by Nikos Chatzis | 28 Jul, 2022 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Air Mobility Initiative (AIM), Aviation Technology, Electric Aviation, eVTOL, Geopolitics, Hydrogen, Investing in Unmanned Aviation, NASA, Vertiports
“…Small drones delivering packages, air taxis carrying passengers, or air ambulance providing lifesaving transportation – these are just some of the concepts NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) mission is helping get into our skies. For these aircraft to...
by Nikos Chatzis | 6 Jun, 2022 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Air Mobility Initiative (AIM), Electric Aviation, eVTOL, Geopolitics, Vertiports
“…Big figures surrounding the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry have increasingly dominated headlines over the last year, painting a picture that is bound to impress. Yet many complexities regarding the reality of getting AAM off the ground have yet to...
by Nikos Chatzis | 1 Jun, 2022 | Geopolitics, Vertiports, VTOL
“…It’s the first time any government in the world has invested in eVTOL infrastructure, and it’s provided a huge boost confidence in the entire sector,” explained Sandhu, who is founder and executive chair at U.K.-based vertiport developer Urban-Air...
by Nikos Chatzis | 18 May, 2022 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Geopolitics, Vertiports
“…DIFCO, for example, initiated construction in mid-April on an “aero-medical” vertiport in Rock Island, Illinois, a partnership project that was announced in early 2021 with Hughes Aerospace and Five Alpha. Also in April, Volatus Infrastructure announced...
by Nikos Chatzis | 16 Apr, 2022 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), eVTOL, Geopolitics, Vertiports, VTOL
“…There are hundreds of companies around the globe working toward designing an eVTOL that could be used by the general public as a means to get around. But U.K. company Urban-Air Port is not one of them. “We’re not developing an air taxi or a drone; we...
by Nikos Chatzis | 9 Apr, 2022 | eVTOL, Geopolitics, Vertiports
In Australia, vertiport infrastructure startup Skyportz is leading the advanced air mobility (AAM) charge. It has already made significant progress working with the Australian government to develop regulations relating to eVTOL landing facilities. Indeed, Skyportz CEO...