Infrastructure and Training Report 2022

AAM INFRASTRUCTURE
over rivers or parks instead of residential areas. Luckily, most if not
all eVTOLs are significantly quieter than a helicopter, but they still
generate some noise, perhaps equivalent to a car passing by,” he
says. This will require careful and considerate urban planning from
all corners of the AAM industry to ensure success and avoid any
potential backlash. “People have to see a purpose in our business.”
Hope in the air
As the AAM industry works towards realizing its hopes and dreams
in 2024, there is an understandable level of excitement in the air
over the potential use cases for eVTOLs and the opportunities they
will unlock. “I’m looking forward to seeing how AAM will impact
hard-to-reach areas such as Northern Quebec or East Africa,” says
Chebil, adding that in addition to transporting passengers, eVTOLs
can also be used to make it to inaccessible areas. “As part of our
strategic plan, we aim to deploy a network of vertiports to connect
communities that aren’t as well connected today.”
Abou Moussa is eager to see Groupe ADP and Skyports’ new fully
integrated vertiport put to the test in the upcoming year, which she
hopes will help address the questions and challenges involving
operations and airspace integration. “I believe that Paris will be the first
region in the world to launch a fully comprehensive eVTOL service in
time for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024,” she says.
Kysely is also looking forward to working on the new vertiport
and having different eVTOL operators trial the facility. “We hope
to continue regular testing, especially among multiple original
equipment manufacturers in the same environment, which will be
critical – for example, seeing companies such as Volocopter, Joby
and Vertical Aerospace using our airfield for testing. That’s one
milestone I’m looking forward to,” he says. Kysely also hopes to
expand the company’s vertiport network in the United Kingdom. “So
I really look forward to the first A to B route or the first A to B to C
route,” he says, referring to eVTOL flight routes involving multiple
stops. “We hope to see this by 2025.”
But there is one thing that Kysely is anticipating the most – his
first trip in an eVTOL. “I’ve seen a lot of eVTOLs fly, but I’ve never
actually been in one,” he laughs. “That's what I'm most excited
about.”
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