Velis Eleftheriou joins Urban-Air Port Management Team
Velissarios Eleftheriou (Velis) joins Urban-Air Port as Head of Regulatory Affairs
The former Volocopter Vertiport Operations Manager brings his wealth of experience from working on the front line of the eVTOL OEM’s development program combined with his experience at Eurocontrol, EASA, Dubai Airports and Munich Airport International.
Velis Eleftheriou joins Urban-Air Port
The entire team at Urban-Air Port (UAP) is delighted to announce that Velis joins the Urban-Air Port Management Team as Head of Regulatory Affairs.
His outstanding experience includes his most recent experience at Volocopter as their Vertiport Operations Manager but his 28 year career in aviation also includes former leading positions at Eurocontrol, EASA, Dubai Airports and Munich Airport International.
Velis’ deep understanding of the European regularity system bolsters UAP’s ability to powerfully disseminate our cutting edge, evidence based data and R&D to not only the European regulators but all those that follow EASA guidelines including the UAE and around the world. His extensive experience in air traffic management, airport planning & operations, safety regulation, project management & consulting, gained in various hub airports (e.g. Dubai), and major airport construction / expansion projects worldwide is a vital asset to both UAP and our Clients as we embark on new projects in multiple territories and regulatory environments around the world.
Driven by his passion for innovation, he influenced the development of concepts like Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM), Performance Based Airport Management (PBAM), smart airport management & smart Airport Operations Control Centre (APOC) and is excited to introduce, adapt and apply such concepts into the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ecosystem via UAP.
Velis in the Volocopter VoloCity eVTOL at an AirShow, during his time as Vertiport Operations Manager at Volocopter
“I first met Velis at AirOne in Coventry whilst he was still in his role at Volocopter. We immediately aligned on the do’s and don’ts of airport operations and he was not subtle in his admiration for what we had achieved back then in 2022.
He has a well established proven track-record and has demonstrated his strategic and innovative approach when it comes to dealing with AAM and vertiport challenges that conventional aviation and airports never had to address, especially around vertiport operations and vertiport network management.
We are looking forward to welcoming him to the UAP family.”
“I decided to join the AAM industry ‘dream-team’ of Urban-Air Port because of their visionary yet pragmatic and holistic approach and because of their unique vertiport technology, as demonstrated in Coventry last year.
Now from the inside, of in my view - the worlds leading landing & charging vertiport infrastructure company, I will be able to fully apply the lessons learned from both conventional aviation and the eVTOL industry. I’m motivated and eager to contribute to the global success of UAP.”
Velis attended the AirOne launch in April 2022 and was convinced of the Urban-Air Port approach to realising the much-needed vertiport infrastructure for this exciting industry to take shape. We are lucky to have him and can’t wait for him to get stuck in and help us execute on our orders and continue to ask the difficult questions and tackle the challenges that face eVTOLs landing & charging near you!
About Urban-Air Port®
Urban-Air Port is an award-winning infrastructure provider that develops landing & charging infrastructure for new forms of sustainable urban air transport such as passenger and cargo eVTOL air taxis and autonomous delivery drones. Its mission is to enable the electrification of aviation by addressing the largest single constraint to sustainable air mobility – ground infrastructure – in order to create a zero-emission-mobility ecosystem, significantly cutting congestion and air pollution from passenger and cargo transport.
Urban-Air Port is recognised as a world leader in the Advanced Air Mobility sector, with plans to deliver their patented vertiport technology that provides ultra-compact, high-capacity infrastructure that will revolutionise cities around the world, making them more connected, cleaner and accelerating our green economic future. Urban-Air Port’s technology is proven to better respond to the unique characteristics of eVTOL aircraft and therefore offer safer, quieter and more sustainable vertiport infrastructure than any other provider.
The urban-Air Port technology driven “Vertical Airfield” compacts a conventional airfield and allows for safe electric vertical take-off and landing at height, acting like an aircraft carrier. Urban-Air Port vertiports are 80% smaller than any other provider, embody a modular design for flexible expansion, maximise eVTOL throughput and come with a modular energy storage system – all in all providing an enhanced passenger experience, and optimum performance and range for the eVTOL due to minimised energy consumption in ground operations.
Its Air-One project in Coventry City Centre launched in April 2022 supported by UK Government Research and Innovation budgets was the worlds 1st fully operational vertiport in such dense downtown location with over 15000 visitors and 150 successful flights orchestrated in the complex urban and air environment of downtown Coventry and within Coventry Airports Flight Restriction Zone.
The company is backed by major international partners, including Supernal, a part of Hyundai Motor Group and Directors of M7 Real Estate, part of Oxford Properties. Urban-Air Port’s team of innovators, aeronautical engineers and aerospace experts have worked at companies including Airbus, Foster + Partners, Arup, BAA, Bank of Ireland, Knight Frank, McKinsey, Hyundai Motor Group, Vertical Aerospace, EASA, NATS, Uber, Qatar Airways, H55, and the British Army. Visit www.urbanairport.com for more information and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
