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In this episode, James explains more about his journey to-date and the reasons that led him to set up Odys Aviation. As a sustainable aircraft startup, he tells us about the role it hopes to play in the market and the aircraft it is building.
We hear about his thoughts on Regional Air Mobility (RAM), especially as it makes for a compelling use case when compared to other shorter journeys using eVTOL aircraft. Sticking with RAM, James gives his take on what he's been hearing about the speed to market of hybrid RAM aircraft vs eVTOL, and that many suggest hybrid RAM will be that stepping stone to the next generation of aviation.
As Odys will use city airports and local helipads, we ask James if the company has any specific routes identified and the importance of utilising existing landing infrastructure. -
In this episode, John updates us on where Piasecki Aircraft is on its company roadmap. There were some big announcements, which include its new R&D site in Pennsylvania, which was formerly of Sikorsky.
We talk future growth plans, the gear-up to launch the world's first hydrogen-powered helicopter and Piasecki's plans to hire up to 400 workers over the next five years, as the company begins to scale up its production plans.
John also talks about the company's $37 million grant from the US Air Force to develop 'next-gen VTOLs and hydrogen propulsion technologies', as well as Piasecki's partnership with Triumph Group. He concludes our conversation by sharing his thoughts on hydrogen propulsion. -
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In this episode, Alistair introduces us to Skyrisks and how it is positioned to help define the insurance risk for Advanced Air Mobility.
He talks about the challenges and opportunities as one of the only insurance providers for AAM, especially in an industry where aircraft won't likely be flying until 2025 at the earliest. He outlines how Skyrisks is planning for the day when they are operational and goes into more detail about the risk factor. -
In this episode, Starr tells us more about her background and what led her to join NASA, as well as how the government agency is helping to pave the way for Advanced Air Mobility in the USA.
We talk about its National Campaign, which has featured some of the biggest names in the eVTOL space, and deep dive into some of the most important tests it has carried out. This includes a wind study and fascinating experiment on noise with Joby Aviation. -
In this episode, Kay introduces us to Drone Industry Insights and the extensive reports it publishes about the drone market and Advanced Air Mobility.
It recently produced a lengthy report about the emerging market, so Kay shares some top level takeaways and goes into detail about the infographics on the market in different regions.
We talk about the areas which are showing a lot of promise and ask Kay to give his thoughts on where he believes the market is heading in 2024, as some companies edge towards commercialisation. -
In this episode, Clive talks to us about Aria Group and how it was launched before diving into CO-LEKTIV and how it merged automotive and aerospace expertise into this new industry.
As CO-LEKTIV applies engineering expertise and speciality manufacturing mindset to help the world's leading brands build scalable AAM fleets, Clive tells us how it will fit into AAM and shares any insights on manufacturing, the key considerations for companies building their own eVTOL aircraft.
We talk industry trends, some of the ongoing projects and the work of other partners such as KTM Technologies and Pankl AG. -
In this episode, Joshua and Alan introduce us to to Alton Aviation Consultancy and their growing role in the Advanced Air Mobility market. The company is set to moderate the AeroForum programme at this year's Singapore Airshow, so the pair give us a preview of what to expect at the event and where to get tickets if anyone is interested in attending.
We then take a deep dive into some the industry trends they are seeing for 2024 and the kinds of questions being asked by new clients who are interested in the Advanced Air Mobility market. The pair then tell us what the outlook is for the Asia-Pacific region, which is showing a lot of promise already. -
In this episode, Michael shares with us the reasons why he set up Conflux and goes into detail how the company is one of the pioneers in heat exchange and additive manufacturing.
He talks about how this technology can play a key role in the Advanced Air Mobility, the thermal challenges which companies in the market are facing today, and what Conflux is doing to solve these issues. -
Valqari is described as the missing piece to the last stage of the drone delivery process. In this episode, Ryan tells us more about the particular reasons why he set the company up.
He also goes into detail about its technology and gives his assessment on the current autonomous drone delivery market. Ryan then shares his insights on what future applications might look like, and finally puts into context the groundbreaking patent which Valqari secured and will 'redefine the the competitive landscape for drone delivery systems in drone in the United States'. We also talk about AAM and the key role Valqari can play in the years to come. -
In this episode, Jean talks us more about the reasons why he co-founded VoltAero, before jumping into talking about the company's vision to develop an airplane with electric-hybrid propulsion.
He gives us an update on how business is moving along and what the roadmap looks like towards eventual commercialisation, as well as some of the initiatives VoltAero has joined over the previous months.
Jean provides some feedback from those attending major aviation events on VoltAero's Cassio family of aircraft and goes into detail about the exciting plans to build a final assembly facility at Rochefort Airport. -
In this episode, Andras tells us more about the company and the role it plays in the emerging Advanced Air Mobility market.
