AIR, creator of eVTOLs for the consumer market, today announced that it has brought on Matthew Smith as Director of Certification & Airworthiness. The company says Smith brings with him over 30 years of demonstrated experience in aerospace, having played a pivotal role in the FAA certification of many new and novel aircraft.
Prior to joining AIR, “Smith managed the certification of multiple Department of Defense (DOD) aircraft, directed the engineering department at Gulfstream Aerospace, and also served as the lead FAA Organizational Delegation Authorization (ODA) administrator on the certification of numerous aircraft” according to the press release. “He was also part of the team which certified many popular aerospace innovations, including the first high-speed internet aboard a commercial aircraft, the world’s first synthetic vision system for an aircraft, and the first FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) Class III Electronic Flight Bag.”
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