UAM/UAS Reps on Hand for Reporters in New NBAA-BACE Display Area
/The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is inviting members of the media to a special, pre-show press availability at the new Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Innovation Display Area at NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas, NV, on Monday, Oct. 21, the show’s media day.
Specifically, representatives with leading UAM and UAS companies will be on hand for reporters from 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. PT, to discuss their prototypes, field questions, and explain how their technologies will help shape the future of aviation. The NBAA-BACE exhibit floor location for the display area is N1816.
What: Press availability for reporters to connect with UAM/UAS manufacturers about products they will have on display in a new area on the show’s exhibit floor, adjacent to the convention’s Innovation Zone.
Featuring: Representatives with UAM, UAS and electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) developers, including:
- · Airbus – Vahana
- · Bell – Nexus
- · Boeing Horizon X
- · Bye Aerospace
- · Honeywell
- · Jaunt Air Mobility – ROSA
- · Nexa Advisors
- · Uber Elevate/SAFRAN
- · XTI – TriFan 600
NEXA Advisors also will be showcasing the results of their recent UAM infrastructure study and its implications for future integration.
When: Monday, Oct. 21, 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. PT.
Where: Adjacent to the Innovation Zone, North Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center Exhibit floor, Booth N1816
To be a part of this press availability, RSVP to NBAA’s Sara Rice at srice@nbaa.org.
Focus on UAM Innovation Continues Throughout the Week
Keynotes and sessions at NBAA-BACE will highlight many aspects of the latest developments in UAS and UAM, as well as other emerging technologies. Innovation-themed programming includes:
Tuesday, Oct. 22
8:30 a.m. Day 1 Keynote, Exhibit Hall N4
- · Ross Perot, Jr., chair of the Perot Group, working in partnership with Uber Elevate, receives NBAA’s Meritorious Service to Aviation Award.
- · Ed Bolen hosts an interview with Internet pioneer and Joby investor Sky Dayton.
3 p.m. The Future of Urban Air Mobility, Innovation Zone, Booth N1818
4:30 p.m. Bring on the Future: AI, Urban Mobility and Business Aviation, Innovation Zone, Booth N1818
Wednesday, Oct. 23
9:15 a.m. Urban Air Mobility: Here Sooner Than You Might Think, Innovation Zone, Booth N1818.
10:30 a.m. Day 2 Keynote, Exhibit Hall N4
- · Presentation by Uber Elevate Head Eric Allison, on UAM and eVTOL technologies.
12:30 p.m. Integrating Emerging Technologies into the NAS, Innovation Zone, Booth N1818
3 p.m. Autonomous Flight, Meeting Room 1 (N246).
Media interested in interviewing related speakers should inquire at the Press Headquarters, Room N109-110.