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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThis cooperation foresees Cassio aircraft integrated with\nKinectAir\u2019s short-haul infrastructure, applying artificial intelligence to\nbalance passenger demand with air transport availability. KinectAir\u2019s software\nplatform will interface directly with Cassio\u2019s \u201cintelligent cockpit.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe KinectAir collaboration opens exciting\nopportunities, combining the full benefit of our Cassio aircraft\u2019s low-noise,\nenvironmentally-friendly flights with an app that offers an accessible,\naffordable, sustainable and safe way to travel regionally by air,\u201d explained\nJean Botti, VoltAero\u2019s CEO and Chief Technology Officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Botti added that ensuring regional air service is more\nimportant today than ever, especially when economically-challenged airlines\naround the world are abandoning shorter routes \u2013 threatening air links that\nserve as vital lifelines to thousands of communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
VoltAero is developing a family of airplanes that use the\ncompany\u2019s proprietary hybrid-electric power module. Featuring a sleek,\naerodynamically optimized design, Cassio will fly at 200 knot-cruise speeds\n(360 kilometers per hour) out to flight ranges of 800 miles (1,300 kilometers).\nAvailable in three versions with four to 10 seats, the aircraft are designed to\ntake off and land in distances of less than 1,800 feet (550 meters), thereby\nopening the use of runways typically available at local and regional airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cassio deliveries will begin in late 2022. The aircraft\nwill be produced on a purpose-built final assembly line in the Nouvelle Aquitaine\nregion of southwest France, with licensed production opportunities pursued in\nNorth America and Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
KinectAir\u2019s regional air mobility smartphone app will\nallow users to order a flight directly from their nearest airfield. Utilizing\nits fleet of leased and fractionally-owned aircraft, KinectAir\u2019s artificial\nintelligence engine then balances supply and demand for air travel, giving\npassengers control over their choices \u2013 both economically and environmentally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith Cassio aircraft in our fleet, it completes the\nKinectAir vision for democratizing personal air mobility. Being mindful and\nintentional about the need for connectivity, and the ability to fly\nsustainably, is in our company DNA,\u201d said Chief Executive Officer Jonathan\nEvans. \u201cWe will be able to offer a clean, quiet, and intelligent regional air\nservice to move people to where they need to be. Partnering with VoltAero\nduring Cassio\u2019s development also allows our software platform\u2019s functionality\nto be integrated directly into the aircraft\u2019s \u2018intelligent cockpit,\u2019 which will\nenable a two-way interface for the rapid exchange of intelligence between the\nnetwork and the aircraft as a node.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Evans added that having a deeply integrated partnership\nwith VoltAero from the start takes full advantage of KinectAir\u2019s platform in\ncoordinating the customer experience, aircraft maintenance, pilot scheduling\nand virtual assistance, along with route planning\/dispatch and operational\navailability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The creation of a regional air mobility ecosystem for VoltAero\u2019s new Cassio hybrid-electric airplane has taken an important step forward through the French company\u2019s collaboration with U.S.-based KinectAir, which is developing a flexible on-demand flight network utilizing an artificial intelligence-enabled smartphone application. This cooperation foresees Cassio aircraft integrated with KinectAir\u2019s short-haul infrastructure, applying artificial intelligence […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15983,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoltAero-NEW-Cassio-pr-image-with-copyright-600x465.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15982"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15985,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15982\/revisions\/15985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}