We talk to an independent expert about challenges and reality.
July 2021
New types of electric aircraft will soon bring air services much closer to where we live and work. But the advanced air mobility revolution will require a lot of new infrastructure, such as vertiports for eVTOL aircraft and short takeoff and landing runways to connect smaller communities.
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FutureFlight asked independent expert Darrell Swanson to talk us through the ways experts are laying the groundwork for how cities can prepare for moving people and cargo by air in more efficient and sustainable ways.
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Watch: How to deliver a future-proofed aviation sector
In this panel discussion, key industry figures join
NCE features editor Nadine Buddoo to discuss how to deliver a future-proofed UK aviation sector.
Panellists include Civil Aviation Authority director of consumers and markets Paul Smith, British Aviation Group vice chair Mike Forster, Bechtel global aviation sector lead Michelle De Franca and Swanson Aviation Consultancy electric aviation advisor Darrell Swanson.
They consider how airports and the industry should manage major legislative changes, and how the wider industry can support airports in delivering growth and reducing their carbon footprint.
They also discuss the role of the airports industry in driving a sustainable and connected transport infrastructure network.