The Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) has selected UrbanV, an Italian vertiport network operator, and PAX Aeroportos to implement a regulatory sandbox for vertiports at Campo de Marte Airport in São Paulo.
The creation of a testbed under real-world conditions marks a significant milestone for the development of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) in Brazil. Before their broader implementation, the regulatory sandbox will ensure that these solutions will meet safety, regulatory, and efficiency standards.
The scope of the testing will include defining design criteria for vertiports, passenger processing analysis, and the seamless integration of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft into existing airport infrastructures.
UrbanV and PAX Aeroportos are committed to jointly developing vertiport infrastructure at both Campo de Marte and Jacarepaguá airports, with plans to expand the construction and operation of additional vertiports in the São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro regions.
Carlo Tursi, CEO at UrbanV, commented, “At UrbanV, we aim to improve people’s lives by enabling a fast, efficient, safe, and clean alternative to existing transport solutions for people and goods over short distances, by air.
“We have the ambition to become a major global operator of vertiport networks and we will be global pioneers in establishing some of the first AAM routes worldwide. We are excited to partner with PAX Aeroportos, an important player in airport management, and we look forward to exploring together with them the great potential of advanced air mobility in Brazil.”
Rogério Prado, CEO of PAX Aeroportos, stated, “PAX Aeroportos operates two airports with strategic locations in the two largest capitals of Brazil. Our operations are primarily focused on business and general aviation and our existing clientele is aligned with the future demand for eVTOL travel in urban areas.
“Therefore, we have important assets to help develop the advanced air mobility business, and our partnership with UrbanV in the Regulatory Sandbox process will allow us to contribute with our expertise in the definition of the framework for vertiport infrastructure design and implementation in Brazil.”
