{"id":8536,"date":"2023-01-10T13:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T04:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/?p=8536"},"modified":"2023-01-11T09:31:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T00:31:25","slug":"skydrive-welcomes-dr-arnaud-coville-former-cto-of-volocopter-as-chief-development-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/8536","title":{"rendered":"SkyDrive Welcomes Dr. Arnaud Coville, former CTO of Volocopter, as Chief Development Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8536\" class=\"elementor elementor-8536\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecad3fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecad3fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-104659b\" data-id=\"104659b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0028f25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0028f25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>TOYOTA CITY, JAPAN, January 10, 2023 <\/strong>\u2013 SkyDrive Inc. (\u201cSkyDrive\u201d), a leading Japanese eVTOL<sup>1<\/sup> manufacturer, today announced that Arnaud Coville, an aviation industry veteran with 30 years of experience and former Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Volocopter GmbH, became the Chief Development Officer (CDO) of SkyDrive. He joined SkyDrive on January 1st 2023.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df6f2ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df6f2ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f6088e\" data-id=\"1f6088e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6369c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6369c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/From-the-left-Arnaud-Coville-CDO-and-Tomohiro-Fukuzawa-CEO-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/From-the-left-Arnaud-Coville-CDO-and-Tomohiro-Fukuzawa-CEO-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/From-the-left-Arnaud-Coville-CDO-and-Tomohiro-Fukuzawa-CEO-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/From-the-left-Arnaud-Coville-CDO-and-Tomohiro-Fukuzawa-CEO-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/From-the-left-Arnaud-Coville-CDO-and-Tomohiro-Fukuzawa-CEO-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/From-the-left-Arnaud-Coville-CDO-and-Tomohiro-Fukuzawa-CEO-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">From the left, Arnaud Coville (CDO) and Tomohiro Fukuzawa (CEO)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73a061e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73a061e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d207be3\" data-id=\"d207be3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-933180f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"933180f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SkyDrive is currently engaged in the development of a compact, electric-powered aircraft named \u201cSkyDrive SD-05<sup>2<\/sup>.\u201d The company reached a key milestone when the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau accepted its application for type certification of the SD-05 in October, 2021. SkyDrive intends to use the SD-05 as a commercial passenger aircraft in the Osaka Bay area beginning in 2025.<\/p><p>Arnaud Coville holds a Ph.D. in automatic control and robotics, and has three decades of experience in the aircraft industry. At Airbus, he has been in various management positions responsible for the development of vehicles, systems and structures in programs of helicopters and large aircrafts. At Volocopter, he has been responsible for organizing and growing the engineering organization and leading development projects as CTO. He will further accelerate the development of the SD-05 by leveraging his experiences in aircraft development at Airbus and leading eVTOL development at Volocopter.<\/p><p>Arnaud (CDO) will be the new leader of the development team to build SD-05, and Nobuo Kishi (CTO) will focus more on the type certification<sup>3<\/sup> process. They will work closely together and aim for entering into service in 2025.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7acb99e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7acb99e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4bf481\" data-id=\"c4bf481\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d67926f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d67926f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/From-the-left-Arnaud-Coville-CDO-and-Nobuo-Kishi-CTO-1024x770.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/From-the-left-Arnaud-Coville-CDO-and-Nobuo-Kishi-CTO-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/From-the-left-Arnaud-Coville-CDO-and-Nobuo-Kishi-CTO-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/From-the-left-Arnaud-Coville-CDO-and-Nobuo-Kishi-CTO-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/From-the-left-Arnaud-Coville-CDO-and-Nobuo-Kishi-CTO-320x240.png 320w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/From-the-left-Arnaud-Coville-CDO-and-Nobuo-Kishi-CTO.png 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">From the left, Arnaud Coville (CDO) and Nobuo Kishi (CTO)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-492cd04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"492cd04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aca88db\" data-id=\"aca88db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-808da53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"808da53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>A Brief Work History of Dr. Arnaud Coville<br \/><\/strong>Jul 2000\u3000\u00a0 \u00a0 System Engineer at Fairchild Dornier GmbH<\/h6><h6>Nov 2002 \u3000Project Manager of Integrated Modular Avionics for the Airbus A380 at Diehl Aerospace GmbH<br \/>Jan 2005\u3000\u00a0 Program Manager at Airbus Group<br \/>Mar 2015\u00a0 \u00a0 Helicopter Program Manager for H135 at Airbus Group<br \/>Jun 2018\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Project Manager of Transformation\/Digitalization at Airbus Helicopters<br \/>May 2020\u00a0 \u00a0 Head of Volocity Development at Volocopter GmbH<br \/>Jul 2020\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Chief Technical Officer at Volocopter GmbH<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e782c94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e782c94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3dee52\" data-id=\"d3dee52\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4382559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4382559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Arnaud-Coville-CDO-of-SkyDrive-Inc.