
Among the strongest takeaways from the Aero Asia show in China last week was how that country and the wider Asia-Pacific region are following their own path to get advanced air mobility (AAM) up and running. The show held in Zhuhai also highlighted a healthy general aviation sector with 387 exhibitors from 22 countries, nearly 80,000 visitors, and more than 837 aircraft reportedly sold, pushing total confirmed transactions to nearly $1 billion.
Among the event’s 98 conferences, forums, project signings, competitions, and flying demonstrations, the AAM leadership panel, moderated by Emerson Xu—co-founder and CEO of NexAvian—explored how Asia-Pacific markets are coordinating industrialization, certification, and early operational planning. Panelists included Joel Goh, head of business development for Asia at Eve Air Mobility; Arnaud Coville, chief development officer at SkyDrive; Dennis Keller, CEO of Seaplane Asia; and David Alexander Bausek, chief technology officer at Volocopter and CEO at Qingdao Wanfeng Diamond Aircraft.