Electroflight have partnered with Rolls Royce to design, build & fly the world's fastest electric aircraft. This podcast is with the Managing Director of Electroflight, Stjohn Youngman.

In this episode we talk about:

• Stjohn’s background & his early interest in aviation.
• How Stjohn started working at Electroflight.
• Why Electroflight started
• How Electroflight partnered with Yasa Motors, Rolls Royce & the ATI
• Why Rolls Royce want to accelerate the electrification of aircraft
• Breaking the electric flight speed record?
• Why Electroflight use the Sharp Nemesis NXT airframe
• How Electroflight sourced the NXT airframe
• Why Electroflight partnered with Yasa Motors for their propulsion
• Electroflight’s energy storage system
• Why aircraft battery cells need to be different from car battery cells.
• Urban air mobilities battery challenges
• Electroflight’s final testing programme
• Electroflight’s growth as a business and innovation within energy storage systems.
• Partnering with Heart Aerospace

Links:
Email: nicheaviationpodcast@gmail.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-smith01/

Links:
Electroflight: https://www.electro-flight.com/

Simple Flying is the worlds’ largest aviation news platform. Founded by Arran Rice in 2018, Simple Flying now achieves up to 20 million page views per month. With the help of Managing Editor, Joanna Bailey, Simple Flying has grown the brand to include a website, multiple youtube channels & a leading aviation podcast.

In this episode we talk about:

• Arran’s Childhood Businesses
• Why Arran started Simple Flying
• How Simple Flying grew their audience
• What it’s like to work for Simple Flying
• Why Jo joined Simple Flying
• Niche Flight Destinations & Flying to St Helena
• In-flight connectivity & how artificial intelligence is changing aviation
• Biometrics in aviation
• Jo’s favourite airline - Flybe.
• The future of Simple Flying

Links:

Simple Flying
Latest Webinar: https://simpleflying.com/qatar-airways-webinar/
Website: https://simpleflying.com
Podcast: https://simpleflying.com/podcast/

Email: nicheaviationpodcast@gmail.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-smith01/

PayCargo is an online payment platform for air cargo. Their platform is disrupting the air freight payment industry. This episode is with Lionel van der Walt, the Global Chief Commercial Officer of PayCargo.

PayCargo has processed over $10 billion and is used by over 12,000 shippers globally. Customers include American Airlines Cargo, DHL, Kuehne + Nagel & Delta Cargo.

In this episode we talk about:

• Lionel van der Walt's career
• Working for IATA in the Caribbean
• Why Lionel joined PayCargo
• Why Air Cargo payments needs disrupting
• How PayCargo is transforming global economies
• How the pandemic has changed the Air Cargo industry
• The US payment landscape
• How PayCargo has accelerated the movement of global cargo.
• The benefits of using PayCargo for shippers & carriers.
• Raising Venture Capital investment
• The challenges of air cargo payments

Links:
Email: nicheaviationpodcast@gmail.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-smith01/

PayCargo
Website: https://web.paycargo.com/