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UAM for airport shuttle service: History, market potential, and challenges

권영민/Young-Min Kwon

Incheon International Airport
Senior Researcher

▶ 2019. 08 KAIST 교통공학 박사
▶ 2019. 08 ~ 2020. 07 KAIST 기계기술연구원 연수연구원
▶ 2020. 07 ~ 현재 인천국제공항공사 공항산업기술연구원 선임연구원
▶ 2023. 11 ~ 2025. 10 인천광역시 스마트도시사업협의회 위원
▶ 2022 ~ 현재 K-UAM 스마트시티 분과위원

UAM Operation Policy

Olaf Bünck

Amd.sigma, a member Munich Airport International
Senior Manager

Olaf C. Bünck is a Senior Manager at amd.sigma, specializing in Strategic Airport Development with a focus on advanced air mobility (AAM) and vertiport design.
He holds a master’s degree in Real Estate Management and a diploma in Architecture from Technische Universität Berlin, with over 20 years of industry experience.
Since joining amd.sigma in 2016, Olaf has led projects integrating AAM into urban infrastructure, including innovative designs for multi-storey car park vertiports.
Additionally, he has planned airport cities and led masterplan projects globally, showcasing his expertise in comprehensive project planning and urban development​.

UAM Operation Policy

R. George Rey Sr.

Houma-Terrebonne Airport
President, COTS Technology, LLC

Lieutenant Commander Rey retired from the U.S. Navy after completing 33 years of active duty in the United States Navy’s Submarine Service. During that period he served on 5 submarines, 3 major staffs, and two tours in the Pentagon.
He started COTS Technology, a consulting company, supporting industry, academic, and government entities in operational and research endeavors with a focus on Robotic systems.
Commander Rey is the founder and President of the UAS Gulf of Mexico Center of Excellence (UGC) a 501 (C) (3) Research and Development.
The UGC is working with MITRE to conduct a preliminary airspace analysis aimed at realizing its vision and goals) for future airspace growth throughout the State of Louisiana starting first with the Houma-Terrebonne Airport (KHUM).
The analysis serves as a foundational step towards integrating traditional crewed operations with emerging technologies such as Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), Regional Air Mobility (RAM), and Urban Air Mobility (UAM), including electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Moreover, the UGC is partnering with several private companies to build an AAM demonstration vertiport platform for testing eVTOL aircraft out into the Gulf of Mexico in support of oil and gas platforms.
The UGC is seeking international cooperation partnerships involving various cities, airports, and research institutes.