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The Indian #AvGeek

Every fortnight, Vishal Mehra goes deep with airline CEOs and COOs, airport route-development chiefs, OEM leaders, loyalty heads and the analysts who keep them honest, from DEL and BOM to AMS, FRA, DFW and beyond. Networks, fleets, slots, alliances, PaxEx and the economics behind every decision. The name is Indian. The conversation is global. The subject is always the business of aviation. The Indian AvGeek is India"s top aviation podcast. www.TheIndianGeek.com

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00:58:23

The Art of Winning Airline Routes feat. Leon...

The Indian #AvGeek ·

2026/09/21

What does it actually take to convince an airline to deploy a $200 million aircraft on a brand new route?On Episode 79 of The Indian AvGeek, Vishal Mehra sits down with Leon Verhallen, Director Aviation Development at Brussels Airport Company, to look at the business of airport route development.Few people have watched European aviation evolve from as many vantage points as Leon. He began his career at Fokker, spent years helping develop Amsterdam Schiphol during its emergence as one of Europe's

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00:44:58

The Invisible Operating System of Aviation feat....

The Indian #AvGeek ·

2026/09/07

On many flights you have taken - the booking, the check-in, the cargo hold below your feet, the crew rescheduling when things go wrong, is running on software you've never heard of. That software is IBS.In Episode 78 of The Indian AvGeek, host Vishal Mehra sits down with Somit Goyal, CEO of IBS Software, for one of the most technically rich conversations on this channel. Somit comes to aviation from Microsoft, SAP and Oracle, he's spent two years dismantling the assumption that aviation is

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45:35

The Invisible Operating System of Aviation feat....

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2026/09/07

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38:11

Inside The Airport Tech Race feat. Sunil Ankalgi...

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2026/08/24

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00:38:11

Inside The Airport Tech Race feat. Sunil Ankalgi...

The Indian #AvGeek ·

2026/08/24

If you've ever walked through an airport terminal and wondered who keeps it all running, this episode is for you. In Episode 77 of The Indian AvGeek, Vishal Mehra interviews Sunil Ankalgi, Business Head at WAISL Limited (Ex-Amadeus, Ex-SITA), to discuss the complex digital infra powering modern airports. From why legacy global platforms struggle to keep pace with Indian growth to what an actual Digital Twin does versus a glorified analytics dashboard, this episode strips away the hype around

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00:46:39

Royal Jordanian’s Big Bet on India & Levant feat....

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2026/08/10

In Episode 76 of The Indian AvGeek, host Vishal Mehra sits down with Karim Makhlouf, CCO of Royal Jordanian Airlines, for a deep dive in global aviation strategy. Karim shares commercial insights from his 27-year career, pioneering €19 fare drops at Germanwings, navigating mid-sized flag carrier challenges at Malév Hungary, and launching premium startups like SaudiGulf. He breaks down Royal Jordanian’s roadmap to 52 aircraft by 2032, the performance of the Mumbai and Delhi routes, GTF engine

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46:39

Royal Jordanian’s Big Bet on India & Levant feat....

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2026/08/10

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30:52

Inside Indian Aviation's Biggest Week with Tewolde &...

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2026/08/07

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00:30:52

Inside Indian Aviation's Biggest Week with Tewolde &...

The Indian #AvGeek ·

2026/08/07

In a wild 48 hour window, Indian aviation delivered a decade’s worth of news, forcing an emergency out-of-turn Episode 75 of The Indian AvGeek! Air India named Ethiopian Airlines architect Tewolde Gebremariam as its new CEO. Simultaneously, IndiGo has got industry heavyweight Willie Walsh right as it marks its 20th anniversary. To top it off, IndiGo quietly pulled back its leased Boeing 787 long-haul operations, while Air India went on the offensive, expanding North American routes and upgrading its

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49:11

Why Airline Loyalty Ends Too Soon? feat. Safir Jamal...

