The Allplane Podcast #67: Keith Mason, Head Centre for Air Transport Management, Cranfield University

Cranfield University is a very unique educational establishment.

Located north of London, it is the university of reference when it comes to aviation studies.

Our guest in this episode is Keith Mason, who heads Cranfield’s Centre for Air Transport Management . Every year, professionals from all over the world pass through the different graduate programmes on offer.

Those looking for a career in aviation will find both technical and business tracks at Cranfield, which will help them get ahead in this fascinating industry.

In our chat, we speak with Keith about how Cranfield University works, its unique positioning and what it offers to the new generations of aviation professionals.

We also discuss the different projects that the university is involved in, including some of the most cutting edge initiatives to further the decarbonization and digitalization of the aviation industry. Keith also provides some valuable practical information about how the programmes are structured and what one should do to apply to a graduate degree at Cranfield University.

Tune in for a fascinating conversation at the intersection where academia and the aviation industry meet!


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Things we talk about in this episode:

  • The story of Cranfield University and why it is a reference in aviation research

  • The Centre for Air Transport Management that Keith heads

  • What profile do Cranfield’s students have

  • How to get into one of Cranfield’s graduate programmes

  • How is it like to study at Cranfield

  • What sort of career paths are open to Cranfield graduates

  • What type of research programmes is Cranfield university involved in

  • The Dartec programme

  • What topics are aviation management students most interested in


Resources

Cranfield University

Centre for Air Transport Management

The Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre (Dartec)

Cranfield Airport

The UK’s “drone corridor”

Unrelated, but since Keith mentioned the F1-related executive jet activity, here’s an article I wrote recently about this topic

Ground effect vehicles, mentioned in the chat

The airship comeback announcement I refer to in the conversation

Joby Aviation, also mentioned

An article I wrote for CNN (back in 2017) about revenue management

The Future Aviation Forum, the conference in Riyadh that we mention at the beginning of the episode

A couple of pics of the sort of equipment they use at Cranfield:


Interview Transcript

(please note that, although we strive to make it as close as possible to the original recording, the transcript may not be 100% accurate)

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