The Aviators Podcast

We are in conversation with one of the highest ranked female aviators of India Harpreet A De Singh ma'am in today's women's day special episode. She shares with us her journey of reaching the positions she holds today and her early days in aviation, how she is constantly promoting equality in aviation consciously and sub consciously. Highlighting how far India has come from the times when she started the career to the point of India having the highest number of female pilots as of date, and explaining to us how importance being grounded is when you gain a position of authority are just few of the key points to mention from the podcast. All the female listeners, aviators and aspiring aviators, this one is for you. Happy Women's Day!

Very few pilots in India can say they have flown all narrow body types of Commercial Aircrafts flown in the country, and Capt Aditya Nasta is one of them. Listen to him share his experience of learning and flying ATRs, Boeings and Airbuses. He shares with us his take on work life balance being a pilot and his journey in aviation till date and his experience currently flying the big Airbus 380. Tune in to know more!

One of the most important yet the least understood and spoken about verticals of aviation is Aviation Law. No one better to talk about Aviation Law than the expert himself Mr Nitin Sarin. Heading one of the biggest aviation law firms in India that is Sarin and Co. can only be done if you are perfect mix of being a passionate aviator and a lawyer. We discuss everything from how to be an aviation lawyer to how insolvency proceedings happen. This one if for all the knowledge hungry folks to understand the background of legal departments in aviation.

In the second episode of mental health awareness we dig deep into Indian Aviation specifically, we talk about employees getting over worked and how Indian aviation organizations can inculcate seminars and trainings related to mental health, how unemployment has created a huge dip in the mental health of the whole industry and what individuals can do to pull themselves out of it. We talk about ways to keep your mind healthy and how keeping yourself occupied in any kind of work is one of the best ways of keeping yourself fit and the future for Indian aviation for the new aviators aspiring to be in the industry during such a difficult time. Listen to know more!

In this episode we address a topic lesser spoken about in our aviation industry. Mental health is something which needs immediate attention, looking at the situations that we as aviators are going through in the current scenario. Capt Ashwani Bhakoo who is trained psychotherapist sheds light on the importance of mental well being in aviation, how the pandemic has affected people in ways that are unknown to them, how a person suffering from a bad mental health can be hazardous to flight safety, and what we can do as ordinary people to help others and make things better in our industry. Tune in to try to make a difference one step at a time.

As the pandemic makes the skies on Indian aviation sector darker, the financial expert and advisor Mr. Rohit Tomar and I discuss the sub-sectors which will rise from the turbulent weather, Indigo Airlines and their clever and evolving business model, investments in MRO business and tie ups with OEMs to put India on a global platform, the growth of regional connectivity in India, GoFirst and their attempt at keeping a positive cashflow by the ULCC model and a lot more.

Get to know insights about what an Airport Operations officer does from my very good friend Mr Rohit Agarwal, he shares with us his experience of working at one of the most important aviation hub San Fransisco Int. Airport, along with some life experiences, procedures and protocols that a security officer on the tarmac has to follow in emergency situations or VIP movements.

Listen to Wing Commander Gokhale share his journey from getting into Indian Air Force to eventually flying commercial jets. He talks about the difficulties he faced and how Air Force shaped him to be a warrior, the differences of flying the fighter jets and commercial aircrafts and some advice for the aspiring aviators.