SMG Consulting

We are honored to have been invited to the Advanced Air Mobility International Conference (AAMIC), sponsored by the Royal Aeronautical Society, in Shanghai next week. Our AAM practice lead, Sergio Cecutta, will be delivering one of the keynotes. We look forward to interacting and meeting the Chinese AAM ecosystem in person! #aam #uam #evtol #airtaxi

The manned component of the United States Air Force next generation fighter NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) is going through a rethink because of the extremely high price and the evolution of the threats it is facing. We take a look at what the Air Force might be going towards, a "deconstructed" NGAD with capabilities allocated to different platforms. Download the PDF: https://bit.ly/3UnDeV1. #usairforce #ngad #sixthgenfighter #fighterjet

A few months back in London we spoke to Charles Alcock from Aviation International News about the AAM market. Listen to the conversation and let me know your thoughts. #aam #advancedairmobility #evtol #airtaxi

We have updated our composite image with all the AAM vehicles we track on the AAM Reality Index website to reflect their latest configuration. New or updated: - BETA TECHNOLOGIES Alia-250 - Eviation Aircraft Alice - Heart Aerospace ES-30 - VOLANT AEROTECH VE25 #aam #advancedairmobility #evtol #airtaxi

Not a month has gone by this year without a capital raise from a Chinese AAM startup. So we wondered how much have these startups raised to date compared to the rest of the world? For a PDF: https://bit.ly/47JpNUQ. #aam #uam #lowaltitudeeconomy #evtol

How long from the first flight of a conforming eVTOL can we expect the Federal Aviation Administration to issue the TIA? Answering this question is a guess, due to the novelty of the AAM sector. However, we can use as a comparison three Boeing aircraft that received TIA in the last three decades. The last figure should be an outlier, but the trend shows that the time between first flight and TIA is increasing. For a PDF: https://bit.ly/3XzvwZU. #aam #evtol #faa #tia #certification

Our AAM practice lead Sergio Cecutta will be at the International Civil Aviation Organization AAM 2024 Symposium in Montreal all of next week. If you would like to meet with him, please email him or contact him here on LinkedIn. We look forward to meeting the industry again soon! #aam #advancedairmobility

We take a look at the major OEMs that have transitioned a winged eVTOL to date (AEROFUGIA, Archer, AutoFlight, BETA TECHNOLOGIES, Joby Aviation, Lilium, VOLANT AEROTECH, Volocopter and Wisk). But not all transitions are the same... #aam #uam #evtol #transition

I do not think we have ever been this late on our communicated timing...so without further ado, here is the August 2024 release of the AAM Reality Index (ARI). What is new? - Two updated rankings - Six updated funding figures - Updated infographics - And much more, you can find out at https://bit.ly/3AIIjQC. The Advanced Air Mobility Reality Index includes: AEROFUGIA, Airbus, Archer, Ascendance, AutoFlight, BETA TECHNOLOGIES, Dufour Aerospace , Textron eAviation, EHang (NASDAQ: EH), Electra.aero, Elroy Air, Eve Air Mobility, Eviation Aircraft , Heart Aerospace, Honda, Jaunt Air Mobility, Joby Aviation, Lilium, Overair, Pipistrel Aircraft, REGENT, SkyDrive, Supernal, TCab Tech, Vertical Aerospace , VOLANT AEROTECH, Volocopter, Volkswagen Group and Wisk. You will also find the AAM Reality Index on Aviation Week Network’s Advanced Air Mobility Report website (https://bit.ly/3l22Nfq). #uam #aam #airtaxi #evtol #estol #ectol #cargouav #electricaircraft #aamrealityindex #airindex

Introducing the (very, very late) August 2024 release of the Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Readiness (AIR) Index. What is new? - One new vertiport company - And so much more, you can find out at https://bit.ly/4d3oBN7. The AIR Index includes: Air Chateau, Atlantic Aviation, BETA TECHNOLOGIES, Bluenest by Globalvia, Clay Lacy Aviation, Ferrovial Airports , Groupe ADP, Kookiejar of Sweden, Munich Airport International, Signature Aviation, Skyports Infrastructure, Skyportz®, SkyScape Vertiports, Skyway, UrbanV, Urban-Air Port and Volatus Infrastructure & Energy Solutions. You will also find the AIR Index on Aviation Week Network’s Advanced Air Mobility Report website (https://bit.ly/3l22Nfq). #uam #aam #airtaxi #evtol #estol #ectol #cargouav #infrastructure #vertiport #airindex #aamrealityindex