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The people and decisions behind aviation and advertising

Aviation connects the world. Advertising shapes how we see it.

Vishal Mehra speaks with the people building both - about the choices, economics and ideas behind their work. The Indian AvGeek is India’s #1 aviation podcast, ranked #14 in Indian News Podcasts. (Feedspot, 2026).

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AvGeek

The business behind the boarding pass.

Airline strategy, airport ambition and passenger experience, with the people shaping how the world flies. India’s #1 aviation podcast. Ranked #14 in Indian News Podcasts (Feedspot, 2026).

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AdGeek

The business behind the creative work.

Agency economics, brand strategy and the choices that turn ideas into commercial value. The business of our business.

Latest conversations across aviation and advertising

The decisions under discussion.

The Art of Winning Airline Routes feat. Leon Verhallen (Dir Aviation Development, Brussels Airport)

AvGeek

Leon Verhallen, Director Aviation Development, Brussels Airport Company

21 September 2026 · 58 min

Why advertising struggles to price its own value

AdGeek

Prasad Sangameshwaran, Editor, ET Brand Equity

14 September 2026 · 42 min

The software running behind the flight

AvGeek

Somit Goyal, CEO, IBS Software

7 September 2026 · 46 min

What attention data can tell advertisers

AdGeek

Mike Follett, CEO, Lumen Research

31 August 2026 · 41 min

Inside the airport technology race

AvGeek

Sunil Ankalgi, Business Head, WAISL

24 August 2026 · 38 min

Building brands through entertainment

AdGeek

Gautham Narayanan, Managing Director, Europe, Virtue

17 August 2026 · 44 min

People in the conversation.

Airline executives, agency founders, airport leaders, strategists and observers. Explore the people who have joined Vishal Mehra, and the conversations they brought to the shows.

Somit Goyal · Mike Follett · Sunil Ankalgi · Gautham Narayanan · Karim Makhlouf · Ameya Joshi · Sean Mendis

Somit Goyal · Mike Follett · Sunil Ankalgi · Gautham Narayanan · Karim Makhlouf · Ameya Joshi · Sean Mendis

Vishal Mehra, producer and host

A working life in advertising. A lifelong interest in aviation.

Vishal Mehra produces and hosts The Indian AvGeek and The Indian AdGeek. He brings more than two decades in advertising, a long history of writing about aviation and a traveller’s curiosity to conversations about how both industries work.

The business behind the boarding pass.

Airline strategy, airport ambition and the passenger experience—with the people shaping how the world flies.