Simon Whalley MR Ae S

Leadership of global regulatory and safety compliance and communications across Skyports Urban Air Mobility Infrastructure and Drone Delivery businesses. Report to the Chief Executive Officer. • Management of relationships with national and international aviation authorities • Production of operating safety case applications and other regulatory submissions • Identification of progressive regulatory environments for UAS operations, and cargo and passenger vertiports • Influencing the development and applications of national, regional and international vertiport standards and certification, in particular working with EASA on the definition of standards and regulations in relation to vertiports. • Influencing public policy related to UAS and UAM infrastructure and operations.