Podcasts by RGN In Conversation

In Conversation: AIX 2019 from 2023-12-14T08:15:51.475945

Runway Girl Network editor Mary Kirby and journalist Marisa Garcia join deputy editor John Walton at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg to debrief on the world’s largest and most important #...

In Conversation: Hong Kong problems with Jamie Freed from 2023-12-14T08:15:51.445123

Reuters’ chief correspondent, Asia aviation and defence, Jamie Freed joins RGN contributing editor John Walton for a wide-ranging conversation about the effects that the ongoing instability in H...

In Conversation: Singapore and COVID with Aaron Yong from 2020-10-29T12:50

LIFT Aero Design’s Aaron Yong joins aviation journalist John Walton from Singapore, bringing an update from the aviation superpower citystate, as well as how aircraft interior designers are resp...

In Conversation: Business class with Virgin and BA from 2020-01-14T15:15

Joanna Bailey and Thomas Boon from Simple Flying join RGN deputy editor John Walton to face off about the newest business class seats from Virgin Atlantic and British Airways.

How does Vi...

In Conversation: Qantas’ Project Sunrise with Jordan Chong from 2019-11-29T13:25

Australian aviation journalist Jordan Chong joins RGN deputy editor John Walton to get to the bottom of Project Sunrise, Qantas’ plan to fly nonstop to London and New York from Australia’s east ...

In Conversation: Airline food with Nik Loukas from 2019-10-24T11:59

Nik Loukas from InflightFeed.com joins RGN deputy editor John Walton for a wide-ranging conversation about onboard catering and how airlines of all kinds keep us fed and watered on the aircraft....

In Conversation: Nicole Noack of IAMA from 2019-09-26T11:09

Head of the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance Nicole Noack joins RGN deputy editor John Walton for an in-depth conversation about the fascinating world of aircraft maintenance!

What ...

In Conversation: ATR with Zuzana Hrnkova from 2019-08-25T13:00

ATR’s vice president and head of marketing Zuzana Hrnkova joins RGN deputy editor John Walton to talk about the past, present and future of the turboprop airframer.

What is ATR, and  wher...

In Conversation: the Mitsubishi SpaceJet with Isaac Alexander from 2019-07-30T20:15

What’s new with the Mitsubishi SpaceJet, and where has the programme come from? What’s the latest on this delayed but very promising aircraft? How did its history — and Japan’s corporate landsca...

In Conversation: the Paris Air Show with Caroline Bruneau from 2019-06-23T13:23

Recorded live at Le Bourget during the 53rd Paris Air Show, Aérospatium's Caroline Bruneau joins RGN deputy editor John Walton to put this most unusual show into its wider aviation context.

In Conversation: Airbus’ Innovation Days with Howard Slutsken from 2019-05-31T19:02

Fresh from the Airbus Innovation Days in Toulouse, aviation journalist and storyteller Howard Slutsken joins RGN deputy editor John Walton to talk about what’s new in the world of Airbus, from n...

In Conversation: wheelchair travel with John Morris from 2019-03-17T21:15

John Morris from WheelchairTravel.org joins RGN deputy editor John Walton for an update on how airlines, airports and other parts of the aviation industry are serving passengers with reduced mob...

In Conversation: Goodbye to the A380 and hello to airplane meals with Cynthia Drescher from 2019-02-24T22:08

What do we lose when we lose the Airbus A380? Why do passengers love it, and why haven’t airlines been as keen? What can airlines do to replicate the passenger experience on the popular superjum...

In Conversation: Europe update with Gesche Wüpper from 2019-01-19T15:04

It’s a busy 2019 already for European aviation, with airlines disappearing, drones appearing and Brexit looming. Aviation journalist Gesche Wüpper is in conversation with RGN deputy editor John ...

In Conversation: All about Australia with Jordan Chong from 2018-12-28T16:07

Australia is a bellwether market for passenger experience, and Australian Aviation’s News Editor Jordan Chong is in conversation with RGN deputy editor John Walton to bring you an update on what...

In Conversation: Finnair CDO from 2018-11-27T15:06

At Finnair headquarters in Helsinki, the airline’s chief digital officer Katri Harra-Salonen is in conversation with RGN deputy editor John Walton, talking all things digital.

What exactl...

In Conversation: around the APEX Expo and Aircraft Interiors Expo Americas from 2018-10-19T17:06

With interviews recorded live at the Aircraft Passenger Experience Association (APEX) EXPO and co-located AIX Americas expo in Boston, seven senior industry executives are in conversation with R...

In Conversation: CEO Mark Hiller on the aircraft interiors industry from 2018-09-20T14:56

During a visit to Recaro Aircraft Seating’s headquarters in Schwäbisch Hall, CEO Mark Hiller is in conversation with RGN deputy editor John Walton for a wide-ranging discussion of the aircraft i...

