Maldives: 100 Island Hybrid Vertiport Network Planned
London – Regional Airports Company Limited (RACL) (a state-owned company of the Republic of Maldives) has partnered with Air Chateau DWC (a Dubai-based helicopter and vertiport operator), and Wings Capital Management of Abu Dhabi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a network…
A vertiport planned for Bicester Airfield is to go ahead.
Cherwell Local Council has approved Bicester Motion’s planning application to build a vertiport. It will be adjacent to existing runways and will include a ‘compact’ 1,700 square foot (160 square metre) passenger terminal. credit: Bicester Motion The vertiport will be built and operated by…
Port San Antonio unveils plans for state-of-the-art vertiport
Port San Antonio, located on the site of the former Kelly Air Force Base, planned to build a state-of-the-art vertiport to host and deploy eVTOLs. as part of a $100 million renovation effort at the airfield. The construction of the vertiport will transform the…
Dubai signs agreement to launch air taxi services by 2026
UK-based Skyports Infrastructure has signed an agreement with Dubai Roads and Transport Authority and all-electric aircraft company Joby Aviation to launch passenger air taxi services in the emirate by 2026. Dubai aims to have air taxis in the city over the next two years…
Skyportz enters vertiport market
Australian advanced air mobility (AAM) group Skyportz is launching Wilbur Air, a subsidiary that will operate up to 100 eSTOL Electra electric/hybrid-electric aircraft on a planned Australian vertiport network. The Electra aircraft is being certified under FAA Part 23 regulations and could fly by…