Episode 46: Dubai’s 'miniature airport' network, UAM ConOps 1.0, Interview with Mike Blades

This week on the InterDrone Podcast we sat down with Michael Blades, Vice President - Aerospace, Defense & Security at Frost & Sullivan and Brian Garret-Glaser, reporter at Avionics International. We spoke about Elbit Systems’ new StarLiner which can fly for 36 hours as high as 30,000 feet, Dubai taking the first steps in creating a commercial drone network as it set out plans for miniature helipads and an air traffic control system, NextGEN Concept of Operations v1.0 for Urban Air Mobility (UAM), and much more. Links from the podcast: 1. Israel Unveils Airspace-Compliant Big Drone - https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/israel-unveils-airspace-compliant-big-drone/ 2. Dubai paves way for drone package deliveries with 'miniature airports' network - https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thenational.ae/uae/transport/dubai-paves-way-for-drone-package-deliveries-with-miniature-airports-network-1.1044027 3. NextGEN Concept of Operations v1.0 for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) - https://interdrone.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FAA-ConOps-UAM-V1.0-003.pdf Speakers: Michael Blades https://twitter.com/mikesblades https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-blades-1a08a23b/ Brian Garret-Glaser https://www.linkedin.com/in/bgarrettglaser/ https://twitter.com/bgarrettglaser/ https://www.aviationtoday.com/the-skyport/ https://www.aviationtoday.com/author/bgarrettglaseraccessintel-com/ Michael Pehel https://interdrone.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpehel/ CJ Smith https://interdrone.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/gcsmithv/ To subscribe to the InterDrone newsletter and get commercial drone content delivered to your inbox weekly, visit: https://interdrone.com/newsletter/