31 min
Episode 015: The Future of Unmanned Aviation with Ken Stewart Taming Disaster: Drones For Good
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Christopher Todd, your host, welcomes Ken Stewart to today’s episode. Ken was the CEO of AirXos (part of GE Aviation) and recently took a new position with NuAir in New York State. Ken shares all about what NuAir is up to and where he sees the industry heading.
Ken Stewart is a versatile, global business leader with 20 years of business development, strategic planning, sales/marketing, and product development/line-of-business management experience in diverse industries including wireless communications, Industrial IoT solutions and services, and government. Ken has domestic and international experience.
Key Takeaways:
[1:35] Ken talks about his background and how he became involved in unmanned aviation.
[4:13] Ken talks about the element that people tend to miss out on regards to the challenges of 5G.
[5:14] Is there a new infrastructure for UTM (Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management)?
[6:37] Ken talks about his experience in AirXos.
[9:41] Ken speaks about the challenges of starting a company.
[13:02] Chris and Ken talk about the problem with the budget available for unmanned aviation systems.
[14:03] Ken shares how COVID-19 impacted AirXos.
[15:13] Ken talks about starting to work with NuAir.
[17:03] Ken describes NuAir.
[18:35] Ken talks about the terrain they are working in now.
[19:14] What kinds of partners is NuAir working with?
[21:28] Ken talks about the aim of the operations he is managing at NuAir.
[22:31] Where does Ken see the unmanned aviation industry heading?
[25:02] Ken shares his thoughts about what unmanned aircraft systems could do to gain more credibility around the manned aviation industry.
[26:44] What is the impact of the new administration on the FAA and over the industry in general?
Mentioned in this episode:
Airborne International Response Team
AIRT is the leading 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supporting Drones For Good and Public Safety UAS
Become a member of Drone Responders for free.
DRONERESPONDERS YouTube Channel
DRONERESPONDERS on Facebook.
NuAir
Christopher Todd, your host, welcomes Ken Stewart to today’s episode. Ken was the CEO of AirXos (part of GE Aviation) and recently took a new position with NuAir in New York State. Ken shares all about what NuAir is up to and where he sees the industry heading.
Ken Stewart is a versatile, global business leader with 20 years of business development, strategic planning, sales/marketing, and product development/line-of-business management experience in diverse industries including wireless communications, Industrial IoT solutions and services, and government. Ken has domestic and international experience.
Key Takeaways:
[1:35] Ken talks about his background and how he became involved in unmanned aviation.
[4:13] Ken talks about the element that people tend to miss out on regards to the challenges of 5G.
[5:14] Is there a new infrastructure for UTM (Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management)?
[6:37] Ken talks about his experience in AirXos.
[9:41] Ken speaks about the challenges of starting a company.
[13:02] Chris and Ken talk about the problem with the budget available for unmanned aviation systems.
[14:03] Ken shares how COVID-19 impacted AirXos.
[15:13] Ken talks about starting to work with NuAir.
[17:03] Ken describes NuAir.
[18:35] Ken talks about the terrain they are working in now.
[19:14] What kinds of partners is NuAir working with?
[21:28] Ken talks about the aim of the operations he is managing at NuAir.
[22:31] Where does Ken see the unmanned aviation industry heading?
[25:02] Ken shares his thoughts about what unmanned aircraft systems could do to gain more credibility around the manned aviation industry.
[26:44] What is the impact of the new administration on the FAA and over the industry in general?
Mentioned in this episode:
Airborne International Response Team
AIRT is the leading 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supporting Drones For Good and Public Safety UAS
Become a member of Drone Responders for free.
DRONERESPONDERS YouTube Channel
DRONERESPONDERS on Facebook.
NuAir
31 min