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We aim to promote cooperation and collaboration within the Business Aviation community by featuring discussions with industry leaders, experts, and professionals.
We know how important it is for Executive Assistants, Schedulers and Dispatchers to learn efficiently.
That's why we made this podcast to give you helpful ideas about Business Aviation.
In this podcast, we talk to experts in Business Aviation and share their knowledge with you. We talk about what's new and interesting in the industry, and give tips to help EA’s, Schedulers and Dispatchers do their job well.
We hope you join us on this exciting journey to learn more about Business Aviation!
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Welcome to the LD Aviation Podcast!
We aim to promote cooperation and collaboration within the Business Aviation community by featuring discussions with industry leaders, experts, and professionals.
We know how important it is for Executive Assistants, Schedulers and Dispatchers to learn efficiently.
That's why we made this podcast to give you helpful ideas about Business Aviation.
In this podcast, we talk to experts in Business Aviation and share their knowledge with you. We talk about what's new and interesting in the industry, and give tips to help EA’s, Schedulers and Dispatchers do their job well.
We hope you join us on this exciting journey to learn more about Business Aviation!
Episode 87: Data Is Aviation’s Superpower: Portside’s Role in Flight Department Success
LD Aviation Podcast
42 minutes
1 month ago
Episode 87: Data Is Aviation’s Superpower: Portside’s Role in Flight Department Success
In this episode, host Lindsay Dyer sits down with Robyn Carpenter of Portside to explore how technology is transforming the way flight departments operate.
Robyn brings more than 25 years of experience, starting in Taco Bell’s flight department and now helping aviation leaders leverage data and software to stay efficient, compliant, and valuable. She shares how platforms like PFM, BART, Avianis, FOSS, and Horizon give teams the tools they need to manage scheduling, fuel, and maintenance with confidence.
Chapters Breakdown
00:00 – Introduction & Welcome
01:30 – Meet Robyn Carpenter & her aviation journey
04:00 – From whiteboards to web-based scheduling tools
06:15 – How tech adoption transformed flight departments
08:30 – Why data is now a hot topic in aviation
10:30 – Spend management, savings & fiscal responsibility
11:30 – The struggle: complex reporting vs useful insights
13:00 – Portside’s ecosystem: PFM, BART, Avianis, FOSS, Horizon
14:30 – The Owner Portal & Power BI dashboards
16:00 – Scheduling as the hub: connecting maintenance, safety & trip services
18:00 – The power of two-way integrations
20:00 – Fuel pricing, maintenance & efficiency examples
22:00 – Web-based request systems & reducing email overload
24:00 – Business vs personal use tracking & audit trails
26:00 – Moving from collecting data → making decisions
28:00 – Real story: how Taco Bell flight department stayed alive
31:00 – Visibility, leadership & aligning with corporate goals
33:00 – What’s next: mobile apps, passenger booking, AI & predictive maintenance
36:00 – Advice for schedulers & managers on adopting tech
38:00 – Final takeaways: data leverage, not burden
40:00 – Outro & how to connect with Robyn Carpenter
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LD Aviation Podcast
Welcome to the LD Aviation Podcast!
We aim to promote cooperation and collaboration within the Business Aviation community by featuring discussions with industry leaders, experts, and professionals.
We know how important it is for Executive Assistants, Schedulers and Dispatchers to learn efficiently.
That's why we made this podcast to give you helpful ideas about Business Aviation.
In this podcast, we talk to experts in Business Aviation and share their knowledge with you. We talk about what's new and interesting in the industry, and give tips to help EA’s, Schedulers and Dispatchers do their job well.
We hope you join us on this exciting journey to learn more about Business Aviation!
