Charles Alcock is managing editor of the AIN Media Group, having rejoined the company in 2019. He has been an aviation journalist since 1986, and previously worked for AIN from 1990 to 2017, most recently as editor-in-chief. His main focus is on covering new aviation technology and business models, as well as international news.
Having been raised in the London area, Alcock studied at the University of Manchester in the UK and earned an honors degree in Politics and Modern History. He speaks English and French, and some German.

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Charter operator Copenhagen Helicopter has started working with eVTOL aircraft developer Crisalion Mobility on plans to provide new flight connections between several of Denmark’s islands. Under an agreement announced on January 28, the companies said they will focus on assessing the case for introducing passenger- and cargo-carrying eVTOL services between the island of Funen and other islands in the southeast of the Scandinavian country.
Copenhagen Helicopters, which is based at Roskilde Airport close to the Danish capital Copenhagen, operates sightseeing flights, business and personal charters, and aerial work missions. It has not committed to buying or operating Crisalion’s five-passenger <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/news-article/2023-12-01/crisalion-bets-its-flyfree-propulsion-concept-will-make-evtol-air-services">Integrity eVTOL model</a>&nbsp;but will now support its Spanish partner in developing a business case and supporting infrastructure.
According to the partners, eVTOL air services could provide an environmentally sustainable path to improving transportation connections for residents in smaller communities. Funen is the third largest of Denmark’s main islands, and its largest city, Odense, is around 100 miles from the center of Copenhagen.
Madrid-based Crisalion is aiming to complete further fund-raising this year to keep its plans on track to bring the Integrity to market in 2030. It plans to build and fly the first full-scale example of the all-electric aircraft in 2026 and has already signed provisional sales agreements with operators such as <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/futureflight/2024-07-24/wilbur-air-plans-operate-crisalions-integrity-evtol-australia">Wilbur Air in Australia</a>.
“At Copenhagen Helicopter, we have been monitoring more than 1,000 global advanced air mobility projects and gathered data and knowledge on how to provide people with a seamless journey from their actual departure and destination [points] and have selected a handful of aircraft projects to cooperate further with in our continuous work of analyzing and testing different aircraft solutions with our local partners,” said the company’s CEO, Martin Andersen.

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