Shows / The eVTOL Insights Podcast
The eVTOL Insights Podcast
eVTOL Insights is a leading source of news, information and analysis into the global electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and Advanced Air Mobility markets. Since our launch in April 2020, we’ve been covering the latest industry news and offering insight for leading executives in the manned and unmanned market, across both passenger and cargo-carrying services. Our in-depth podcasts aim to cover a range of different topics, from eVTOL OEMs updates, certification, landing…
Episodes
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 119: Bhavesh Mandalia, Chief Airworthiness Officer and deputy CTO, Lilium
In this episode, we take a deep dive with Bhavesh who tells us more about Lilium's plans to introduce high-speed regional air mobility. He tells us about the…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 118: Bob Johnson, Chief Commercial Officer, Volatus Infrastructure & Energy Solutions
In this episode, Bob goes into more detail about Volatus' rebranding and the reasons behind it, before talking about where this positions the company in the…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 117: Michal Illich, CEO and founder at ZURI
In this episode, Michal talks to us about the reasons why he set up ZURI to develop a hybrid VTOL aircraft to unlock regional air mobility. He talks about the…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 116: Sarah Taylor, Aerospace Recruitment Consultant, Strativ Group
In this episode, we catch up with Sarah on Strativ Group's continued efforts to power ahead in terms of recruitment in the AAM industry. She tells us about her…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 115: Wouter Remmerie, Founder of AirShaper
In this episode, Wouter talks about how AirShaper allows companies to analyse and improve its aerodynamic design, as well as how it can be of use to those in…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 114: Jon Bornstein, President of Amprius Lab
In this episode, we talk about Amprius' role in the emerging Advanced Air Mobility market and its exciting plans to build a gigawatt-hour scale factory site in…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 113: Janis Mauch, Founder and Treasurer, StudentAirRace
In this episode, Janis tells us about his background and the reasons why he set up StudentAirRace, which is believed to be the first to combine Urban Air…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 112: Satadru Roy, CEO and Founder of Alcifo
In this episode, Satadru talks about his previous work with NASA and the various technical research papers he conducted. We then go into more detail about his…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 111: Dave Pankhurst, Director of Drones, Etc. BT Group
In this episode, we discover more about Etc.'s journey, especially as it was only launched in May 2022. Dave talks to us about the projects Etc. has been…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 110: Aziz Tahiri, VP of Global Aerospace and Defence at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
In this episode, Aziz talks about the importance of machine learning and simulation in the Advanced Air Mobility industry, and how they can be used to deliver…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 109: Bernard Dion, Ansys Fellow and Chief Technologist for Systems and Embedded Software.
In this episode, Bernard talks to us about the role Ansys plays in the Advanced Air Mobility market before focusing on simulation and how it can help…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 108: John Grant, Chief Analyst, OAG
John is no stranger to sharing his insights on the aviation industry, having been a regular contributor to media outlets including the BBC, NY Times, Reuters…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 109: Andrea Wu, Chief Executive Officer, Urban-Air Port
In this episode, Andrea shares an exciting company milestone about its next gen, eight hanger, vertically stacked vertiport. She also provides an update on…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 108: Leo McCloskey, VP of Marketing, Echodyne
In this episode, Leo introduces us to the work Echodyne does and how the company fits into the eVTOL aircraft and Advanced Air Mobility market. He paints a…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 107: José Rodriguez, Managing Director at Bluenest by Globalvia
In this episode, José talks more about the company's vision for the market and how it is working with Eve Air Mobility to construct the landing infrastructure…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 106: Yemaya Bordain, President of Americas, Daedalean
In this episode, Yemaya talks broadly about the future of Advanced Air Mobility on a societal level, as well as the intricate details of the avionics, hardware…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 105: Rasha Alshami, Founder and CEO of Lyne Ports
In this episode, we talk to Rasha about her new company and what it was in particular that prompted her to set it up. She talks about her previous experiences…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 104: Martin Cullen, Senior Business Development Manager & Global eVTOL Lead, TE Connectivity
In this episode, Martin talks about TE Connectivity and how it first got involved in the AAM market, before we dive into the issue of size, weight and power of…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 103: Mick Kowitz, CEO of Ryse Aero Technologies