-267x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Arnaud-Coville-CDO-of-SkyDrive-Inc.-267x300.png 267w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Arnaud-Coville-CDO-of-SkyDrive-Inc..png 659w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Arnaud Coville, CDO of SkyDrive Inc.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-574eab7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"574eab7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5188c8\" data-id=\"f5188c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312d0e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"312d0e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am proud to join SkyDrive as the company has big potential to play a leading role in the industry. I believe that my international expertise will contribute to growing its engineering team and accelerating the development of eVTOL aircraft. I look forward to working with all the SkyDrive teams to ensure that our first commercial model flying car, the SD-05, is a market success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9dc75cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9dc75cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b381176\" data-id=\"b381176\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec81f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ec81f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Tomohiro-Fukuzawa-CEO-of-SkyDrive-Inc.-274x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Tomohiro-Fukuzawa-CEO-of-SkyDrive-Inc.-274x300.png 274w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Tomohiro-Fukuzawa-CEO-of-SkyDrive-Inc..png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tomohiro Fukuzawa, CEO of SkyDrive Inc.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a142e87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a142e87\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35613da\" data-id=\"35613da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9127486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9127486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are thrilled to have Arnaud Coville as our CDO. He has gained remarkable management skills over the course of his career at major enterprises as well as a startup. I firmly believe that his extensive experiences not only in conventional aircraft development but also in a new type of air mobility will be invaluable to us as we seek to take the lead in the once-in-a-century mobility revolution from Japan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d2a7d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d2a7d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e874f7\" data-id=\"5e874f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7010618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7010618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/CEO-and-new-CDO-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/CEO-and-new-CDO-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/CEO-and-new-CDO-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/CEO-and-new-CDO-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/CEO-and-new-CDO-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/CEO-and-new-CDO-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-beecc49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"beecc49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a2e5cd\" data-id=\"8a2e5cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e0595d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e0595d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Editor\u2019s Note:<\/strong><\/p><p>1.eVTOL is short for electric vertical takeoff and landing. eVTOLs are characterized by electrification, autopilot, and vertical take-off and landing. As a new advancement in the field of mobility, the development of eVTOLs is being promoted in many countries around the world. In Japan, the Public-Private Council for Air Mobility Revolution was established in 2018 with meetings held since then.<\/p><p>2.Related press release: <a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/7418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/7418<\/a><\/p><p>3.In Japan, a type certification is issued by MLIT in accordance with Japan\u2019s Civil Aeronautics Law to certify that the design, structure, strength, and performance of a newly developed aircraft conform with necessary safety and environmental requirements for the given type of aircraft. Certification is granted only after the aircraft completes a battery of studies and tests, including strength and flight tests.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5e4e7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5e4e7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-661a240\" data-id=\"661a240\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f81a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00f81a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MEDIA CONTACTS<br \/>SkyDrive Inc.<br \/>Public Relations<br \/>Risa OISHI<br \/>risa.oishi@skydrive.co.jp<br \/>info@skydrive.co.jp<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/SkyDrive Welcomes Dr. Arnaud Coville, former CTO of Volocopter, as Chief Development Officer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SkyDrive Welcom<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Press-Release_New-CDO_230110.pdf\">es Dr. Arnaud Coville, former CTO of Volocopter, as Chief Development Officer<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOYOTA CITY, JAPAN, January 10, 2023 \u2013 SkyDrive Inc. (\u201cSkyDrive\u201d), a leading Japanese eVTOL1 manufacturer, today announced that Arnaud Coville, an aviation industry veteran with 30 years of experience and former Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Volocopter GmbH, became the Chief Development Officer (CDO) of SkyDrive. He joined SkyDrive on January 1st 2023. 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