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FLYHT's JumpSeat#5: Get In and Get Out & Project Zero — Strategic Operations With Waltzing Matilda Aviation's Smart New Airline🛩️ As travel opens up with pent up travel demand, airports and airlines are scrambling to take advantage and kickstart operations again. However, operators face the challenge of staffing shortage while also trying to balance their costs.Welcome to this episode of the JumpSeat with our guest Dave Marcontell, Chief Operating Officer at Waltzing Matilda Aviation (WMA). In this episode, Dave shares WMA's new operations under Connect Airlines at Billy Bishop Airport in downtown Toronto with connections to multiple Northeast and Midwest cities. This is a strategic move for WMA to navigate the post-pandemic landscape and to provide a way...2022-07-1227 min
Connected Aviation Intelligence PodcastConnect Airlines Chief Operating Officer Talks Digital-First Operational StrategyWhen Waltzing Matilda Aviation (WMA)—the Boston-based FAA Part 135 charter operator—first launched its new Toronto-based Connect Airlines last year, the company’s CEO described his observation of the pandemic as driving airlines to become “lean, agile and digital-first.”
On this episode, Connect Airlines Chief Operating Officer Dave Marcontell provides a status update on how the Q400 operator is preparing to launch passenger-carrying operations.
The COO also discusses how they’re continuing that commitment to becoming digital-first by investing in a new QR code-based asset records management system, his vision for becoming a paperless operation and whether th...2022-05-0732 min