APAC UAM Report YE2021
Gain a deeper understanding of the progress that is being made across the Asia Pacific with electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles.
Gain a deeper understanding of the progress that is being made across the Asia Pacific with electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles.
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CONTENTS<br />
PUBLISHER<br />
EDITORIAL & MARKET RESEARCH<br />
Alud Davies<br />
Bowen Zhang<br />
Casper Zhuang<br />
Changhe Wang<br />
Crystal Chen<br />
Liana Liu<br />
Tiffany Tong<br />
Icy Ho<br />
DESIGN<br />
Lottie Yu<br />
Luna Huang<br />
Isaac Wong<br />
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ASIA-PACIFIC EVTOL OEMS<br />
An overview of eVTOL OEMs based in the<br />
Asia-Pacific region, along with the current<br />
status of all of their projects.<br />
INTERVIEWS:<br />
12 AutoFlight<br />
16 EHang<br />
29 Tcab Tech<br />
38 XPeng HT Areo<br />
45 SkyDrive<br />
54 Marubeni<br />
OPPORTUNITIES AND<br />
CHALLENGES IN<br />
ASIA-PACIFIC<br />
SKYPORTS<br />
Skyports discusses the key challenges<br />
that around the region<br />
2021 ASIA-PACIFIC <strong>UAM</strong> SURVEY<br />
Almost 500 industry professionals<br />
answered our <strong>UAM</strong> survey, giving us<br />
their outlook on optimism with <strong>UAM</strong><br />
development trust in aviation authorities,<br />
safety requirements, and how much they<br />
would be willing to spend for a flight.<br />
ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY<br />
MARKET UPDATE<br />
VERTICAL FLIGHT SOCIETY<br />
Kenneth Swartz from the Vertical Flight<br />
Society details major events that have<br />
shaped and affected the <strong>UAM</strong> industry<br />
so far.<br />
OPPORTUNITIES FOR<br />
ELECTRIC SEAGLIDERS<br />
REGENT<br />
Regent the opportunities for seagliders in<br />
the future eVTOL network, and how they<br />
can provide services in coastal markets.<br />
VOLOCOPTER’S SINGAPORE<br />
ROAD MAP<br />
VOLOCOPTER<br />
Christian Bauer, Chief Commercial Officer<br />
of Volocopter, explains the milestones<br />
the company has achieved, as well as<br />
the future plans detailed in its recently<br />
released Roadmap.<br />
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INDUSTRY INSIGHT:<br />
GROUPE ADP<br />
GROUPE ADP<br />
Groupe ADP discusses how airports can<br />
be integrated into the AAM ecosystem,<br />
and how <strong>UAM</strong> might look in Asia-Pacific.<br />
GREATER CHINA PROFILES<br />
An overview of prime eVTOL developments<br />
in the Greater China region, as well as<br />
potential operators in the region.<br />
COUNTRY PROFILES<br />
Mike Walsh of Aer Mobi explains how<br />
AAM will impact countries in Asia-Pacific,<br />
with focus on Australia, Japan, South<br />
Korea, New Zealand, and Singapore.<br />
AUSTRALIA’S POST COVID<br />
URBAN AIR MOBILITY<br />
OPPORTUNITIES<br />
Rob Rich talks us through Australia’s<br />
post-COVID <strong>UAM</strong> opportunities, and how<br />
<strong>UAM</strong> can be integrated with the rest of<br />
the country’s transportation networks.<br />
2021 ASIAN PASSENGERS<br />
<strong>UAM</strong> IN PERSPECTIVE<br />
Gary Vermaak, founder of Airtaxi Now<br />
and Sustainable Mobility Ecosystem,<br />
explains why the Asia-Pacific region is a<br />
key market for <strong>UAM</strong>.<br />
<strong>UAM</strong> IN INDIA<br />
BLADE INDIA<br />
A look at opportunities for <strong>UAM</strong><br />
development in India, as well as new<br />
policies regarding helicopters and drones.<br />
FLYING WITH ASCENT<br />
ASCENT<br />
Ascent talks with us about its air taxi<br />
services and partnerships, as well as<br />
challenges regarding the <strong>UAM</strong> industry.<br />
ROUND-UP OF SINGAPORE<br />
AIRSHOW<br />
We go through major <strong>UAM</strong> announcements<br />
at the 2022 Singapore Airshow, including<br />
Volocopter, Skyports, Joby, and AirAsia.
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