Ricky Sandhu, Founder and Chairman of Urban-Air Port – opened the first operational vertiport prototype for EVTOLs in the world - visited Amsterdam last month. During the World Aviation Festival we were able to ask the young entrepreneur a few questions. “EVTOL companies recognize that they need to work with the infrastructure provider to make sure that we understand what their vehicles need and vice versa.”

UK Vertiport prototype tests 150 cargo drone EVTOL flights

An enormous amount is being invested in the development of unmanned aircraft. But an aircraft cannot fly if there is no suitable infrastructure, both physical and digital. So where is the investment in UAM?

Who is investing in UAM?

During ADW Hybrid, 29-31 March in RAI Amsterdam, Kim Silander Founder and Owner of Independent Business Group (IBG) participates in a panel discussion on Multi-modal Mobility Hubs & UAM. According to Silander, few people realize how Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) will completely turn the world upside down in the coming years.

Advanced Air Mobility will turn the world upside down

Airport's operator, Groupe ADP (Aéroports de Paris) is partnering with ADW and will present on the first day of the conference the roadmap with which the Paris Region aims at enabling Advanced Urban Air Mobility (AAM) with medical, cargo and passenger transport by the 2024 Olympic Games.

Roadmap to olympics Paris 2024

Save the date for the next EASA High Level Conference on Drones taking place from 18 - 19 January during the fourth edition of Amsterdam Drone Week. This essential 2-day conference brings together experts, policy makers and leading companies in the field of Urban Air Mobility.

EASA HLC on Drones: 18-19 January 2022 UAM becoming a reality

Wesley Poland, Project Manager at NLR spoke about the importance of shared airspace for both UTM and ATM and the integration of eVTOLs in cities

The road to integration of eVTOLs in cities

“Ultimately we need all the building blocks,” said Nynke Lipsius, director of the Amsterdam Drone Week, summarizing the first online ADW Industry Update.

Building blocks for the UAM infrastructure

Japan Airlines & Sumitoto coorperate with Bell Textron to provide air mobility services in Asia

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