeners expressed sadness at Miller's decision to leave the podcast, co-host Max Flight said, "Courtney's leaving? Really?" Jetwhine editor Rob Mark said, "Although I learned quite a bit about being an airplane geek long before I met Court and Max, my daughter says I'll still fit right in." Webb added, "My coverage of both the shiny bits and the smudges within the airline industry should provide Rob and Max plenty to keep the discussion going."


Some industry competitors, obviously fearing for their own jobs now that Max, Rob and Dan have teamed up, piped in with their two cents. Flightblogger's Jon Ostrower said, "The world will never be the same," while Aviation Week's high priestess of the aviation world online, Benet' Wilson, said, "I am delighted to hear that my old friend Rob Mark will become the new co-host of the Airplane Geeks podcast. His segments are sure to kill the podcast giving the rest of us a chance to do our own version of the show. Just kidding. Good luck guys."


New episodes of the Airplane Geeks become available online and via RSS and iTunes each Tuesday afternoon. Airplane Geeks has also forged a new program syndication agreement with Flight Line Internet Radio - (www.flightlineinternetradio.com) - to run regular show segments.

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June 25, 2009 · Filed under News, Podcasts

Economics with Dr. Adam Pilarski

This week on Episode 38 of the Airplane Geeks podcast, we welcome Dr. Adam M. Pilarski as our guest.  Adam is Senior Vice President at the respected aviation consulting firm AVITAS, and he's also the author of the book “Why Can’t We Make Money in Aviation?” published by Ashgate in 2007.  When you think of the top echleon of knowledgable people in this industry, Adam certainly makes the list.

We found Adam, like many of his "celebrity" peers, to be quite unassuming and a really funny guy. In our pre-show discussion, Court and I were in stitches. The man is simply a riot to talk to.  But that doesn't diminish Adam's credibility and he had some really insightful things to say. Don't miss this great discussion.  (And remember, you don't need an iPod to listen to a podcast. Any old computer will do!)

We discovered, by the way, that Adam seems to have a particular fondness for chocolate, a quality I can certainly identify with.

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March 9, 2009 · Filed under Podcasts

Aviation New Media Meetup

Courtney Miller and I hosted an online gathering of aviation new media types on Sunday, August 10, 2008. Participating were aviation podcasters, bloggers, and social community people who talked about their current online activities and their plans for the future.

While these communities relate to aviation, they really span a variety of purposes and media types. I don’t think there is a lot of overlap between them in terms of content and style – they’ve all got something different to appeal to aviation professionals and enthusiasts.

One thing the creators of these sites did seem to share was a strong passion for aviation and bringing content to others. It’s all about involvement and community, sharing interests and knowledge, and engaging the audience where possible.

You’ll hear the following on the podcast:

Roger Bishop and Mike Souders from the Indy Transponder blog.

Rod Rakic from the myTransponder.com aviation social community.

Harry Love from the Jetrecord site.

Pilot Will and Daveflys from The Pilots Flight PodLog.

Dan Webb from the Dan Webb blog.

Rob Mark from the Jetwhine blog.

Ted Erickson from the AviationBull blog.

Stephen Force from the Airspeed podcast.

Bill Williams from the Student Pilot Cast podcast.

Dr. Todd Curtis from AirSafe.com and the Conversation at AirSafe.com podcasts.

Court Miller and Max Flight from the Airplane Geeks Podcast.

The session was carried live on the TalkShoe service and is available for download now as Episode 10 of the Airplane Geeks Podcast.

Listen, enjoy, be motivated, and join in.

Max

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August 11, 2008 · Filed under Communities, Podcasts