SALAAM.earth

What SALAAM.earth does

SALAAM (Sky Alliance for Automated Air Mobility) is a non-profit association headquartered in Salzburg, Austria, that operates as an industrial alliance rather than a conventional product company. It combines the full set of ecosystem actors required for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) — OEMs, drone manufacturers, pilots, software developers, Air Traffic managers, vertiport companies, infrastructure developers, and energy providers — under a single commercial umbrella, offering cities, regions, and nations an integrated, ready-to-deploy AAM solution instead of forcing them to assemble dozens of incompatible suppliers. Its central technical proposition is the world's first unified and automated AAM digital traffic management and control platform, intended to coordinate manned, unmanned, piloted, and remote-piloted vehicles within managed airspace using certifiable, deterministic, algorithmic AI, complemented by modular, space-efficient vertiport infrastructure integrated with existing transport modes.

The alliance has built a multi-tier partner network of more than 20 organizations spanning eVTOL manufacturing (FlyNow Aviation, Skyroads), charging infrastructure (SAVVY, Easelink, Stromkind), vertiport SaaS and design (LYNEports, Unified Aviation's MESH helipad system), drone operations (INVDRO, Terra Drone Saudi Arabia, FalconViz, AFE), AI and infrastructure (MAKONIS), insurance and valuation (IAAMTrust, mehrwerte), and regional distribution (Vjaitra Air Mobility in India, AFE in Tunisia). Strategic positioning emphasizes local development for global application, with active outreach in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and broader international markets, and a stated phased roadmap of sandbox, cargo, and passenger-carrying operations culminating in operating proof of AAM before the end of the decade.

SALAAM's revenue model combines membership dues from Full, Associate, Institutional, and Honorary members (fees set in the association's statutes and not publicly disclosed) with the planned formation of a Special Purpose Vehicle that would conclude enterprise-scale contracts to supply complete AAM systems to government buyers. The go-to-market is a hybrid of community-led ecosystem development and direct B2G sales targeting city, regional, and national authorities and aviation regulators such as ICAO, FAA, and EASA. No revenue, headcount, or funding figures are publicly disclosed, and the organization has not raised external capital in the form of a traditional funding round, reflecting its association structure.

Name

SALAAM.earth

Legal name

SALAAM

Website

https://salaam.earth

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SALAAM is a Salzburg-based non-profit alliance that consolidates OEMs, vertiport operators, charging providers, and airspace managers into a single integrated offering of automated Advanced Air Mobility systems for cities, regions, and nations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Advanced Air Mobility Alliance

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Air Traffic Control (488111)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Aircraft & Parts (3720)

akta.pro primary industry

Autonomous Flight Control & Guidance Systems (UAS/Urban Air Mobility) (IMABAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

UAS Integration, Certification & Compliance Systems (Remote ID, Detect-and-Avoid) (IMABAIAO), Emerging Aviation Maintenance (UAS/Drone, eVTOL & Advanced Air Mobility) (EDAOAFAO), Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) & Avionics Computing Platforms (IMABAFAI)

Keywords

• Advanced air mobility
• Drone ecosystem alliance
• Vertiport infrastructure
• Air traffic management
• Mobility consortium

Headquarters

HQ city

Salzburg

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: The association charges membership fees as set out in the association's statutes. Membership categories include Full member, Associate member, Institutional member, and Honorary member (by proposal of the Board of Directors). This provides recurring revenue from the ecosystem of AAM companies and professionals.
2. Integrated AAM System Supply: The alliance promotes the eventual formation of a Special Purpose Vehicle (JV) that will subsequently conclude customer contracts to supply working AAM systems. This would be a major enterprise-level contract revenue stream targeting government entities (cities, regions, nations) wishing to introduce AAM.
3. Strategic Alliance Services: Combines all required ecosystem actors under one commercial entity enabling a comprehensive and integrated offering. Revenue may come from facilitation fees, partnership arrangements, and integration services as the alliance coordinates the various ecosystem players.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SALAAM is a non-profit industrial alliance that combines all required Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ecosystem actors — OEMs, drone manufacturers, pilots, airspace managers, vertiport builders, infrastructure developers, and energy providers — under one commercial entity. It delivers an integrated, automated AAM solution covering airspace coordination, vertiport infrastructure, and vehicle operations, targeted at cities, regions, and nations adopting low-altitude air mobility.