In Conversation: the latest in business and first class with Michele Robson from 2018-08-31T15:03

Taking a magnifying glass to the pointy end of the plane, air traffic controller turned luxury travel writer Michele Robson of UK-based travel site Turning Left for Less is in conversation with ...

In Conversation: Bernie Baldwin at the Farnborough Air Show from 2018-07-28T14:45

Fresh from the Farnborough Air Show 2018, aviation journalist Bernie Baldwin is in conversation with RGN deputy editor John Walton, analysing the big passenger experience news from this year’s p...

In Conversation: Marisa Garcia at IATAAGM from 2018-06-25T20:18

Diving into what went down at this year’s IATA AGM in Sydney, aviation journalist Marisa Garcia joins RGN deputy editor John Walton to analyse what commercial aviation’s largest and most influen...

In Conversation: what’s new in economy class? from 2018-05-25T13:18

Going deep on economy seats, Routehappy by ATPCO director of airline research Jason Rabinowitz joins RGN deputy editor John Walton to discuss the latest trends down the back of the plane, where ...

In Conversation: key trends and big news from a busy AIX 2018 from 2018-04-13T15:49

What’s new in the world of the Aircraft Interiors Expo? RGN’s Mary Kirby and John Walton are in conversation about AIX 2018, talking new slimline economy seats, business suites, inflight enterta...

In Conversation: Live inside a flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 from 2018-03-31T12:07

Recorded live in one of flydubai's 737 MAX aircraft, the airline’s vice president of inflight product, Dan Kerrison, is in conversation with RGN Deputy Editor John Walton, discussing this fascin...

In Conversation: future stormclouds gather for KLM and Amsterdam Schiphol from 2018-02-26T14:13

Aviation Yteke de Jong speaks with RGN Deputy Editor John Walton from Amsterdam, talking all things KLM and Schiphol Airport in the context of some looming threats for both the airline and its h...

In Conversation: Regional ramifications of the ITC for Boeing, Bombardier, Airbus and Embraer from 2018-01-27T13:33

Recorded the day before the International Trade Commission’s surprise ruling in favour of Bombardier in Boeing’s case against the Canadian airframer’s C Series, CNN Aviation Editor Jon Ostrower ...

In Conversation: behind the scenes of holiday travel from 2017-12-22T20:06

Aviation journalist Benét Wilson explains how peak holiday travel affects #PaxEx to RGN deputy editor John Walton, with insights from her years working for airlines and covering the industry as ...

In Conversation: Brexit’s impact on the UK aviation industry from 2017-11-24T11:49

The Royal Aeronautical Society’s Tim Robinson joins RGN deputy editor John Walton to talk about what the UK leaving the EU will mean for the British aviation industry, delving deep into recent s...

In Conversation: Iceland’s capacity and airline competition in a tourist boom from 2017-10-27T02:33

Icelandic photographer and aviation industry Bergdís Norðdahl is in conversation with RGN Deputy Editor John Walton this week, talking about one of the world’s most fascinating aviation markets:...

In Conversation: Resurgent Finnair’s Nordic strategy and #PaxEx focus from 2017-09-23T11:06

RGN deputy editor John Walton is in conversation with Olli Vainio, a frequently flying Finn with a wealth of knowledge about national carrier Finnair, its passenger experience, and its markets. ...

In Conversation: How Qantas is thriving in end-of-the-world location from 2017-09-18T14:34

RGN deputy editor John Walton is in conversation with Jamie Freed, a Reuters senior correspondent covering aviation and business in Sydney. This episode, John and Jamie delve deep into the conte...

In Conversation: the #RGNLIVE wrapup from Aircraft Interiors Expo 2017 from 2017-09-18T14:28

RGN Contributing Editor John Walton is in conversation with Seth Miller, Jason Rabinowitz and Mary Kirby in Hamburg at the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2017, talking about what feels like a myriad ne...

In Conversation: Seeking to make sense of New York airport decisions from 2017-09-18T14:22

RGN contributing editor John Walton is in conversation with New Yorker Jason Rabinowitz, director of airline research at Routehappy, about New York’s three, four, five or six airports (depending...

In conversation: A time of change for the ever-influential Lufthansa from 2017-09-18T14:16

RGN contributing editor John Walton is in conversation with Reuters’ European airline correspondent Victoria Bryan in Berlin, discussing what’s going on with Lufthansa, airberlin and Eurowings i...

In Conversation: New Zealand and the trans-Tasman, with Kai Koenig from 2017-09-18T14:10

RGN contributing editor John Walton is in conversation with German New Zealander Kai Koenig, talking about the passenger experience in New Zealand and on trans-Tasman routes between Australia an...