In this episode, Mick tells his more about his story and why he set up RYSE Aero Tech. He shares his vision for the company and its ultralight - the RYSE…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 102: Sujeet Kumar, Co-Founder and CEO of Ionblox
In this episode, Sujeet shares more details about the company and its role within the Advanced Air Mobility market. We discuss the state of silicon-anode…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 101 - Adam Bercu, CEO and co-founder, Guardian Ag
The company develops autonomous eVTOL systems for sustainable farming on a commercial scale, with its mission to provide every grower access to safe, effective…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 100: Hubert Skoneczny, Senior Project Manager at CPK Poland
CPK is a state-owned company in Poland which is currently responsible for the undertaking of Innovative Aerial Services (IAS) in CPK, which consists of…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 99: Dr. Christoph Selig, co-founder and CCO of Unisphere
As Chief Commercial Officer and co-founder of Unisphere, he leads the go-to-market of Unisphere's product portfolio, which includes a software platform for…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 98: Arthur Gilmore, President and CEO of Gilmore Group
In this episode, we start off by talking to Arthur about his career background and a few key highlights, before talking about how Gilmore Group's experiences…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 97: Dan Sloat, Founder of the Advanced Air Mobility Insitute
The American non-profit is dedicated to educate and advocate for the broadest public benefit through the AAM ecosystem globally. In this episode, Dan talks…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 96: Jonathan Evans, CEO of KinectAir
In this episode, Jonathan talks about how KinectAir aims to become the 'Uber of the Skies' and elaborated on the services and impact the company can have on…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 95: Nicholas Brieger, Head of the Drone & Vertical Mobility Academy - a FIA Fund project
In this episode, we talk to Nicolas about the role of the Drone and Vertical Mobility Academy, its background and also cover some of the projects it is working…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 94: Chris Waldron and Simon Lippett, Airspace Modernisation Team, UK CAA
In this episode, Chris and Simon talk about the Airspace Modernisation Strategy, which was launched earlier this year and is a lengthy document outlining a…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 93: Debjani Ghosh and Mara Beche, H2FLY
Debjani Ghosh is a Design & Development Engineer at H2FLY, and Mara Linn Beche is Project Manager. In this episode, the pair talk about the company's continued…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 92: Danielle McClean, Founder and CEO of HYSKY Society
In this episode, Danielle talks about her career background and the reasons for setting up HYSKY, while painting a fascinating picture on the current state of…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 91: Brendan O'Connor, President and CEO of Odawara Automation
In this episode, Brendan gives us a background about Odawara Automation and what value it can bring to the AAM market. He talks about the similarities and…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 90: Tim Sweeney and Richard Fox, JobsOhio and Ohio Department of Transportation
In this episode, Tim and Richard talk about their respective roles within the US state of Ohio and how they are helping the region embrace the growing Advanced…
- The eVTOL Insights Podcast
Episode 89: Fethi Chebil, CEO and founder, VPorts
In this episode, Fethi talks about the role VPorts plays in Canada and across the world when it comes to deploying landing infrastructure for eVTOL aircraft…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 88: Chris Johnson, Director at Ohio Air Mobility Symposium
Chris is currently working towards dual Bachelor’s degrees in both Aviation Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering at Ohio State University. He leads a…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 87: Julia Norsetter, Policy and Analysis Lead at Reed Smith LLP
In this episode, Julia talks about the various terminologies involved within the Advanced Air Mobility sector and how the different technologies are 'grouped'…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 86: Grank Fisk, co-founder of Volatus Infrastructure
In this episode, Grant gives us a detailed background behind the company and the technology behind its modular, budget-friendly and accessible vertiports for…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 85: Lisa Bee, Director of Air Traffic Services, Inmarsat Aviation
In this episode, Lisa talks to us about Inmarsat’s work to-date and the role it hopes to play in the emerging Advanced Air Mobility sector. She also shares…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 84: Stella-Marissa Hughes, AAM Strategy, Business Development & Partnerships Leader at CAE
In this episode, Stella talks to us about the role CAE plays in the Advanced Air Mobility market and goes into detail about a white paper it published in 2020…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 83: Brandon Robinson, CEO of Horizon Aircraft
In this episode, Brandon starts off by telling us about his unique aviation background, before going into detail about the reasons behind setting up Horizon…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 82: Darrell Swanson and Jarek Zych of EAMaven
