LuftCar Unveils LuftPAATH™ Phase II, an AI Planning System for Vertiport Networks, AAM Demand Forecasting, and Infrastructure Deployment

 
West Palm Beach, Florida — March 2026 — In a industry leading and visionary move, LuftCar, a Florida-based advanced mobility and infrastructure company, today announced LuftPAATH™ Phase II, its AI-powered planning platform designed to support the strategic deployment of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) networks, vertiport infrastructure, and regional mobility ecosystems.
LuftPAATH enables governments, infrastructure investors, aviation operators, and regional planners to model, forecast, and optimize advanced air mobility networks over a 10-year horizon, integrating complex transportation data, socioeconomic patterns, and infrastructure constraints into a unified planning environment.
The platform represents a major step toward solving one of the most critical challenges in the emerging AAM industry: how to design economically viable mobility networks before aircraft operations scale globally.

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A New Approach to Planning Air Mobility Networks
While much of the AAM industry has focused on aircraft development, scalable deployment will require data-driven infrastructure planning, demand forecasting, and economic modeling.
LuftPAATH addresses this challenge through advanced scenario-based forecasting techniques developed through decades of experience within the LuftCar leadership team in transportation and energy systems planning.
Unlike traditional transportation models that rely primarily on historical data, LuftPAATH combines current data analysis with forward-looking scenario modeling, enabling planners to understand how mobility demand may evolve over the next decade.
The platform analyzes demand across multiple mission categories, including:
• Passenger transportation
• Cargo and logistics operations
• Healthcare and emergency medical mobility
By modeling multiple mobility use cases simultaneously, LuftPAATH enables planners to design high-utilization vertiport networks capable of supporting diverse transportation needs.
 
Multi-Dimensional Demand Forecasting
LuftPAATH incorporates a wide range of data inputs and modeling variables to forecast AAM demand and operational feasibility.
Key factors analyzed include:
• Transportation volumes across multiple modes
• Rural-to-urban and urban-to-urban connectivity patterns
• Socioeconomic and demographic trends
• Mission frequency, intervals, and durations
• Weather patterns and seasonal variability
• Quarterly and annual transportation cycles
• Customer cost sensitivity and pricing models
• Cargo logistics flows and healthcare response needs
By integrating these variables into its forecasting engine, LuftPAATH enables planners and investors to evaluate how advanced air mobility can integrate into existing transportation ecosystems.
 
From Data Analysis to Market Creation
Beyond infrastructure planning, LuftPAATH is designed to actively shape emerging AAM markets.
The platform generates detailed business case analyses for vertiport investments, helping public agencies, infrastructure developers, and private investors understand the economic potential of proposed AAM networks.
By identifying high-demand corridors and optimized infrastructure placement, LuftPAATH supports:
• Vertiport network planning
• Infrastructure investment decisions
• Mobility service deployment strategies
• Regional transportation planning
This approach allows stakeholders to move from conceptual planning to investment-ready infrastructure strategies.
 
GIS Digital Twin Modeling for Infrastructure Planning
LuftPAATH integrates advanced GIS-based digital twin modeling to support site selection and infrastructure design.
The platform evaluates multiple physical and environmental factors, including:
• Obstacle and airspace constraints
• Land-use zoning and regulatory considerations
• Terrain and environmental conditions
• Integration with surrounding transportation ecosystems
Using these capabilities, planners can identify optimal vertiport locations that maximize accessibility while maintaining safety and operational efficiency.
 
Building on the Dubai Horizon II Project
The development of LuftPAATH builds on LuftCar’s experience supporting the Dubai Horizon II Advanced Air Mobility infrastructure initiative.
Working with Dubai Municipality, LuftCar contributed to citywide vertiport planning, infrastructure assessment, and mobility corridor analysis.
Lessons learned from this globally recognized project helped inform the design of LuftPAATH’s network planning and demand modeling architecture, enabling the platform to support similar infrastructure planning initiatives in regions around the world.
 
Expanding into AAM Navigation and Operational Planning
LuftCar is also expanding LuftPAATH’s capabilities to support AAM navigation and operational planning.
Future platform capabilities will include:
• AAM corridor planning and airspace integration
• Operational routing and mission planning support
• Environmental and weather-aware route optimization
• Dynamic network utilization modeling
These enhancements will allow LuftPAATH to evolve from a planning tool into a comprehensive operational intelligence platform for advanced air mobility networks.
 
Enabling the Future of Air Mobility
“The transition to advanced air mobility will require far more than aircraft innovation,” said Santh Sathya.
“Cities, regions, and infrastructure investors need intelligent planning tools that can model mobility demand, infrastructure economics, and long-term transportation trends. LuftPAATH was developed to provide that capability—helping stakeholders design mobility networks that are economically viable, operationally efficient, and scalable for the future.”
 
About LuftCar
LuftCar is a Florida-based advanced mobility company developing integrated air-ground transportation platforms, next-generation vertiport infrastructure, and AI-powered planning systems to support the future of global mobility.
The company’s innovations include modular air mobility systems, integrated transportation and energy hubs, and intelligent infrastructure planning tools designed to enable scalable deployment of advanced air mobility networks worldwide.
 
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