Vertiports
SkyDrive and Osaka Metro unveil eVTOL plans
eVTOL manufacturer SkyDrive and Osaka Metro are to develop Osaka Diamond Routes connecting four key destinations across the Japanese city
CAAM appoints Futurise to drive Malaysian AAM
The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has appointed Futurise secretariat of the advanced air mobility (AAM) steering committee
Joby makes K-UAM Grand Challenge history
Electric air developer Joby Aviation has completed a series of test flights in Goheung, Korea, as part of the K-UAM Grand Challenge
Skyportz welcomes air taxi roadmap
Australian vertiport developer Skyportz has welcomed CASA’s release of the regulatory roadmap update for Advanced Air Mobility
RIOgaleão and Micaelis sign AAM MoU
The collaboration between Rio de Janeiro’s Tom Jobim International Airport (Galeão) and Brazilian air mobility start-up Micaelis signifies a huge step
Skyway and UrbanLink AAM plans take shape
The partners have revealed Central and South Florida as the locations for the network of vertiports they plan to develop
New VTOL joint venture takes off
Skyborne Technology, and Atlantic Industrial Group (AIG) will develop a manufacturing capability at Skyborne’s Wewahitchka, Florida facility
Vertical wins $50m in new funding
A term sheet has been signed by Vertical Aerospace, its majority shareholder Stephen Fitzpatrick, and its primary creditor Mudrick Capital Management
Ancona to develop Italy’s first flexible vertiport
Njord Partners portfolio company AIA is driving the development of a vertiport, funded through private investments and European support
Airspeeder’s Kira joins AAM Institute
The Advanced Air Mobility Institute has welcomed James A Kira of eVTOL flying car racing series Airspeeder to its board of directors
Skyports & RTA start work on Dubai vertiport
Skyports Infrastructure and the Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai have started work on the world’s first permanent, commercial vertiport
SkyDrive and FEAM Aero form alliance
eVTOL manufacturer SkyDrive has signed a strategic alliance with F&E Aircraft Maintenance (Miami), known as FEAM Aero