UrbanV, Future Flight Global “Launch Advanced Air Mobility Collaboration in Rome”

UrbanV, an Ital­ian-based ver­ti­port infra­struc­ture devel­op­er and Inno­v­a­tive Air Mobil­i­ty (IAM) ser­vices com­pa­ny, and Future Flight Glob­al (FFG), an elec­tric air­craft oper­a­tor, are col­lab­o­rat­ing to form and deploy Advanced Air Mobil­i­ty (AAM) ser­vices begin­ning in Rome, before lat­er expand­ing to glob­al mar­kets, reports a press release.

This part­ner­ship brings togeth­er UrbanV’s exper­tise in infra­struc­ture and mul­ti­modal con­nec­tiv­i­ty along­side FFG’s oper­a­tional capa­bil­i­ties in deploy­ing a diver­si­fied fleet of eVTOL and con­ven­tion­al take­off and land­ing (eCTOL) air­craft. The two par­ties aim to advance the inte­gra­tion of next-gen­er­a­tion avi­a­tion into urban and region­al mobil­i­ty sys­tems.

The col­lab­o­ra­tion launch­es in UrbanV’s home mar­ket of Rome. Expan­sion is planned across Italy (Emil­ia-Romagna, Vene­to), the French Riv­iera and into high-growth mar­kets in North Amer­i­ca, South Amer­i­ca and the Mid­dle East.

Car­lo Tur­si, CEO of UrbanV, com­ment­ed, “This agree­ment marks a sig­nif­i­cant step for­ward in our plan to bring AAM to life in Rome and beyond. We are thrilled to col­lab­o­rate with FFG. Their lead­er­ship, vision and oper­a­tional expe­ri­ence with con­ven­tion­al air­craft make them an ide­al part­ner.”

Dis­cus­sions with key ecosys­tem stake­hold­ers are already under­way to ensure reg­u­la­to­ry align­ment, infra­struc­ture inte­gra­tion and air­space coor­di­na­tion upon launch.

Karan Singh, CEO of Future Flight Glob­al, remarked, “Europe rep­re­sents one of the most promis­ing mar­kets for Advanced Air Mobil­i­ty and UrbanV’s strong net­work and foun­da­tion­al work in Rome and across Italy pro­vide the ide­al launch­pad for FFG’s diverse fleet of air­craft.”

Key Part­ner­ship Ele­ments

Oper­a­tional Launch and Test Flights

The two com­pa­nies will begin joint flight test­ing in Rome using exist­ing infra­struc­ture, includ­ing UrbanV’s UV‑0 test ver­ti­port. Con­cur­rent­ly, both will devel­op an inte­grat­ed busi­ness plan to sup­port the tran­si­tion from tri­alling to full-scale com­mer­cial oper­a­tions.

Ver­ti­port Devel­op­ment and Fleet Oper­a­tions

UrbanV is to lead the design, con­struc­tion and oper­a­tion of ver­ti­ports across Rome and oth­er regions. FFG will be respon­si­ble for deploy­ing and man­ag­ing a diver­si­fied fleet of eVTOL and eCTOL air­craft tai­lored to both urban and region­al use cas­es.

Inter­na­tion­al Mar­ket Expan­sion

The part­ner­ship will pur­sue new IAM oppor­tu­ni­ties in high-growth regions beyond Europe includ­ing North Amer­i­ca, South Amer­i­ca and the Mid­dle East. Mar­ket selec­tion is to be dri­ven by infra­struc­ture readi­ness, reg­u­la­to­ry align­ment and strate­gic demand.

Build­ing a Scal­able IAM Ecosys­tem

The focus includes mul­ti-OEM air­craft oper­a­tions, ver­ti­port infra­struc­ture, reg­u­la­to­ry cer­ti­fi­ca­tion and  sup­port ser­vices. Ini­tial use cas­es span pas­sen­ger and car­go trans­port, region­al con­nec­tions and coastal mobil­i­ty.

Each air­craft plat­form was select­ed on its mis­sion fit, reg­u­la­to­ry matu­ri­ty and inte­gra­tion poten­tial.

A Glob­al Vision for Advanced Mobil­i­ty

This agree­ment out­lines a clear roadmap to achieve that shared goal, while ensur­ing each deploy­ment aligns with local reg­u­la­to­ry, envi­ron­men­tal and com­mu­ni­ty require­ments.

For more infor­ma­tion

https://www.urbanv.com/en

https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-flight-global

(Top image: Karan Singh, Car­lo Tur­si Sign­ing the Part­ner­ship Agree­ment)

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