Vertiports Archives - eVTOL Insights

Skyportz to work with Secure Parking in Australia and help deliver up to 400 potential landing sites for eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard14 January 2022

Air taxi infrastructure startup Skyportz has announced a partnership with Secure Parking, which could deliver up to 400 landing sites for eVTOL aircraft in Australia. With changes in the way people now work, Skyportz is exploring the future of ci...

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...

Varon Vehicles and Flapz announce collaboration to boost urban air mobility access in Latin America

Jason Pritchard11 November 2021

Varon Vehicles and Flapz will work together to actively promoting access of passengers, guests and users to their Urban Air Mobility services throughout different markets. This partnership is focused on establishing the “15-minute city” concept ...

Kevin Cox to lead Ferrovial Airport’s vertiport business after being appointed Chief Executive Officer

Jason Pritchard2 November 2021

Ferrovial Airports has appointed Kevin Cox Chief Executive Officer of its vertiports business. With more than thirty years’ experience in the aviation sector, he will lead this new business area that will focus on the development of vertiport ne...

Vertical Aerospace to develop network of 25 vertiports in UK with Ferrovial, for proposed launch of its services with Virgin Atlantic

Jason Pritchard29 October 2021

Vertical Aerospace has announced an agreement with global infrastructure operator Ferrovial, to cooperate on creating a network of 25 vertiports across the UK. Vertiports are dedicated sites that enable the take-off, landing and recharging of eVT...

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...

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...

eVTOL Insights Podcast: Yun-yuan Tay of Skyports talks about potential for eVTOL air taxis in Asia-Pacific region

Jason Pritchard15 April 2021

In this week's podcast episode, we were delighted to welcome Skyports' Head of Asia Pacific, Yun-yuan Tay. With more than ten years of experience in the aviation and aerospace sectors, Yun is also a certified FAA private pilot with more than 200 ...

AECOM and Ferrovial to design vertiport infrastructure for eVTOL aircraft in Florida

Jason Pritchard22 February 2021

AECOM, one of the world’s leading infrastructure consulting firms, will work with Ferrovial to design a network of vertiports in the USA, which will connect strategic locations in some of Florida's major cities. Ferrovial is partnering with Germa...

Welkin Aero announces plans to introduce urban air mobility in Southern Africa

Jason Pritchard8 February 2021

Welkin Aero, which focuses on the support, design and development of vertiport and vertipad infrastructure, is to review project plans for a group of heliports along a specific air route in Southern Africa - as part of a new urban air mobility plan ...

Lilium and Ferrovial announce plans to create vertiport network linking major cities across Florida

Jason Pritchard27 January 2021

Lilium and infrastructure operator Ferrovial have signed a framework agreement to develop a network of at least ten vertiports covering strategic locations in all major cities across Florida. The first location in the south of the state will be anno...

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