JoinedOctober 16, 2021
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As Senior Editor, Elan spearheads The Air Current’s coverage of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, along with a focus on emerging sustainable technologies. A commercially-rated helicopter pilot and FAA Gold Seal flight instructor, Head brings a unique vantage point to explore this critical new sector.
As it looks ahead to the costs of scaling up production and launching a commercial air taxi service, Joby Aviation is contemplating the sale and leaseback of its electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft as one possible approach to financing its vertically integrated business model.
With certification front of mind, the autonomous aircraft startup is taking AI one small step at a time.
A new generation of electric, hybrid, and hydrogen aircraft developers are hoping to succeed where very light jets did not.











