Braden J. Kim
CEO & CTO
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
Jim Leachman
CIO & CSO
Dr. John T. Kim, a Senior Vice President of Engineering, received his Ph.D. degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, and has joined PLANA as Chief Airframe Engineer. He worked at Boeing for 17 years in the field of aeroelasticity to improve both aerodynamic and structural efficiencies of airframe.
He was a consultant for Lilium in their early development stage.
He is also working on a Zero-Emission Aircraft project funded by NASA.
John T. Kim
SVP of Engineering
Dr. John T. Kim, a Senior Vice President of Engineering, received his Ph.D. degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, and has joined PLANA as Chief Airframe Engineer. He worked at Boeing for 17 years in the field of aeroelasticity to improve both aerodynamic and structural efficiencies of airframe.
He was a consultant for Lilium in their early development stage.
He is also working on a Zero-Emission Aircraft project funded by NASA.
MBA at American Univ. & BS in George Wash.
VC of Korean American Chamber of Commerce
Ex. CEO in 4 Companies (CORENTEC. Etc)
BumKyoo Kim
Chief Business Officer
MBA at American Univ. & BS in George Wash.
VC of Korean American Chamber of Commerce
Ex. CEO in 4 Companies (CORENTEC. Etc)
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
Jul. PLANA establishment
Sep. SEED investment
- 2022
Sep. Pre-series A investment
Feb. MOU with HANSEO Universtiy
Aug. MOU with Seoyon E-Hwa
Sep. LOI with Ghenus Airs for the purchase of 20 AAM aircraft
Oct. Contract with EPS
- 2023
Sub-Scale Prototype (First Flight)
USA Office / HQ
Series A (~2Q.2024)Feb. MOU with LG U+
Mar. MOU with Jeju Air, Volatus Infrastructure, SkyScape Japan
Mar. Established US branch
Apr. Won iF Design Award
May. LOI with Skytaxi for the purchase of 50 AAM aircraft and MOU
May. MOU with MOVIATION
Jun. MOU with Bluenest, DUC Hélices Propellers
Jul. MOU with Gloria Aviation, OneSky
Jul. LOI with Hi-Air for the purchase of 30 AAM aircraft and MOU
Nov. MOU with SEHAN Universtiy
- 2024
Hybrid ePowertrain Core Tech. Dev.
Full-scale Testbench (Iron Bird)
- 2025
Integrated Full-scale Powertrain
PDR,CDR for Full-scale
Series B (4Q.2025~)
- 2026
Full-scale Demonstrator (First Flight)
Powertrain Component Sales
- 2027
Certification Path
Series C (pre-IPO)
- 2028
Production Certification
Preparation of Commercialization
IPO (e.g. SAPC)
Partners
We introduce our partners who share the vision of PLANA
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