The Indian #AvGeek ·

2026/07/27

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00:49:11

Why Airline Loyalty Ends Too Soon? feat. Safir Jamal...

The Indian #AvGeek ·

2026/07/27

Why does airline loyalty vanish the exact moment your luggage hits the arrival carousel?In Episode 74 of The Indian AvGeek, host Vishal Mehra sits down with Safir Jamal, Founder & CEO of Passtination (and creator of Global Nomad Pass). Safir spent over a decade driving global strategy for giants like Procter & Gamble and Ford before turning his attention to a major flaw in aviation: airlines understand you as a passenger in seat 14C, but have zero idea who you are as a person once you step

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00:58:01

Project Baraka & the Art of LCC Warfare feat. Antony...

The Indian #AvGeek ·

2026/07/13

Episode 73 of The Indian AvGeek features Antony Oliver Fernandes, Head - Network Planning & Revenue Optimization at Jazeera Airways, for a conversation that runs from the ambitious, wide-body dreams of Kingfisher Airlines to rebuilding an entire airline's network from scratch in a matter of days.✈️ From Kingfisher Airlines' wide-body ambitions to yield management, and what that taught him before he ever landed in the Gulf✈️ Building Jazeera Airways' network thesis inside a market

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58:01

Project Baraka & the Art of LCC Warfare feat. Antony...

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2026/07/13

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00:54:56

The Greek Coup & Expansion feat. Ioanna Papadopoulou...

The Indian #AvGeek ·

2026/06/29

How does an airport leap from 21st to 2nd place in international connectivity rankings among major European hubs? In the 72nd episode of The Indian AvGeek, we sit down with Ioanna Papadopoulou, the Director of Communications & Marketing at Athens International Airport (AIA), to talk one of the most fascinating growth stories in modern aviation. With India overtaking China as Greece’s leading long-haul market, Athens has positioned itself at the epicentre of a massive geopolitical and economic

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54:56

The Greek Coup & Expansion feat. Ioanna Papadopoulou...

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2026/06/29

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00:44:20

The Multi-Hub Myth feat. Behramjee Ghadially and Sean...

The Indian #AvGeek ·

2026/06/14

Episode 71 of The Indian AvGeek, host Vishal Mehra sits down with two of the sharpest minds in the business.Fresh off AviaDev 2026, Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially join the show for an unfiltered, deeply analytical discussion on the geopolitical and structural shifts in aviation.As India aggressively pursues a multi-hub model across Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and even Rajkot. We look at whether India is making a strategic error by not doubling down on a single mega-hub. We break down the stark

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44:20

The Multi-Hub Myth feat. Behramjee Ghadially and Sean...

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2026/06/14

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00:57:58

Will Delhi Do Dallas? feat. Chris McLaughlin (CEO,...

The Indian #AvGeek ·

2026/05/31

What does it take to run one of the world's largest, busiest aviation mega-hubs while actively chasing the world's fastest-growing aviation market?In Episode 70 of The Indian AvGeek, we sit down with Chris McLaughlin, CEO of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), to unpack the ultra-long-haul economics, airspace complexities, and massive infrastructure upgrades redefining global travel. Chris dives deep into the data behind why a direct DEL–DFW nonstop is "inevitable", how

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57:58

Will Delhi Do Dallas? feat. Chris McLaughlin (CEO,...

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2026/05/31

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01:07:04

AIX 2026 & The PaxEx Paradox feat. Seth Miller...

The Indian #AvGeek ·

2026/05/17

What does it actually take to build a great passenger experience at 35,000 feet and who's keeping airlines honest when they fall short?In Episode 69 of The Indian AvGeek, Vishal Mehra sits down with Seth Miller, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of PaxEx.Aero and host of the Dots, Lines & Destinations podcast, one of the sharpest minds covering in-flight product, cabin design, connectivity, and the business of passenger experience globally.Fresh off AIX 2026, Seth and Vishal go deep on what was

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