Early use cases for eVTOL aircraft should be based on business-to-business models for supporting logistics across a range of between just 20 and 60 kilometers (up to 84 nm), according to a new guide published by the Bristow Group. David Stepanek, Bristow’s executive vice president and chief transformation officer, who authored the just-published paper, said this approach would prove to be more viable in the early phase of the new advanced air mobility (AAM) sector than widely-publicized plans for air taxi services.
“Particularly as the industry evolves to a market-facing position, we must reinforce a reality to the business and consumers who will be the early customers and influencers of the new technology that existing aviation infrastructure will be utilized during the initial phase of AAM operations,” Stepanek stated in the guide’s introduction. “Further early AAM services are not likely to be futuristic on-demand, point-to-point transportation.”
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