Product overview

SALAAM.earth is an industry alliance (Sky Alliance for Automated Air Mobility) based in Salzburg, Austria, that provides an integrated Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ecosystem rather than standalone software products. The alliance combines member companies to offer a unified, scalable AAM system encompassing automated flight operations, vertiport infrastructure, charging solutions, digital traffic management, and regulatory compliance coordination. The consortium's approach integrates multiple partner capabilities—including eVTOL aircraft, drone operations, vertiport design, automated charging, airspace management, and infrastructure services—into a single coordinated offering designed for cities, regions, or nations seeking to adopt low-altitude aerial mobility. No individually branded software products, modules, or named platform offerings were identified as separate product entries in the source material.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SALAAM Membership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Less infrastructure required compared to ground transport
• +5 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and supporting.

• FlyNow AviationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlyNow Aviation is a key ecosystem partner in the SALAAM alliance. Yvonne Winter serves as CEO of FlyNow Arabia Ltd. and is a board member of SALAAM. Jürgen Greil is Co-founder & CEO of FlyNow Aviation. FlyNow Aviation appears as a primary founding/anchor member driving the integrated AAM ecosystem.
• SkyroadscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkyroads, founded by Corvin Huber (Founder, CEO & CTO), is a partner in the SALAAM ecosystem. Corvin Huber serves on the SALAAM board. Skyroads contributes aviation management experience and aircraft manufacturing expertise to the alliance.
• IAAMTrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Advanced Air Mobility Trust, founded by Patrick Dahlmann, provides professional identification, valuation, and damage management services for eVTOL/VTOL/UAV/Electric Aircraft/Hybrid Aircraft/Flying Cars/PAVs/Suborbital Spacecrafts. IAAMTrust offers repair cost calculation, residual value forecasts, and damage management support.
• Unified AviationkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnified Aviation, managed by Captain Mark Trotter (Managing Partner & Founder) in Saudi Arabia & UAE, is an AAM ecosystem partner. Mark Trotter is an inventor of MESH – a modular, eco-friendly helipad system for the air taxi era. The company focuses on Saudi Arabia and UAE markets.
• MAKONIS GmbHkeyTechnology or IntegrationMAKONIS GmbH, led by Patrick Dahlmann as CEO, provides AI & Infrastructure solutions as the reliable partner for modern, secure, and sovereign solutions. ISO27001 and TISAX certified company focusing on cloud technology, databases, processes, LLM/AI and human interactions.
• SAVVY (Savvy Charging Technologies)keyTechnology or IntegrationSAVVY, led by Muhammad Jamal as CEO, develops innovative charging technology for EVs, e-VTOLs, e-bikes, and other electric devices. The company is positioned as a key charging infrastructure partner for the AAM ecosystem.
• EaselinkkeyTechnology or IntegrationEaselink, led by Hermann Stockinger (CEO and Founder), developed Matrix Charging – the leading automated EV charging technology. The company provides expertise in EV charging technologies, charging infrastructure, and building international industry relationships.
• LYNEportskeyTechnology or IntegrationLYNEports, founded by Rasha Alshami (CEO/Founder), provides a proprietary SaaS platform that automates regulatory compliance and delivers ready-to-build layouts for vertiports, drone hubs, and low-altitude corridors. Advises sovereign wealth funds, REITs, real estate investment funds, and institutional investors on AAM infrastructure.
• INVDROkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerINVDRO, co-founded by Walid Meskine in Saudi Arabia, specializes in Drones and UAVs. Walid Meskine is an Advanced Science Engineer with Master Degree in Robotics and AI and serves as a member of the SALAAM alliance. The company provides drone expertise and AAM business development.
• FalconVizsupportingTechnology or IntegrationFalconViz, with Khaled Abdelgawad as COO, is led and manages different strategic and R&D mobility projects funded by government entities in the region. The company focuses on productization strategy and key software platforms development, with efforts to achieve key certifications.
• AFE (Africa Flying and Engineering)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfrica Flying and Engineering (AFE), co-founded by Walid Meskine in Tunisia, specializes in drone services and engineering. The company extends the SALAAM ecosystem presence into the African market alongside INVDRO's Middle East operations.
• KookiejarsupportingTechnology or IntegrationKookiejar, founded by Kim Silander, is an ecosystem partner with extensive aviation infrastructure experience. Kim Silander serves on Eurocontrol Drone Task Force and leads EUROCAE Vertiport Collaborative Decision Making standardization work, contributing regulatory and standardization expertise.
• MIE GroupsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMIE Group is listed as a partner in the SALAAM ecosystem, providing additional breadth to the alliance's capabilities.
• mehrwertesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partnermehrwerte, represented by Mathias Warlich, provides sustainability management with focus on impact insurance. Mathias Warlich brings over 30 years of international non-life underwriting experience and serves as a member of the SALAAM alliance.
• QuadronsupportingTechnology or IntegrationQuadron is a partner in the SALAAM ecosystem, contributing to the broad technology and infrastructure network of the alliance.
• Vjaitra Air MobilitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerVjaitra Air Mobility is a partner extending the SALAAM ecosystem, particularly serving the Indian market with AAM solutions.
• StromkindsupportingTechnology or IntegrationStromkind is a technology partner in the SALAAM ecosystem, contributing to the charging infrastructure and EV integration capabilities.
• HEI (Heimspiel Entertainment & Innovation)supportingTechnology or IntegrationHEI is a partner in the SALAAM ecosystem, adding innovation and entertainment capabilities to the alliance's diverse network.
• SaltnPepper StudiosupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSaltnPepper Studio is a marketing and creative services partner in the SALAAM ecosystem, providing design and communication support.
• Week OnesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerWeek One is a partner in the SALAAM ecosystem, contributing marketing and growth capabilities.
• KOUNsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerKOUN is a partner in the SALAAM ecosystem, expanding the alliance's reach and capabilities in the AAM space.
• Terra Drone Saudi ArabiakeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerra Drone Saudi Arabia, represented by Mahmoud Attia as Technical & Business Director, led the first and biggest drone delivery project in Saudi Arabia and globally in terms of flying over +2 million people. Mahmoud Attia plays a pivotal role in expanding Terra Drone presence in Saudi Arabia market.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Wisk Aero: Wisk Aero is a Boeing-backed autonomous eVTOL developer offering an air taxi-as-a-service model. It overlaps with SALAAM in the autonomous flight and managed airspace categories and represents a deep-pocketed incumbent that could compete with SALAAM's integrated service vision.
• Eve Air Mobility: Eve Air Mobility is Embraer's eVTOL subsidiary developing both aircraft and the supporting urban air traffic management software (via its Vector subsidiary). The Vector UTM overlap is particularly relevant to SALAAM's digital traffic management platform thesis.
• Joby Aviation: Joby is a publicly listed US eVTOL aircraft developer with a fully integrated air taxi service model including its own airspace and operations plans. It is a broader incumbent competing in the same AAM market SALAAM targets, but it is vertically integrating rather than acting as a neutral orchestrator.
• Archer Aviation: Archer is a publicly listed US eVTOL developer building an air taxi network, with United Airlines as a launch customer. It competes with SALAAM's OEM partners (FlyNow, Skyroads) for the same urban air mobility market, and could potentially bypass SALAAM by integrating directly with cities and airports.
• EHang: EHang is a Chinese publicly listed eVTOL autonomous aircraft company already operating passenger and tourism flights in China. It is comparable as a broad AAM incumbent in the same market as SALAAM's members, particularly relevant given the company's reference that 'China has first operations.'

