Asia-Pacific AAM Report 1H 2023

Soaring to New Heights:
Maeve’s Vision for Key
Markets and Type Certification
An interview with Maeve
By Ben Mirwani
Joost Dieben
Co-founder & chief commercial officer
Maeve Aerospace
Bans on short-haul flights and business jets are starting to spread throughout countries in Europe,
potentially curbing the travel dreams of numerous passengers and business executives. Swooping in to
provide opportunity in the midst of a shifting aviation landscape is Maeve Aerospace. Born from a desire to
offer a cleaner, more environmentally viable means of flying, the Dutch start-up possesses grand plans to
revolutionize air travel with its all-electric Maeve 01 44-passenger airliner.
In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with Global Sky Media, Joost Dieben, the company’s co-founder and
chief commercial officer, delved into a myriad of topics pertaining to the firm’s development. He spoke in
depth about the exciting growth markets ripe with potential, the eye-watering amount required to fund the
aircraft’s road to market, and the multiple stepping stones that must be crossed to obtain type certification.
Opportunities from Crisis
As an all-electric airliner producer, Maeve is integrating into certain
markets that are embracing new advancements in aviation and
advocating for environmentally-friendly aircraft that can fulfill the job
of their traditional counterparts.
Among the markets that fit this profile are France, the Netherlands,
and multiple Scandinavian countries as they are taking radical
steps to eradicate air and noise pollution through a zero-tolerance
approach to short-haul flights.
In France’s case, the drastic change was implemented as part of
the country’s Climate Law in 2021, which seeks to combat carbon
emissions. The move will see the nation eradicate flights between
cities that can be reached in less than two-and-a-half hours by train.
It will also have a major impact on business aviation as private jets
are also in the crosshairs.
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