A new strategic collaboration between Shenzhen-based Haylion Technologies and Australia’s Skyportz will bring Skyportz’s modular vertipad landing infrastructure to the Chinese market.
Announced at the AAM Asia Symposium in Japan, the partnership will begin with prototype installations with Haylion in Shenzhen, a hub for low-altitude economic innovation in China.
Haylion, a founding member of the Shenzhen AAM Group, specializes in systemic solutions for the low-altitude economy, including electric Mobility as a Service (eMaaS), rapid charging, modular vertiport construction, and integrated operational systems. The company is central to Shenzhen’s infrastructure plan, which aims to establish more than 1,000 vertiports to support urban air mobility.
Skyportz brings to the collaboration its globally patented modular vertipad design, which is engineered to be lightweight, cost-effective, and easily deployable in various urban settings. The design addresses key challenges such as downwash, fire safety, and scalability. According to Skyportz, this solution provides a pathway for the safe and sustainable rollout of eVTOL landing infrastructure worldwide.
Dr. Hu Jianping, Founder and Chairman of Haylion Technologies, stated, “Haylion has the local policy leadership, construction capability, and ecosystem influence to set the standard for AAM infrastructure in China. By integrating Skyportz’s patented vertipad technology, we can accelerate Shenzhen’s role as a model city for low-altitude transportation.”
Clem Newton-Brown OAM, Founder and CEO of Skyportz, added, “This collaboration is the first of further announcements to come as Skyportz partners in emerging AAM regions to solve the problems around urban vertiports. Haylion’s position as a government-connected standard-setter in China, together with Skyportz’s unique intellectual property, creates a powerful platform to develop scalable vertipad solutions. Starting with prototypes in Shenzhen, we aim to provide the blueprint for urban vertipad deployment across China.”
The partnership is designed to leverage the technological and market strengths of both companies. Haylion’s expertise in eMaaS and energy hardware will be integrated with the Skyportz vertipad platform to create new infrastructure solutions for dense urban areas.
The phased rollout will commence in Shenzhen with the goal of expanding across China and other regions. This cooperation highlights a shift toward an industry paradigm of ecosystem-level collaboration rather than single-entity competition.