Direct peers

• Ferrovial Vertiports: Ferrovial Vertiports is developing a network of vertiports at U.S. airports, including partnerships with Joby and Lilium. It is comparable to SALAAM as another orchestrator building the infrastructure layer that cities and airports need before eVTOL passenger service can launch at scale.
• Skyports: Skyports is a UK-based vertiport infrastructure owner/operator and AAM service orchestrator building integrated passenger and cargo drone operations in cities including Dubai, Singapore and London. It is the closest direct comparator to SALAAM because it also targets the same buyer (city/region), with the same use case (integrated vertiport + airspace + operating services) — Skyports simply owns more of the infrastructure stack directly.
• Urban-Air Port: Urban-Air Port designs, manufactures and operates compact modular vertiports for eVTOL aircraft and drones. Like SALAAM, it focuses on the ground-side enabler problem (modular, space-efficient vertiports integrated with digital ecosystems) and targets cities and airports as primary customers.

Emerging players

• Skyways: Skyways is a US-based cargo drone operator and integrator building end-to-end B2B air logistics services. It is comparable to SALAAM as an emerging AAM operator using an integration/operator model, particularly for cargo — one of the stages SALAAM explicitly identifies in its roadmap.
• Vertical Aerospace: Vertical Aerospace is a UK-based eVTOL developer with pre-orders from Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines and others. It is comparable to SALAAM's OEM partners and is a likely competitor for city-level launch contracts in Europe and the Middle East.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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