#106 Koen De Vos: U-Space, U-Space… Where Art Thou?

#106 Koen De Vos: U-Space, U-Space… Where Art Thou?

February 3, 2026 · 1h 13m · Episode 106

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The episode discusses U-Space's aspirational nature and its implications for aviation, featuring insights from Koen De Vos.

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 what aviation can learn from industries that have at least partially managed to digitize at scale. Drawing on parallels with the automotive sector, Koen explores how green technologies, automation, and system-level thinking could, and should, reshape aviation if the institutional and political pieces ever align. We dive into why U-Space has not me...

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