Vertiports & Infrastructure News & Articles

UK CAA Issues First eVTOL DOA to Vertical Aerospace

The Design Organization Approval (DOA) means the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is satisfied Vertical Aerospace has the capability to design a safe and reliable aircraft and aviation-related products to the highest standards

Mar 31, 2023
Altaport’s New Partnerships for Vertiport Automation

Altaport has signed strategic partnership agreements with TruWeather, Electro.Aero, Fortem, 1200.aero, ResilienX and Moonware to provide a comprehensive vertiport management solution

Mar 29, 2023
Jetson Welcomes Diamandis as Senior Advisor

Founder of over 25 companies in health-tech, space, venture capital and education, Peter Diamandis joins Jetson, and will use his experience in cutting-edge technologies to help Jetson make strides in sustainability and air transportation

Mar 28, 2023
Advanced Air Mobility Weekly Roundup – WC 19 March

A roundup of the week's Advanced Air Mobility news, including developments from Archer, Eve Air Mobility, and Doroni Aerospace

Mar 24, 2023
United & Archer to Launch First Air Taxi Route in Chicago

From Vertiport Chicago, located in the Illinois Medical District, passengers will be able to travel to and from O'Hare International Airport (ORD) via Archer's Midnight aircraft in around 10 minutes

Mar 23, 2023
Collaboration Formed to Explore Use of Eve’s Urban ATM Software

Eve Air Mobility and Ferrovial have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for a collaboration that will help enable safe and reliable eVTOL operations in the US and UK

Mar 23, 2023
Terminals Holding & Kookiejar Collaborate on Vertiports

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed during the The Future of Air Transportation in Mauritania conference in Nouakchott, will see cooperation in building and operating transformational, sustainable vertiports in emerging markets, creating societal value

Mar 21, 2023
VPorts to Build First Vertiport at Ras Al Khaimah Airport in UAE

The Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) vertiport, to be established on a 10,000-square-meter site, is designed to establish the UAE as a world class global Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) hub

Mar 20, 2023
SITA & Volocopter Collaborate on Digital Infrastructure for Vertiports

SITA has been selected as Volocopter's preferred digital and IT systems partner for vertiports, and becomes the latest investor to join the Series E funding round

Mar 20, 2023
Advanced Air Mobility Weekly Roundup – WC 12 March

A roundup of the week's Advanced Air Mobility news, including developments from Vertical Aerospace, Joby, and Archer

Mar 17, 2023
NASA AAM Team Flight Tests in Joby’s eVTOL Simulator

In total, four NASA research pilots flew the Joby simulator, which includes joystick controls, avionics, and performance modeling that duplicate the feeling of flying Joby's S4 air taxi

Mar 16, 2023
SkyDrive and VPorts Collaborate to Promote AAM Industry from Dubai

The two companies will collaborate on the technical and business aspect to leverage the AAM Integrator World Center in Dubai for business development and market expansion

Mar 15, 2023
Sikorsky and GE Collaborate on Fully-Autonomous eVTOL Prototype

The HEX program could lead to a family of eVTOL vehicles scaled to carry passengers and payload for both military and commercial applications

Mar 14, 2023
PteroDynamics Raises $7.5 Million to Expand Transwing VTOL

The capital raised will support PteroDynamics' plans to develop larger Transwing aircraft variants, attract engineering talent, and execute on additional contracts

Mar 09, 2023
Advanced Air Mobility Weekly Roundup – WC 26 Feb

A roundup of the week's Advanced Air Mobility news, including developments from AutoFlight, Electra and Volatus Infrastructure

Mar 03, 2023
Volatus and Plana Collaborate on eVTOL Infrastructure

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will see Volatus Infrastructure and Plana support each other and work together on vertiport development and integration of eVTOL operations

Feb 28, 2023
Advanced Air Mobility Weekly Roundup – WC 19 Feb

A roundup of the week's Advanced Air Mobility news, including developments from Lilium, Volocopter and EHang

Feb 24, 2023
ResilienX and Rudasys Aerospace Partner in AAM Market

The partnership will leverage ResilienX's in-time aviation safety management system (IASMS), FRAIHMWORK, and Rudasys' optical-based integrated surveillance system to manage safety throughout airports and vertiports

Feb 23, 2023
Flying Taxi Service Planned from Odense Railway Station

A partnership has been formed by HCA Airport and Copenhagen Helicopter create infrastructure for eVTOL aircraft, with the end-goal to establish a landing sites, the first at Odense Station

Feb 17, 2023