Landing infrastructure - eVTOL Insights

PODCAST: Brad Miller from Ferrovial Vertiports talks landing infrastructure and the role of governments and local authorities

Jason Pritchard27 October 2022

After a short break, we're delighted to be bringing back our podcast series! In this episode, we were pleased to be join by Brad Miller, who is Ferrovial Vertiport's Managing Director for the EMEA region. He oversees the development of the compan...

Urban-Air Port and Blue Innovation to develop advanced air mobility vertiports in Japan

Jason Pritchard9 June 2022

Urban-Air Port (UAP) has signed an agreement with Blue Innovation, a Japanese autonomous drone and robotics provider, that will see the two companies collaborate on creating proof of concept (POC) for autonomous medical and logistics drone operation...

EASA publishes world’s first vertiport design specifications for urban air mobility services across Europe

Jason Pritchard28 March 2022

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the world’s first guidance for the design of vertiports and the ground infrastructure needed for the safe operation of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) services such as air taxis, in locations a...

Skyports raises $23 million in first close of Series B funding round to help provide take-off and landing infrastructure

Jason Pritchard25 March 2022

Skyports has raised $23 million in the first close of its Series B funding round from a combination of new and existing investors, which will enable it to consolidate its progress in the advanced air mobility infrastructure and drone operations mark...

Urban-Air Port starts construction of its Air One infrastructure hub ahead of April launch event in Coventry

Jason Pritchard15 February 2022

Urban-Air Port has officially begun the construction of Air One, its groundbreaking infrastructure for advanced air mobility ahead of hosting a launch event in Coventry on April 25th. Air One is the world's first fully-operational hub for eVTOL a...

Skyports expands UK vertiport network with acquisition of London heliport located close to city’s Canary Wharf district

Jason Pritchard24 January 2022

Skyports has announced the acquisition of a heliport in east London, which is one of only two operational in the city and within minutes of the Canary Wharf business district. The deal forms part of Skyports’ acquisition strategy in securing, dev...

Giancarlo Zema Design Group releases images of its latest solar-powered vertiport design, inspired by the Hamamelis plant

Jason Pritchard21 January 2022

Giancarlo Zema Design Group (GZDG) has unveiled its latest solar-powered vertiport design, which is based on the Hamamelis plant and features a floor capable of generating over 1.5 MW of electricity to charge eVTOL aircraft. The company entered t...

Urban-Air Port secures investment from Supernal in landmark partnership to support development of 200 vertiport sites

Jason Pritchard20 January 2022

British start-up Urban-Air Port Ltd (UAP) has secured investment from Supernal, previously the Urban Air Mobility Division of Hyundai Motor Group - the first time a major eVTOL company has invested in a ground infrastructure developer. The ...

Volocopter releases handbook guide for building physical infrastructure for eVTOL aircraft operations

Jason Pritchard9 December 2021

Volocopter has unveiled a comprehensive VoloPort handbook for the physical infrastructure supporting eVTOL) aircraft operations. This detailed handbook is described as a valuable resource for Volocopter partners building urban air mobility infra...

LAZ Parking and Skyports announce plans to develop and implement vertiports for eVTOL aircraft in Los Angeles

Jason Pritchard22 November 2021

Skyports and LAZ Parking, one of the largest parking companies in the United States, have announced a partnership agreement to develop and deploy vertiports for electric air taxis in Los Angeles. Through the partnership, Skyports and LAZ will de...

SEA Milan Airports and Skyports to investigate potential deployment of landing vertiports across Italy

Jason Pritchard22 October 2021

Skyports and SEA Milan Airports, one of the main airport operators in Europe, have signed a partnership agreement to investigate the development and operation of a network of landing vertiports across Italy. Starting with Milan, where SEA ma...

Munich Airport teams up with Urban-Air Port on design and operation of take-off and landing infrastructure for eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard14 October 2021

Munich Airport International (MAI) and Urban-Air Port will collaborate in developing aircraft ground infrastructure and airport operations which will facilitate the vertical take-off and landing of electric air taxis. The partners will provide a ...

eVTOL Insights Podcast: Rex Alexander of Five-Alpha talks about the key challenges into landing infrastructure

Jason Pritchard22 July 2021

This week's podcast episode is now live, and we were delighted to welcome Rex Alexander, co-founder and executive director of Five-Alpha. The company is a global aeronautical company dedicated to providing specialised education, training, insigh...