While in-flight turbulence is an unsolved problem for aviation, Andras tells us more about what he and his team are doing to tackle the issue.
He goes into more detail about turbulence cancelling and how the technology can benefit future eVTOL aircraft operations, while expanding on some projects the company is currently working on. -
Fernando's areas of focus are new markets in urban mobility, environmental monitoring and climate change adaptation with a particular focus on future air mobility and aviation.
In this episode, he talks more about Vaisala's work to-date when it comes to weather and environmental monitoring in aviation, and then how it can play a key role in the emerging Advanced Air Mobility market.
Fernando talks about Vaisala's particular systems, which can benefit the aviation sector, and its aviation weather management solutions, configurable for any airport, geography and climate.
As other weather factors for eVTOL aircraft include wind and extreme temperatures such as icing, Fernando discusses the key challenges these pose and key considerations companies need to look out for in order to be as efficient as possible. -
In this episode, we take a deep dive with Bhavesh who tells us more about Lilium's plans to introduce high-speed regional air mobility.
He tells us about the current state of development of its Lilium Jet and goes into more detail about some of the company's significant milestones in 2023.
Bhavesh also updates us on Lilium's dual certification path with EASA and the FAA, its ongoing flight test campaign in Spain and the significance of receiving Design Organisation Approval from EASA, as well as how Lilium can unlock more opportunities for regional travel in cities across the world. -
In this episode, Bob goes into more detail about Volatus' rebranding and the reasons behind it, before talking about where this positions the company in the AAM market.
We talk about Volatus' guiding principles, as well as the impressive list of eVTOL OEMs which includes Ace VTOL in Australia and its partnership to deploy a vast network of vertiports.
Bob also talks about the procedure when it comes to identifying new sites for potential landing sites for eVTOL aircraft, Volatus' recent financing campaign and how its vertiport solutions can be integrated into our cities and airports. -
In this episode, Michal talks to us about the reasons why he set up ZURI to develop a hybrid VTOL aircraft to unlock regional air mobility.
He talks about the latest design phase, which was announced at the end of 2022, and also share more details about their current roadmap - which includes some exciting flight tests performed earlier this year.
While ZURI's goal is to change the way people experience on-demand, door-to-door mid-range flights, Michal talks about the value its aircraft can have on the future aviation market, as well as the various different use cases the aircraft can be configured for - such as medievac and cargo logistics.
We also talk about the cost. advantages of hybrid aircraft over conventional aircraft and helicopters, and Michal provides an update on their latest fundraising round. -
In this episode, we catch up with Sarah on Strativ Group's continued efforts to power ahead in terms of recruitment in the AAM industry.
She tells us about her role and the current projects the company is working on, as well as giving her thoughts on a fascinating article by Strativ, which focuses on bringing more women into aerospace.
Sarah talks about the need to recruit a future workforce for AAM and gives her top trends and also talks about Strativ's 'Female Influencers', where the company talks to some of the leading women working in this market. -
In this episode, Wouter talks about how AirShaper allows companies to analyse and improve its aerodynamic design, as well as how it can be of use to those in the Advanced Air Mobility market.
We take a deep dive into computational fluid dynamics and the role it can play in passing aircraft regulations issued by EASA, while discussing how it can optimise VTOL design.
Wouter shares some of the projects AirShaper has worked on with some recognisable names in the eVTOL industry and finally, gives us some takeaways from an interview he conducted with EASA about eVTOL certification. -
In this episode, we talk about Amprius' role in the emerging Advanced Air Mobility market and its exciting plans to build a gigawatt-hour scale factory site in Brighton, Colorado. Jon tells us about the company's high-energy lithium-ion battery, the technology behind it but also the advantages for future electric aircraft. We also talk about the recharging cycles.
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In this episode, Janis tells us about his background and the reasons why he set up StudentAirRace, which is believed to be the first to combine Urban Air Mobility with Student Competition.
Janis tells us more about its format, the races and their four main pillars of regulation and then what impact they can have on the emerging Advanced Air Mobility market.
We then talk about education and the challenge of inspiring the next generation of engineers, before finding out how companies, schools and universities can be part of StudentAirRace's journey. -
In this episode, Satadru talks about his previous work with NASA and the various technical research papers he conducted.
We then go into more detail about his company, which is building an AI simulation and optimisation platform, and what value it can bring to the industries as cities begin to plan for future transportation systems.
We talk about simulation challenges and also hear from Satadru about Alcifo's current projects - in particular its white paper on regional air mobility in Florida, USA. - Vis mere