The 2021 NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) returns with gusto after the most challenging period in aviation history and leading global trip support solutions provider UAS International Trip Support’s Americas team will be there to reconnect with industry…
The upcoming 2021 G20 Rome summit gets underway in Italy’s capital from October 30–31. The G20 members comprise the world's largest economies: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia,…
The first Asian Sky Group Virtual Exhibition and Conference (ASGVEC) gets underway this September 14-16. Focussing on the Asia-Pacific region, the conference will unite leading industry stakeholders by exploring ways to enhance and guide the fast-developing industry going forward. From…
The 5th Civil Aviation South East Asia Summit 2021 (CASEA 2021) gets underway on August 25 in Bangkok with a theme of preparing for future industry growth. Southeast Asia has one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets with huge potential…
A new European aviation tax has been confirmed as part of EU Green Deal plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The "Fit for 55" legislative package, unveiled by the European Commission yesterday, impacts all industries and aims to make the…
Corporate Jet Investor's CJI Global got underway on June 17. The virtual event saw industry stakeholders across the globe discuss current challenges and trends and explore post-pandemic opportunities. Based at UAS’ China office in Beijing, UAS Regional Director, Carlos Schattenkirchner…
Global data released by The International Air Transport Association (IATA) shows air cargo demand was 12% higher in April 2021 than it was for the same month in 2019. Figures for April were up almost 8% compared to the previous…
UAS is a proud sponsor of EBACE Connect, the virtual event getting underway from May 18-19, the dates originally planned for the traditional European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition in Geneva. The two-day lineup will feature an opening keynote and…
Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
Dudley King
President and Founder, FlightBridge
Dudley is the Founder and President of FlightBridge, which he established in 2011 and has been focused on technology solutions for the private aviation industry since 2006. Since he graduated from Dartmouth in 1988, he has worked with an array of companies listed anywhere from VentureWire to the Fortune 100. A rare blend of executive, entrepreneur, and consultant, Dudley’s executive roles have included acting CIO positions for several companies and tech advisory services to CEOs trying to rebuild their technology organizations or looking for an external, professional point of view. Highly skilled at deeply understanding his customer’s business challenges and drawing from a long and varied experience in information technology services, Dudley excels at designing technology solutions to solve their problems.
Dr. Paulo Alves
Global Medical Director, Aviation Health, Medaire
Paulo has extensive experience in medical advisory in the aviation industry. As a cardiologist, he provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service and is MedAire’s liaison with civil aviation regulators and industry associations. Paulo worked with Varig Brazilian Airlines for 23 years, 10 of which were spent as General Medical Manager. A member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board, Paulo is also President of the Ibero-American Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee, a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and a Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Throughout his illustrious career, Paulo has held industry leadership roles including Chairperson of the AsMA’s Air Transport Medicine Committee, President of the Airlines Medical Directors Association, President of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006.
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