A New Horizon of Air Mobility

Executives

The leadership of PLANA is the powertrain in motivating and guiding the organization in the right direction to grow and become the leading AAM company

Braden led the UAM Vehicle Development at Hyundai until January 2020 by unveiling a full-scale eVTOL prototype at CES 2020. He received his M.S. in Aeronautics & Astronautics at MIT and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He is the longest observed and experienced founder in this industry and started the AAM to deliver an ideal aircraft.

Braden J. Kim

Chairman, Founder and CTO

Braden led the UAM Vehicle Development at Hyundai until January 2020 by unveiling a full-scale eVTOL prototype at CES 2020. He received his M.S. in Aeronautics & Astronautics at MIT and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He is the longest observed and experienced founder in this industry and started the AAM to deliver an ideal aircraft.

David Kalinske is a results-driven executive leader with a distinguished career spanning aerospace, defense, AI, and government services. With endorsements from two U.S. Presidents, he brings unparalleled experience in strategic leadership, business development, operations management, and high-stakes decision-making. A TOPGUN graduate and former fighter squadron Commanding Officer, Kalinske transitioned to executive leadership roles, driving growth and operational excellence in both government and private sectors. He has successfully led multi-million and billion-dollar enterprises, achieving significant milestones driving operational transformations at Starlink (SpaceX), Flex Ltd, TDX Holdings, and Vivum AI.

David Kalinske

CEO of PLANA US Inc.

David Kalinske is a results-driven executive leader with a distinguished career spanning aerospace, defense, AI, and government services. With endorsements from two U.S. Presidents, he brings unparalleled experience in strategic leadership, business development, operations management, and high-stakes decision-making. A TOPGUN graduate and former fighter squadron Commanding Officer, Kalinske transitioned to executive leadership roles, driving growth and operational excellence in both government and private sectors. He has successfully led multi-million and billion-dollar enterprises, achieving significant milestones driving operational transformations at Starlink (SpaceX), Flex Ltd, TDX Holdings, and Vivum AI.

Team

Our team consists of experts with the best skills and experience

Quality Experience
in the Relevant Industry

Global

Team

A multinational team pursuing the company's global orientation in terms of organizational culture and future business expansion

35+

Employees

Strong engineering workforce, with 70 % of engineers holding a master's or doctorate

500+

Years experience

30+ engineers with more than 5 years of experience in world-class aviation and automotive industries

Roadmap & Milestone

The milestone of PLANA is a series of challenges to shift paradigm of aerial transportation

2021

– PLANA Establishment (July 12nd)
– Pre-seed: Investment Attraction

2022

– Seed: Investment Attraction
– Completion of CP-01 Conceptual Design
– R&D Center Establishment
– Selected as a Baby-Unicorn Startup by Ministry of SMEs and Startups (ROK)
– LOI with Ghenus Air for 20 Aircraft Purchase
– MOU with EP System for Battery Technologies
– MOU with HANSEO University for Flight Test
– MOU with Seoyon E-Hwa for Cabin Design

2023

– Rollout of Subscale Prototype Aircraft and Validation
– Winner of iF Design Award 2023 (Professional Concept)
– Startup Award of Korean Mobility Innovation Award (Newsis)
– Selected as Scale-Up Tips and Matching R&D Investment Attraction (KVIC)
– USA Branch Office Establishment
– LOI with SkyTaxi for 50 Aircraft Purchase
– LOI with Hi-Air for 30 Aircraft Purchase
– MOU with LG U+, Jeju Air, Volatus Infrastructure, SkyScape, MOVIATION, Bluenest, DUC Helices, Gloria Aviation, OneSky, and Sehan University

2024

– 1st Sales of Subscale UAV Prototype Aircraft
– Bridge Round Investment Attraction including from USA
– Acquired a Korean Government ‘Super Gap 1000+ Project’ Fund
– Development of Improved Prop-system and Conceptual Design
– Selected by Great Seattle Partners for SelectUSA
– Selected as a JETRO-partnership for Japanese Business
– American Southern-East Chairman Award from World OKTA
– LOI with M.I. Air for 7 Aircraft Purchase

2025

– Pre-A Investment Round
– Relocation of the HQ to the USA
– Full-scale Hybrid Power System Development

2026

– Series A Investment Round (~3Q2027)
– POC with Hybrid Electric Power System
– 1st Contract for Hybrid Power Package Sales

2027

– Completion of Critical Design Review (CDR) for Full-scale Aircraft
– Initiation of Core Power Modules and System Sales

2028

– Series B Investment Round
– 1st Take-off of Full-scale Hybrid eVTOL Aircraft

2029

– Pre-IPO (Optional, by 2030)
– Quality Control & Flight Test for Type Certificate

2030-2032

– IPO (by 2031)
– Type & Production Certificates
– Go-to-Market (Commercial + Special Purposes)

Partners

We introduce our partners who share the vision of PLANA

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