Maldives: 100 Island Hybrid Vertiport Network Planned
London – Regional Airports Company Limited (RACL) (a state-owned company of the Republic of Maldives) has partnered with Air Chateau DWC (a Dubai-based helicopter and vertiport operator), and Wings Capital Management of Abu Dhabi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a network…
A vertiport planned for Bicester Airfield is to go ahead.
Cherwell Local Council has approved Bicester Motion’s planning application to build a vertiport. It will be adjacent to existing runways and will include a ‘compact’ 1,700 square foot (160 square metre) passenger terminal. credit: Bicester Motion The vertiport will be built and operated by…
Delivered the first Midnight aircraft to USAF
Recently delivered the first Midnight aircraft to the United States Air Force. The United States Department of Defense has a long history of partnering with & investing in civilian aerospace organizations for both the benefit of the military and the public.
London – Archer Aviation Inc. and Future Flight Global (FFG) today announced an agreement focused on deploying electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft services in key global markets. The agreement includes FFG’s planned purchase of up to 116 Midnight aircraft from Archer, valued…
Aria Hotels has just announced plans to build and operate four vertiports across Greece
London – Aria Hotels, a subsidiary of the Libra Group, has just announced plans to build and operate four vertiports across Greece to facilitate the deployment of eVTOL aircraft. This initiative, part of a €50 million investment, aims to improve connectivity within the region…
Bristow is making significant strides in AAM.
Bristow is making significant strides in AAM: in 2023, the Company added a new strategic partner bringing the total number of leading AAM manufacturers to eight. Bristow continues helping to pioneer the development and certification of aircraft powered by electric and hybrid propulsion technologies…
Korea, successfully demonstrated the integrated operation of urban air mobility (UAM) systems.
The K-UAM One Team (Hyundai Motor, KT, Korea Air, Incheon International Airport Corporation and Hyundai E&C) said on Wednesday that it has successfully demonstrated the integrated operation of urban air mobility (UAM) systems, marking an advancement in the national plan to commercialize air taxis…
Dubai signs agreement to launch air taxi services by 2026
UK-based Skyports Infrastructure has signed an agreement with Dubai Roads and Transport Authority and all-electric aircraft company Joby Aviation to launch passenger air taxi services in the emirate by 2026. Dubai aims to have air taxis in the city over the next two years…
Embraer’s Eve says it signed letter of intention with AirX to sell up to 50 eVTOL
Eve, a maker of electric planes and subsidiary of Brazilian planemaker Embraer has signed a letter of intent with Japanese helicopter leasing utility company AirX to sell up to 50 eVTOLs (electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft), it said Wednesday. Eve says the letter…
Skyportz enters vertiport market
Australian advanced air mobility (AAM) group Skyportz is launching Wilbur Air, a subsidiary that will operate up to 100 eSTOL Electra electric/hybrid-electric aircraft on a planned Australian vertiport network. The Electra aircraft is being certified under FAA Part 23 regulations and could fly by…