In this episode, Darrell and Jarek join us to talk about EAMaven's UKR&I AAM Demand Assessment report, which was released in October 2022. The pair start off…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 81: Michael Thompson, CEO, SKYFLY Technologies
In this episode, Michael tells us more about Axe and its technical specification, what value it can bring to the Advanced Air Mobility market and why he thinks…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 80: Rani Plaut, CEO and co-founder of AIR
In this episode, Rani talks in more detail about the company's vision for the personal air mobility market and how he thinks this particular area will help the…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 79: Stephen Tibbitts, founder, chairman and CEO of ZEVA Aero
In this episode, we hear from Stephen about the background behind setting up ZEVA, which is his fifth startup. The company was founded in 2017 to compete in…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 78: Brad Miller, Managing Director for EMEA at Ferrovial Vertiports
Brad oversees the development of Ferrovial's network of vertiports in the United Kingdom and Spain and in this episode, he goes into more detail about the…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 77: Jean-Christophe Lambert, CEO of Ascendance Flight Technologies
In this episode, Jean-Christophe he talks to us about the background behind setting up the Toulouse-based company and also provides more details about ATEA…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 76: Alex Ivanenko - Co-founder and CEO of HyPoint
In this episode, Alex talks to us about the background behind setting up HyPoint and also tells us how close we really are to hydrogen-powered aircraft. He…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 75: Cary Bryczek, Director of Solutions for A&D, Jama Software
In this episode, Cary talks about Jama's role in the eVTOL aircraft market, how it can help companies with the certification process and some of the work it…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 74: Jamie Gull, CEO and co-founder of Talyn Air
In this episode, Jamie talks about the background behind setting up Talyn Air with fellow co-founder Evan Mucasey and what lessons they brought from SpaceX…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 73: Trevor Woods of NPUASTS and Frank Matus of Thales
In this episode, we speak to Trevor Woods, Executive Director at the Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS), and Frank Matus, Director, ATC and Digital…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 72: Eric Allison, Head of Product at Joby Aviation
With Joby working towards a commercial ride-sharing service launch by 2024, Eric recaps on the numerous milestones the company has already achieved this year…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 71: Alex Woodhead, Co-Owner and Director at Strativ Group
In this episode, Alex talks to us about the rapid growth of global recruitment firm Strativ Group since it was formed in 2018. He goes into detail about the…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 70: Richard Hakes, Chair of Reed Smith's global Transportation Industry Group
In this episode, Richard talks about Reed Smith's role in the emerging eVTOL aircraft market and the impact COVID-19 has had on the aviation sector over the…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 69: Lucas Marchesini and Michael Mesaric of Manta Aircraft
In this episode, Lucas and Michael talk about the background behind Manta Aircraft and its ANN aircraft, going into detail about particular use cases and where…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 68 - Ben Tigner, CEO and co-founder of Overair
In this episode, Ben talks about the background behind the company, which is the spin-off from Karem Aircraft, and the technology for its Butterfly eVTOL…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 67: Diana Siegel, Head of Strategy at Electra.aero
In this episode, Diana reflects on the last 12 months for Electra, while also telling us what she thought were the main insights for the industry as a whole…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 66 - Paul Harper, Head of Certification at Vertical Aerospace
In this next deep dive into the eVTOL aircraft and urban air mobility markets, Paul talks through the complex certification process on the eVTOL aircraft…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 65 - Corvin Huber, Founder of Skyroads
In this episode, Corvin talks to us about the background behind the company's recent rebrand to Skyroads from D3 Technologies. He also elaborates on its…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 64: Mark Cornborough - Head of Next Gen Rotor Design at Vertical Aerospace
In the next episode of our deep dive exploring the technologies behind Vertical Aerospace's VA-X4 eVTOL aircraft, Mark gives us an update on the company's work…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 63: Limhi Somerville - Head of Battery at Vertical Aerospace
In this episode, Limhi gives us an update on what Vertical Aerospace has been doing so far in relation to the batteries for its VA-X4 eVTOL aircraft. He also…
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 62: Julie Garland, CEO of Avtrain
In this episode, Julie talks to us about all the work Avtrain has been doing in Ireland to encourage prolific drone operations and keep the skies safe through…