Market Intelligence: -Interview Series

How a Swiss Pilot Training Organisation, Aero Locarno, is Growing out of the Pandemic

In this week’s AFM.aero Pilot Training Leadership Interview Series AFM.aero’s Managing Director Maximillian Buerger speaks with Steffano Buratti, owner of fast-growing airline pilot training academy Aero Locarno to learn more about how the organisation is positioned coming out of the pandemic. The conversation covers:

  • Introduction to Aero Locarno and its pilot training operations
  • Latest announcements from Aero Locarno
  • Key trends and challenges that Aero Locarno is seeing in the pilot training industry
  • How the management team at Aero Locarno views its future and the industries future

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Pilot Training Industry 2023 Predictions with Maximilian Buerger, Managing Director at AFM

In this week’s AFM Pilot Training Leadership Interview Series AFM team members Paula Abanes and Maximilian Buerger discuss AFM’s high level predictions for the pilot training industry in 2023.

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‘Development Update on Pilot Training Industry Platform AFM’ with Maximilian Buerger, Managing Director at AFM – Industry Leadership Interviews

In this week’s AFM Pilot Training Leadership Interview Series AFM team members Paula Abanes and Maximilian Buerger share an update on the development of pilot training industry market intelligence platform AFM. The conversation covers:

  • AFM’s Growth and Activities in 2022
  • AFM and the Groups Plans for 2023

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‘Pilot Training Industry Predictions for 2023 and AFM Platform Update’ with Maximilian Buerger, MD at AFM – Industry Leadership Interviews

In this week’s Pilot Training Leadership Interview Series AFM’s Paula Abanes speaks with Maximilian Buerger, Managing Director at AFM. The conversation covers:

  • AFM’s Growth and Activities in 2022
  • AFM and the Groups Plans for 2023
  • Our Predictions for the pilot training industry in 2023

The event will be held on LinkedIn Live and subsequently posted on AFM, Spotify, Google Podcast and Youtube.

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AFM Shares 2022 Year in Review Video

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our team, our partners and all the other stakeholders which have supported AFM in 2022. AFM’s Managing Director Maximilian Buerger shared his thoughts on the year;

“I feel exceptionally proud of what we have achieved in just over 1 year with AFM and extremely excited about 2023!

2022 hasn’t been without it challenges, operating two platforms, adapting to poaching of team members by larger organizations, no dedicated sales person within the team, more incoming emails and LinkedIn messages than I can handle (I apologies to everyone who reached out to me this year and received a delayed response or no response at all) and a number of other complexities.

But looking back at some of our teams achievements in 2022 is phenomenal;

– Since our launch we have shared 3,700 pilot training industry relevant updates (averaging around 300 per month)

– Circulated 51 weekly pilot training industry updates (will do so as well next week)

– AFM received over 140,000 visits from 195 countries

– We hosted interviews with 29 pilot training industry leaders

I am also extremely proud of using some of our time and resources to search for and share pilot training industry vacancies – it feels great to know that quite a few individuals are in roles now in the industry due to us sharing these vacancies.

2023 is approaching fast and we are finalizing our plans for the next phase of growth.”

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‘How Fixed Based Simulators Can Add Capacity and Reduce Costs’ with Erik Jennes, CCO at MPS – Industry Leadership Interviews

In this week’s AFM.aero Pilot Training Leadership Interview Series AFM.aero’s Managing Director Maximillian Buerger speaks with Erik Jennes, Chief Commercial Officer at MPS – a leading manufacturer of FTD simulators for Airbus A320, Boeing B737NG and B737MAX.

The conversation covers:

  • An introduction to MPS
  • Case study of how an FTD could add capacity and reduce cost of training
  • Key trends that MPS is seeing in the simulator training segment of the industry
  • How MPS’s see the future in terms of the simulator training industry

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‘Flight Training Recovery and Way-Forward in South-East Asia’ with Cristopher Magdangal, Regional Director at Alpha Aviation Group – Industry Leadership Interviews

In this week’s AFM.aero Pilot Training Leadership Interview Series AFM.aero’s Managing Director Maximillian Buerger speaks with Cristopher Magdangal, Regional Director of Alpha Aviation Group (AAG) – one of the largest Pilot Training Academy’s in Asia operating Flight School bases with more than 32 training aircraft and a large number of full flight and fixed based simulators in the Philippines.

The conversation covers:

  • An introduction to AAG and an indication of the size of its operations
  • Latest announcements by Alpha Aviation Group including their regional expansion
  • Key trends seen in the flight training industry and airline demand
  • Challenges of rising costs/inflation and supply chain disruptions
  • How Cris views the future in terms of the flight training industry

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‘European Pilot Training Organisation Expanding Through Fair-Weather Base’ with Andy Mcfarlane, CEO at Leading Edge Aviation – Industry Leadership Interviews

In this week’s AFM.aero Pilot Training Leadership Interview Series AFM.aero’s Managing Director Maximillian Buerger speaks with Andy McFarlane, Chief Executive Officer of UK headquartered Pilot Training Group Leading Edge Aviation.

The conversation covers:

  • An introduction to Leading Edge Aviation and an indication of the size of its operations
  • Latest announcements by Leading Edge Aviation which is the expansion to Spain with the establishment of a fair-weather base of operations
  • Key trends seen in the flight training industry and airline demand
  • Challenges of rising costs/inflation and supply chain disruptions
  • How Andy views the future in terms of the flight training industry

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‘How One European Flight School is Growing Through Acquisition’ with Alexandre Alves, CCO at SevenAir Academy – Industry Leadership Interviews

In this week’s AFM.aero Pilot Training Leadership Interview Series AFM.aero’s Managing Director Maximillian Buerger speaks with Alexandre Alves, Chief Commercial Officer of Portugal headquartered aviation training group SevenAir Academy.

The conversation covers:

  • An introduction to SevenAir Academy and an indication of the size of its operations
  • Latest announcements by SevenAir Academy which is the acquisition of one of the largest flight school assets in Portugal (previous L3Harris Commercial Aviation flight training base in Ponte De Sor, Portugal)
  • Key trends seen in the flight training industry and airline demand
  • Challenges of rising costs/inflation and supply chain disruptions
  • How Alexandre views the future in terms of the flight training industry

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‘How One of the Largest USA Flight Schools is Ramping Up’ with Nik Kresse, VP at Hillsboro Aero Academy – Industry Leadership Interviews

Following a two month pause when the AFM was optimizing its platform and distribution channel – we are excited to relaunch the Pilot Training Interview Leadership series.

In this week’s AFM.aero Pilot Training Leadership Interview Series AFM.aero’s Managing Director Maximillian Buerger sits down with Nik Kresse, Vice President of Airplane Operations at Hillsboro Aero Academy.

The conversation covers:

  • An introduction to Hillsboro Aero Academy and an indication of the size of its operations
  • Latest announcements by them including the Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air partnership to launch the Ascend Pilot Academy as well as the recent launch of the VietJet Cadet Pilot Program
  • Key trends seen in the flight training industry and airline demand
  • Challenges of rising costs/inflation and supply chain disruptions
  • How Nik views the future in terms of the flight training industry

For more information:

You can find all of the AFM.aero Pilot Training Industry Interview Episodes here.

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