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#112 Lauren Flanagan, Sesame Solar: The fuel convoy is the target
Episode 112
In this episode we speak with Lauren Flanagan, CEO of Sesame Solar, which builds mobile nanogrids. The product is a self-contained unit that generate…
12 hours ago
#111 Libby Bahat, Israel Civil Aviation Authority: Flying civilians into a war zone
Episode 111
Libby Bahat returns to The Vertical Space. Last time we talked to him about building an airspace for drones in peacetime. This time he's the regulato…
3 weeks ago
#110 Mike Stengel, AeroDynamic Advisory: Gulf crisis impact on air travel
Episode 110
We sat down with Mike Stengel of AeroDynamic Advisory to discuss what the US-Iran conflict is doing to aviation. The Middle East moves about 20% of g…
1 month, 1 week ago
#109 Admiral Phil Kenul: What flying into hurricanes taught him about drone regulation
Episode 109
Admiral Phil Kenul spent decades flying NOAA aircraft into some of the most dangerous weather on earth, including multiple seasons as a P-3 Orion hur…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
#108 Alex List, FlyShirley: 'Shirley' there's an opportunity for AI in the flight deck
Episode 108
In this episode we sit down with Alex List, CEO and founder of FlyShirley, a startup building an AI copilot for the cockpit. Alex walks through what …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
#107 Robert Rose, Reliable Robotics: Congressional testimony and conveyor belts in the sky
Episode 107
In this episode we reconnect with Robert Rose, CEO of Reliable Robotics, fresh off his testimony before Congress on the state of advanced air mobilit…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
#106 Koen De Vos: U-Space, U-Space… Where Art Thou?
Episode 106
In this episode we sit down with Koen De Vos, Secretary General of GUTMA, to unpack why U-Space still feels more aspirational than operational, and w…
4 months, 1 week ago
#105 Ben Ivers, Boeing: Airspace modernization
Episode 105
In this episode, we sit down with Ben Ivers (Boeing’s Director of Emerging Technologies & Regulatory Strategy) to unpack a deceptively simple idea: a…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
#104 Edward Barraclough, Drone-Hand: Why ranching will scale autonomy before defense
Episode 104
Autonomy may scale in agriculture long before it does in defense or UAM, and today’s guest makes a compelling case why. We speak with Edward Barraclo…
6 months, 1 week ago
#103 Ed Bastian, Delta Air Lines: Raising the ceiling of possibility
Episode 103
In this episode, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian breaks down what truly differentiates a great airline: people and culture. Ed shares why “take care o…
7 months, 2 weeks ago