Post APAC AAM Leadership Summit 2026 Singapore Interview with Michael Aumock, Seaplane Asia

AAM is often described through the lens of aircraft, but real commercialization will be won through alignment—among operators, OEMs, regulators, and the broader ecosystem. In our discussion with Michael Aumock from Seaplane Asia, one message stood out: harmonization becomes achievable when operators start pulling in the same direction, because it makes the regulator’s job clearer and safer. The conversation also challenged a common assumption - “Air taxis” may not be the first commercial viable and scalable model in many markets. 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭-𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 (𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐨, 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐡𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝) 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲, 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬-𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬. NexAvian is delighted to take a first collaboration step with Seaplane Asia through our MOU, with a shared aim to support OEMs and ecosystem partners with operational insights and commercialization logic. Thank you Michael Aumock and Seaplane Asia. Nick Fragassi Emerson Xu Dennis Keller #AdvancedAirMobility #AAM #LowAltitudeEconomy #Operations #Regulation #Commercialization #SeaplaneAsia #NexAvian

Added 29 Jun 2026