Category Archives: Urban Air Mobility

NC Universities and NCDOT Partner on Air Mobility and Drone Innovation

North Carolina is paving the way for a new era of air transportation. The N.C. Department of Transportation has formed the University Transportation Center of Excellence for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), bringing together top universities to redefine how we transport people and goods through innovative aviation technologies. Continue reading

Skyports, SEA Milano and 2i Aeroporti Launch ‘VEGA’ Joint Venture

Skyports Infrastructure along with SEA Milan, the owner of Milan’s airports, and 2i Aeroporti, the leading Italian airport infrastructure investment company controlled by F2i infrastructure funds, have announced the formation of VEGA, a joint venture company established to advance the AAM ecosystem across Milan and the wider Lombardy region. Continue reading

First Look at Skyports’ UK Vertiport Revealed

Skyports Infrastructure has unveiled designs for the UK’s first permanent vertiport testbed for the electric air taxi industry, alongside partners Bicester Motion, the 444-acre future mobility estate in Bicester, Oxfordshire, and Vertical Aerospace, a global aerospace and technology company pioneering zero-emissions aviation through the development of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. Continue reading

Skyports Partners with Korean Domestic Carrier on Vertiport Development

Skyports Infrastructure (Skyports), a provider of vertiport infrastructure for the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry, has announced it has entered a partnership with Jeju Air Co., Korea’s number one low-cost airline, to support the deployment of vertiports for air taxi operations in Korea. Continue reading