We kicked off Aerial Cities 2024 in London with a dynamic panel on the latest trends, challenges, and regional approaches to integrating aerial mobility into urban environments.
Experts from Hamburg, Coventry, Dublin, Madrid, and the UK Civil Aviation Authority shared insights on:
✅ Key achievements like Hamburg’s drone port & Coventry’s regulatory framework
✅ Major challenges, including airspace control & rogue drone operations
✅ The need for geo-zoning to enable structured UAM growth
✅ How collaboration between cities, industry, and policymakers is shaping the future
Watch the full panel now to learn how to engage with different layers of city representatives and understand more about how and when the cities have the word on drone operations!
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0:00 - Introduction: Lorenzo Murzilli, Co-founder and CEO of Murzilli Consulting; Denise Braemer, Hamburg Aviation’s Project Lead for CITYAM (Interreg Baltic Sea Region - Hamburg); Sunil Budhdeo, Transport Innovation Manager at Coventry City Council; Thomas Curran, Head of the Survey & Mapping Division at Dublin City Council; Ewa Gowers, Head of SARG Operations & Programmes at the UK Civil Aviation Authority; and José Javier Rodríguez Hernández, Deputy Director of Traffic Management and Taxi Service at Madrid City Council
06:36 - Lorenzo Murzilli, reflection on the most important step in Aerial Cities
07:09 - Denise Braemer, establishing Hamburg's first U-space and drone port
08:36 - Sunil Budhdeo, first city that demonstrated the vertiport, learning curves and future plans
11:14 - Tom Curran, launch of the drone innovation partnership, drone use in the city with the use of U-space
14:50 - Ewa Gowers, detect-and-avoid policy, allowing the industry to fly in new ways, big future project
19:47 - Ewa Gowers, current situation with the CAA in the UK
21:07 - Sunil Budhdeo, regulatory framework and the challenges it addresses
23:50 - Denise Braemer, experience with public acceptance in Hamburg
26:43 - Tom Curran, city zoning underdeveloped and needs to be planned
30:20 - José Rodríguez, competition in Madrid and plans moving forward
35:35 - Sunil Budhdeo, taxes and drone landing space plus public acceptance
38:00 - Sunil Budhdeo, drone population in the skies
39:58 - Tom Curran, restricting geo-zoning
41:50 - José Rodríguez, struggles with local police vs. national police
44:00 - Lorenzo Murzilli, summary and ending