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New UK project to test and develop world’s first end-to-end ecosystem for Advanced Air Mobility

Jason Pritchard19 July 2022

A first-of-its-kind consortium featuring Vertical Aerospace, Virgin Atlantic, Atkins, Skyports and NATS, has been set up to significantly accelerate the introduction of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) in the UK. The ecosystem - which also includes Co...

EXECUTIVE PROFILE: Duncan Walker, Chief Executive Officer at Skyports

Jason Pritchard1 July 2022

The next instalment of our Executive Profiles is now live! This time, we put the questions to Duncan Walker, Chief Executive Officer at Skyports. We started these interviews as an informal way to get to know the industry's thought leaders, innova...

Astral, Skyports and Swoop Aero complete Kenya’s first BVLOS drone deliveries

Jason Pritchard2 June 2022

Kenyan drone operator Astral Aerial Solutions, Swoop Aero, and Skyports have conducted Kenya’s first Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone deliveries, with plans to launch permanent drone deliveries by the first quarter of 2023. The par...

Wisk and Skyports to release first-of-its-kind concept of operations for autonomous advanced air mobility

Jason Pritchard12 April 2022

Wisk Aero and Skyports are partnering to integrate autonomous eVTOL aircraft operations at vertiports, in what is said to mark the first collaboration between a vertiport developer and an autonomous eVTOL developer in the USA. The partnersh...

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...

Eve Air Mobility, Skyports, L3Harris Technologies and CAMI to work on initial Concept of Operations in Miami-Dade County

Jason Pritchard16 March 2022

Eve Air Mobility has formed a consortium of leading Urban Air Mobility (UAM) organisations and technology enablers to develop a Concept of Operations for services between Miami International Airport (MIA) and the Miami Beach Convention Centre. ...

Eve and Skyports to develop new ConOps for Advanced Air Mobility for Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau

Jason Pritchard24 February 2022

Eve Air Mobility and Skyports are working together to support the development of a new Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for Advanced Air Mobility for the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau. The initiative aims to provide a shared vision of airspace design...

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...

Skyports teams up with Massachusetts DOT to show how drone services can link communities across Cape Cod region

Jason Pritchard10 December 2021

Skyports has partnered with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) Aeronautics Division to demonstrate how its drone services could link communities across the Cape Cod region in the US state. MassDOT is investigating the uses...

Skyports to develop Europe’s first test vertiport in France, ahead of potential launch at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Jason Pritchard26 November 2021

Skyports is developing Europe’s first test vertiport in France, which represents a significant step towards launching commercial advanced air mobility services in time for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The programme is part of the Re.Invent ...

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...

Skyports gets go ahead to self-authorise drone operations with Light UAS Operator Certificate

Jason Pritchard30 September 2021

Skyports has obtained a Light UAS Operator Certificate from the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) which permits the self-authorisation of Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flights. A light UAS operator certificate (LUC) is an organisational...

Skyports and Brent Cross Town to enable advanced air mobility in London with new vertiport for eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard27 September 2021

Skyports has signed a memorandum of understanding with Brent Cross South Limited Partnership, a joint venture between Argent Related and Barnet Council, to develop a passenger air taxi vertiport at Brent Cross Town. The 180-acre development is in...

Skyports and Kencoa Aerospace announce project to implement cargo drone deliveries in South Korea

Jason Pritchard8 September 2021

Skyports and Kencoa Aerospace have announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to implement cargo drone deliveries to and on South Korea’s Jeju Island. The project aims to significantly enhance logistics capabilities on the country's largest is...

Swoop Aero and Skyports extend partnership to take drone deliveries to new heights across Europe and the Americas

Jason Pritchard19 August 2021

Australian drone logistics company Swoop Aero and Skyports are extending their partnership to deploy drone delivery networks across the Americas and Europe, after the resounding success in contributing to the UK’s National Health Service COVID-19 re...

Malaysia Airports, Skyports and Volocopter to conduct feasibility study on vertiport development in Malaysia

Jason Pritchard22 July 2021

Volocopter and Skyports are combining their expertise with Malaysia Airports to conduct a feasibility study which will examine suitable vertiport solutions and consider factors such as customer flow, demand and how urban air mobility operations will...

Eve Air Mobility and Skyports to work on creating vehicle-vertiport operations in Asia and the Americas

Jason Pritchard22 June 2021

Eve Urban Air Mobility and Skyports have formed a partnership to develop urban air mobility (UAM) solutions in Asia and the Americas, with a focus on vehicle-vertiport operations. The agreement extends the relationship between the two organisatio...

Skyports and Hanwha Systems to establish global advanced air mobility capabilities as part of new partnership

Jason Pritchard7 June 2021

Skyports is to work with Hanwha Systems and help foster air mobility projects that will include collaboration in areas such as infrastructure, flight services and a mobility platform. The partnership will see Skyports and Hanwha Systems develop ...

New partnership created to launch Ireland’s first operational vertiport for air taxis and BVLOS operations by 2022

Jason Pritchard27 May 2021

Skyports will help establish Ireland’s first passenger and cargo vertiport, after signing a memorandum of understanding with Future Mobility Campus Ireland, Avtrain and Shannon Group. The partnership will help launch an operat...

Skyports to provide its industry expertise in two projects aimed at delivering eVTOL technology in Japan

Jason Pritchard21 May 2021

Skyports has been accepted to participate in two upcoming initiatives aimed at delivering eVTOL technology in Japan’s Osaka Prefecture. The vertiport developer and drone delivery provider has been accepted as one of five organisations to contrib...

Royal Mail completes first parcel deliveries via drone to Isles of Scilly, new trial to schedule flights from UK mainland

Jason Pritchard11 May 2021

Royal Mail has become the UK's first parcel carrier to deliver mail to a UK island and use a drone to deliver parcels - including essential PPE items and Covid-19 testing kits - to remote communities on the Isles of Scilly. The British postal se...

Aerospace experts join Skyports to progress its advanced air mobility plans within the Americas

Jason Pritchard6 May 2021

Skyports has made two new appointments, with Addison Ferrell joining the company as its new Head of Americas and Andrew Giacini as Regulatory Affairs Lead. In his new role, Ferrell will drive the development of vertiport infrastructure ...

Skyports and Kenya Airways to set up UAS operations in Africa, first delivery flights planned for later this year

Jason Pritchard27 April 2021

Skyports has partnered with Kenya Airways to launch permanent unmanned aerial vehicle operations in the country, with the target for the first drone delivery flights planned for Q3/Q4 2021. Both companies will explore the commercial viability of ...