
Emerson Xu
Based in Singapore
Former Head of China at Volocopter who led early APAC expansion across key eVTOL markets. A contributor to Singapore’s UAM roadmap, with expertise in strategy, regulation, government affairs and partnerships.

About NexAvian
NexAvian is an advanced air mobility advisory company supporting organizations as they navigate new markets, develop operations and build the partnerships needed for real-world deployment.
Our experience
Flight demonstrations, regulatory engagement, infrastructure integration and industry platforms across Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America.
Montréal · 2017Singapore · 2019Seoul · 2022Rome · 2023NEOM · 2023Paris · 2024New York · 2024Tokyo · 2024Zhuhai · 2025Shanghai · 2025Bangkok · 2026Singapore · 202612 milestones since 2017

Regulatory sandbox and ecosystem display

Flight demo campaign and regulatory engagement

eVTOL demo readiness and certification strategy

AAM events partnership with AERO Asia on leadership panels

AAM cross-border OEM partnership

Thought leadership panel and POC concept design

APAC AAM Leadership Summit launched

AAM airport and eVTOL infrastructure integrations

Supporting eVTOL environmental and climate testing

Urban eVTOL operational validation test supported

NexAvian launches global eVTOL advisory services

AAM market engagement and validation flight demo activities
Our team
Aviation operations, government affairs and commercial strategy, brought together by a leadership team that has delivered AAM programs on the ground.

Based in Singapore
Former Head of China at Volocopter who led early APAC expansion across key eVTOL markets. A contributor to Singapore’s UAM roadmap, with expertise in strategy, regulation, government affairs and partnerships.

Based in Canada
20+ years in aviation across MRO, FBO, fleet management and AAM operations. As Head of Aviation Services at Volocopter, he led flight demonstrations in Paris, Rome, Singapore, the USA, Japan, Korea and Saudi Arabia.

Based in Singapore
12+ years of leadership across aviation, fintech and data centre industries. A specialist in cross-border organizational design and international expansion across Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.
Our mission
We help connect the markets, operations and partnerships needed to turn AAM ambition into real-world deployment.
NexAvian exists to help make that transition happen.