Atlantic Aviation begins preparation for aircraft charging infrastructure at New York City’s East 34th Street Heliport

Atlantic Avi­a­tion has extend­ed its con­ces­sion agree­ment with New York City’s Eco­nom­ic Devel­op­ment Cor­po­ra­tion (NYCEDC) and the City of New York for oper­a­tions at the East 34th Street Heli­port for the next five years.

Locat­ed on Manhattan’s East Riv­er water­front, Atlantic Aviation’s East 34th Street Heli­port (6N5) facil­i­ty pro­vides sup­port for heli­copter oper­a­tions in and around New York City and serves as a key facil­i­ty to han­dle flights for the adja­cent NYU Lan­gone Health Cen­ter. 

John Red­cay, Chief Com­mer­cial and Sus­tain­abil­i­ty Offi­cer at Atlantic Avi­a­tion, said: “Atlantic Avi­a­tion is firm­ly com­mit­ted to con­tin­u­ing our posi­tion as the leader in inno­va­tion and sus­tain­abil­i­ty with­in the busi­ness avi­a­tion indus­try.

“Main­tain­ing our pres­ence at the East 34th Street Heli­port and expand­ing infra­struc­ture there to sup­port eVTOL oper­a­tions aligns with our com­mit­ment to com­mu­ni­ty-ben­e­fi­cial trans­porta­tion solu­tions and will sup­port New York City on its jour­ney to facil­i­tat­ing qui­et and sus­tain­able avi­a­tion oper­a­tions.” 

New project

In keep­ing with NYCEDC’s mis­sion of deliv­er­ing sus­tain­able infra­struc­ture for com­mu­ni­ties and the city’s future econ­o­my – Atlantic will soon begin a project to upgrade util­i­ty infra­struc­ture and install charg­ing sta­tions at the heli­port to sup­port eVTOL air­craft oper­a­tions.

This project will include a util­i­ty upgrade and expects to facil­i­tate tech­nol­o­gy-agnos­tic eVTOL oper­a­tions from the site via the instal­la­tion of both Com­bined Charg­ing Sys­tem (CCS) and Glob­al Elec­tric Avi­a­tion Charg­ing Sys­tem (GEACS) charg­ing solu­tions.

Industry partners

Atlantic is active­ly work­ing with part­ners BETA Tech­nolo­gies, Joby Avi­a­tion, Archer Avi­a­tion, and oth­ers to under­stand air­craft needs and adapt the site for eVTOL oper­a­tions.

The project will ensure that all cer­ti­fied and site-com­pli­ant eVTOL air­craft can land at the heli­port and is expect­ed to be com­plet­ed in time to align with ear­ly eVTOL air­craft entry into ser­vice dates.

Andrew Kim­ball, NYCEDC Pres­i­dent & CEO, added: “New York City is lead­ing the way in embrac­ing this excit­ing new tech­nol­o­gy – elec­tric ver­ti­cal take­off and land­ing – that will bring sig­nif­i­cant qual­i­ty of life improve­ments for New York­ers and new sus­tain­able trans­porta­tion.

“NYCEDC looks for­ward to work­ing with Atlantic Avi­a­tion in our con­tin­ued part­ner­ship as they ready East 34th Street for qui­eter and green­er heli­copter alter­na­tives and ensur­ing this site is a true asset for New York­ers.”

Key market

New York City is poised to be a key mar­ket for ear­ly eVTOL oper­a­tions, and Atlantic’s project at the 34th Street Heli­port will play a crit­i­cal role in the region’s intro­duc­tion of these inno­v­a­tive air­craft.

Both Joby Avi­a­tion and Archer Avi­a­tion plan to part­ner with Atlantic to begin eVTOL oper­a­tions at this loca­tion in the com­ing years, espe­cial­ly in con­nect­ing with NYC’s air­ports, lever­ag­ing the site’s strate­gic posi­tion in the heart of Man­hat­tan.

These oper­a­tions will enhance urban mobil­i­ty by offer­ing faster, qui­eter, and more sus­tain­able trav­el options, and pro­vide cut­ting-edge trans­porta­tion solu­tions for New York City’s res­i­dents and vis­i­tors.

Joby’s eVTOL air­craft com­plet­ed a test flight in New York City ear­li­er this year. Pic­ture cred­it: Joby Avi­a­ton.