FutureFlight On The Radar
Future of Air Mobility Accelerator Program Aims to Support SME Innovators
The UK's Connected Places Catapult is looking to involve up to 12 small- and medium-sized enterprises in the 2022 Future of Air Mobility Accelerator program, whose backers include Supernal, GKN, Heathrow Airport, and the UK CAA.

The UK’s Connected Places Catapult is looking to select up to a dozen small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to participate in its second Future of Air Mobility Accelerator (FoAM) program. The six-month program—which is also backed by Future Flight Challenge, an initiative run by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)—will provide successful entrants with support from a consortium of industry, academic, and regulatory partners to evaluate disruptive solutions for advanced air mobility.

The main areas of work covered by the 2022 FoAM program are future airport and vertiport operations, aviation sustainability, future air and space traffic management, and enabling end-to-end mobility. The SMEs will receive support to help them secure investment and develop technology and products. They will also be introduced to aviation stakeholders and prospective customers.