Vertiports
ATM to merge with Airports International
Key Publishing is to merge two of its market-leading business-to-business aviation titles, Airports International and Air Traffic 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
UrbanV and Cluster2 team up to drive AAM
Italian vertiport network operator UrbanV and Cluster2, which manages 22 airports across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have joined forces
Eve, OHI and Revo collaborate to drive AAM
Eve Air Mobility, Revo, an AAM platform, and its parent company Omni Helicopters International Group (OHI), will collaborate in Brazil
UrbanV and KAC unite to drive AAM
Operator UrbanV and Korea Airports Corporation (KAC) have signed an agreement to develop vertiport networks and create an AAM ecosystem
Eve borrows $50m for eVTOL development
Eve Air Mobility has received a $50m loan from Citibank NA (“Citibank”), which will support its aircraft research and development programme
Supernal and Blade team up to drive AAM
Supernal and Blade Urban Air Mobility will jointly explore opportunities to develop AAM networks and fleet operations
FAA issues final powered-lift rule
The FAA has declared itself ready for powered lift, the first new category of civil aircraft since helicopters were introduced in the 1940s
Vertiport lighting: risks and opportunities
Tom Batchelor reports on the challenges and opportunities vertiport developers face when designing lighting for urban locations