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The world is planning 1,044 vertiports for construction by 2028 – our latest report

There are currently 1,044 vertiports being planned for development between 2024-2028 around the world, or implicit in the network launch plans of eVTOL operators, according to our latest research report The global vertiport market map and forecast 2024-2028 compiled by the Global AAM/UAM Market Map research team. Of [...]

The global UTM market: slow progress on UTM certification will impact eVTOL market evolution

Unmanned Airspace’s bi-annual review of the UTM market, The market for UAV Traffic Management Services – 2024-2028, September 2024 edition concludes the market for UTM systems and services will be worth USD1.8 billion between 2024 and 2028, and identifies eight revenue streams for UTM infrastructure and service providers. [...]

Advanced Air Mobility Institute offers discount to members for Global AAM/UAM Market Map access

The Advanced Air Mobility Institute has announce a new collaboration with Global AAM/UAM Market Map, providing members with valuable insights into the rapidly evolving Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) sectors. As part of this collaboration, the AAM Institute has negotiated an [...]

Bristow, BETA and partners to open major AAM cargo service test flight area in Norway

December 11, 2024 Comments Off

A Letter of Intent (LOI) has been signed among key aviation stakeholders to participate in an International Test Arena for Zero- and Low-Emission Aviation in Norway. This landmark agreement — which involves the Civil Aviation […]

Joby and Jetex sign strategic partnership for eVTOL infrastructure services

December 10, 2024 Comments Off

Joby Aviation and Jetex, a business aviation fixed base operator, today announced a strategic partnership “to redefine seamless connectivity for Jetex customers”. The two companies will focus initially on Jetex locations across the Middle East, […]

EHang partners with KC Smart Mobility and Cyberport to advanced AAM services in Hong Kong

December 10, 2024 Comments Off

In a Linkedin post EHang has announced a partnership between EHang, KC Smart Mobility, and Cyberport to accelerate the development of urban air mobility and sustainable transport solutions in Hong Kong. “This collaboration aims to […]

SALAAM industry consortium launched to develop AAM infrastructure programmes worldwide

December 7, 2024 Comments Off

A new advanced air mobility consortium SALAAM (Sky Alliance of Automated Air Mobility) has been launched in Austria to provide global support to cities, regions and nations looking to develop AAM infrastructure, Members of the […]

SkyDrive partners with JTB to develop eVTOL tourist services in Japan

December 2, 2024 Comments Off

SkyDrive Inc has announced today that it has signed an agreement with JTB Corp, a provider of travel solutions in Japan, to create new tourism services using eVOTLs. The partnership aims to contribute to regional […]

SkyDrive, SAI Flight, Greenville Downtown airport to develop AAM services in Greenville

November 20, 2024 Comments Off

SkyDrive, SAI Flight, one of the largest private jet charter companies in South Carolina, and Greenville Downtown Airport, the state’s busiest general aviation hub, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly develop innovative […]

FAA publishes updated vertiport design engineering brief

January 1, 2025 Comments Off

The US Federal Aviation Administration has published Engineering Brief No. 105A, Vertiport Design, Supplemental Guidance to Advisory Circular 150/5390-2D, Heliport Design, a revision to the original EB 105 issued on September 21, 2022. According to […]

DLR to test a range of vertiport operations as part of VERTIFIED research programme

December 20, 2024 Comments Off

The German research centre DLR has started work on the Vertiport Research Infrastructure for Innovation Exploration and Demonstration (VERTIFIED) project, as a next step towards the safe introduction of air taxis and the necessary infrastructure […]

Skyports and Bicester Motion start work on building eVTOL flight test vertiport

December 12, 2024 Comments Off

Skyports Infrastructure and Bicester Motion, the 444-acre future mobility estate in Bicester, Oxfordshire, have celebrated the groundbreaking of a vertiport testbed. The vertiport, which is a key output of the Advanced Mobility Ecosystem Consortium, an […]

Rio Tom Jobim airport and MICAELIS to test autonomous eVTOL flights and build a vertiport

December 4, 2024 Comments Off

Rio/Tom Jobim International Airport (Galeão) and the Brazilian air mobility startup MICAELIS have agreed to conduct autonomous test flights of eVTOLs to and from the airport, design and install an integrated vertiport and optimize the […]

MICAELIS announces plans for autonomous eVTOL medical services and Rio vertiport

November 27, 2024 Comments Off

Brazil’s MICAELIS has partnered with the Brazilian Association of Aeromedical Operations (ABOA) to develop the integration of electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) in the transport of organs, tissues, samples for examinations, and blood […]

Wisk signs strategic network agreement with Queensland’s Archerfield Airport

November 27, 2024 Comments Off

Wisk has signed a strategic alliance with Archerfield Airport Corporation (AAC) in Queensland, Australia, as part of its goal of bringing autonomous air taxi services to Brisbane by the 2032 Olympics. Multiple media sources and […]

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