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Bryan AirAuthor: by Bryan Roseveare
"Welcome to the Bryan Air Podcast. Come for the cockpit chatter, stay for the galley banter and as always, we're holding short of Taxiway Serious." Bryan Air is where aviation insight meets professional edge. Hosted by former airline pilots Bryan Roseveare and Ryan Parrock, it's South Africa's leading aviation podcast a global platform for sharp analysis, leadership mindset, and straight-talking industry perspective. Each episode cuts through the clutter to explore the decisions, stories, and systems shaping modern aviation from crew culture to life at 38,000 feet. It's about the people, humour, and conversations that keep pilots grounded. We talk rosters, real life, resilience, and the realities of life on the line. Since 2019, Bryan Air has released over 250 episodes with listeners across 40 countries. Built for pilots and professionals who think critically and act with intent, it's as much about how you fly as it is about how you live, lead, and level up. Language: en Genres: Aviation, Business, Entrepreneurship, Leisure Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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IATA's Chief Economist on Why SAF Investment Is Stuck and What Fixes It
Saturday, 11 April, 2026
🎙 EPISODE SNAPSHOT Welcome to The Bryan Air Podcast. Career intelligence for pilots. We break down executive moves, economic forces, and the technology reshaping how pilots are trained, assessed, and employed. Boardroom decisions land on your flight deck — we translate them first. No corporate spin. Just the intelligence pilots actually need. Sustainable aviation fuel accounts for 0.8% of global jet fuel consumption. That is not a typo. Dr Marie Owens Thomsen, IATA's Senior Vice President for Sustainability and Chief Economist, sits down with Bryan in Singapore to explain why the SAF market barely exists, why European mandates have driven prices up without cutting a single ton of CO2, and why investors are pouring billions into AI data centres while aviation fuel gets 1.2% of global energy investment. In an industry running on 3.9% profit margins, the question is not whether airlines want to decarbonize. It is whether anyone has built a system that lets them do it without going broke. Thomsen lays out what needs to change and why aviation cannot solve this alone. In this episode of The Bryan Air Podcast, Bryan Roseveare speaks with Dr Marie Owens Thomsen, IATA's Senior Vice President for Sustainability and Chief Economist, live at IATA WDS 2026 in Singapore about sustainable aviation fuel supply, European SAF mandates, investment risk, AI energy competition, airline profit margins, and career advice for young pilots. ✈ TIME-STAMPED FLIGHT PLAN 00:00 Introducing Dr Marie Owens Thomsen at IATA WDS 2026 00:39 Why collaboration across the industry is no longer optional 02:08 What IATA's sustainability and economics division actually does 04:24 SAF supply reality: 0.8% of global jet fuel and barely a market 06:00 European mandates raised prices and cut zero emissions 08:31 Why investors see too much risk and too little return in SAF 11:00 AI data centres competing for the same renewable energy 13:17 Advice for young pilots: lifelong learning and complementary skills 15:42 Closing thanks and farewell from Singapore 🤝 JOIN THE BRYAN AIR COMMUNITY Bryan Air is a career intelligence ecosystem for pilots. Sign up free to receive our weekly newsletter covering the disruption of AI in aviation, career strategy, and the analysis that does not make it into the episodes. Sign Up Free → https://bryanairpodcast.com/ 🛫 FREE PILOT CAREER ASSESSMENT Where are you in your career? The Flight Plan is our free, AI-powered career intelligence tool. Answer 8 questions about your situation and get a personalised strategic assessment with specific moves tailored to where you are right now. Take the Free Assessment → https://pilotcareerintelligence.netlify.app/ ⚙ RISK MANAGEMENT & DECISION MAKING SIMULATOR Practise structured decision-making using live flights. Our AI-powered simulator lets you work through RMM and T-DODAR frameworks on real Flightradar24 data, with AI-generated scenarios and personalised debriefs. Built by Bryan Roseveare for pilots who want to sharpen the skills that matter most when things go wrong. Early bird: one-time. Lifetime access. Try the Simulator → https://bryanair.tools/ 🔗 LINKS Bryan Air — Career Intelligence for Pilots → https://bryanairpodcast.com/ Free Pilot Career Assessment → https://pilotcareerintelligence.netlify.app/ Risk Management & Decision Making Simulator → https://bryanair.tools/ Bryan Roseveare → https://www.bryanroseveare.com/ Watch on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@BryanAirPodcast Support on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/bryanair #AviationPodcast #BryanAir #PilotLife #SustainableAviationFuel #IATAWDS2026
