Cutting Through the eVTOL Aircraft Hype With Independent Expert Sergio Cecutta – FutureFlight

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One thing eVTOL aircraft pioneers don’t seem to lack is self-confidence, with several front-runners saying they will be ready to start air taxi and other services from 2025. To help assess their claims in a more objective way, AIN’s FutureFlight team spent time with Sergio Cecutta who founded the consulting group SMG: https://smg-consulting.com. 0:00 - Introduction 0:53 - Does it matter if deadlines slip? 3:25 - Is it a case of "winner takes all" in the eVTOL industry? 4:52 - Are there different paths to commercial success? 7:56 - How can the promises of unprecedented scaling up actually happen? 9:01 - How will companies get the ecosystem in place? 10:21 - Why do eVTOL aircraft designs look so different from each other? 12:10 - Could batteries end up sidelined in favor of other fuel sources, such as hydrogen? 14:25 - Epilogue ___________________________________________________ Visit http://www.ainonline.com for all the latest on the aviation industry, and *AIN* sister site http://bjtonline.com for the most comprehensive resource available for anyone using—or interested in trying—private flight. Visit https://www.ainonline.com/futureflight for all the news on developing aviation technology. Subscribe to the daily *AIN* Alerts newsletter: https://www.ainonline.com/ain-alerts-subscribe Subscribe to the *FutureFlight* newsletter: https://connect.ainonline.com/futureflight-newsletter Subscribe to *BJT* Waypoints: https://www.bjtonline.com/subscribe Follow *AIN* on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ain_online Like *AIN* on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AINPublications Follow *AIN* on Twitter https://twitter.com/AINonline Follow *AIN* on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/aviationinternationalnews Follow *FutureFlight* on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/futureflightain Like *FutureFlight* on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FutureFlightAIN Follow *FutureFlight* on Twitter https://twitter.com/FutureFlightAIN Follow *FutureFlight* on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/futureflight Follow *BJT* on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bjtonline Like *BJT* on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/business.jet.traveler Follow *BJT* on Twitter https://twitter.com/bjtonline Follow *BJT* on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/business-jet-traveler _Aviation International News_ https://www.ainonline.com _Business Jet Traveler_ https://www.bjtonline.com _FutureFlight_ https://www.ainonline.com/futureflight #aviation #technology #business