Vertiports Special 2023

Vertiport simulation tech unveiled

Urban-Air Port has released details of its pioneering collaboration with Micro Nav, a specialist in the simulation of ATM and airspace operations

Skyportz releases vertistop design

Skyportz – alongside Contreras Earl Architecture and Arup – has released its design for privately owned vertiports for public usage on compact sites

Eve and Kookiejar sign Dubai LOI

Eve Air Mobility and Kookiejar have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for Eve’s Urban ATM system to support vertiport operations in Dubai

NACO and UAP explore vertiport opportunities

NACO and Urban-Air Port (UAP) will explore integrating UAP ground infrastructure technology into airport masterplan projects around the world

LYTE to explore AAM at Twente Airport

LYTE Aviation, with its 40-seater eVTOL, SkyBus, has entered into a partnership with Twente Airport in the Netherlands

Skyportz hires micro-mobility expert

Skyportz has welcomed micro-mobility leader Mitchell Price to their team as it pursues the concept of vertiports as multi modal transport hubs

UrbanV, Mott MacDonald ink vertiports deal

Mott MacDonald and UrbanV have teamed up to identify and explore viable opportunities for project development worldwide in the AAM sector

Vertiports: the airport perspective

John Grant, chief data officer at OAG, outlines what the arrival of eVTOLS and vertiports will mean for airports and the wider aviation sector

Sustainable vertiports: fact or fiction?

Will vertiports simply replicate the environmental errors made by airports, or will stakeholders capitalise on the chances presented by this fledgling sector? Tara Craig reports

Cargo drones: what can they teach vertiports?

Cargo is at the forefront of urban air mobility. Emma Kelly investigates the sector and considers what it can teach vertiport developers

Weather: its impact on vertiports

Weather plays a key role in conventional aviation, but what changes will be required for vertiport operation? Tom Batchelor reports

SITA's digital solutions for vertiports

Sergio Colella, president of SITA Europe, tells Tara Craig why the air travel IT specialist chose to venture into the world of vertiports