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UAM infrastructure

Orlando Airport given green light to build eVTOL “vertistop” take-off/landing pad

The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) Board gave airport staff approval to develop a vertistop that will host electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft demonstrations. The action is subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) […]

Batteries

Archer, BETA, Macquarie Capital launch ACES programme to bring eVTOL chargers to 250-plus sites in America

Archer Aviation, BETA Technologies and Macquarie Capital today announced America’s Consortium for Electric Skyways (ACES), a plan to electrify up to 250 air taxi sites across the United States. In the coming decade, the consortium […]

Business Partnerships

Skyports Infrastructure, UI Helicopter and BETA Technologies partner to advance AAM operations in South Korea

Skyports Infrastructure, UI Helicopter Co., Ltd. and BETA Technologies have entered into a strategic partnership to establish electric air taxi services in South Korea, supporting the South Korean Government’s ambition to launch commercial AAM services […]

UAM infrastructure

North Central Texas governments open funding call for airports to prepare for electric aircraft

The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) has announced the North Texas Advanced Air Mobility Readiness Call for Projects to support near-term airport infrastructure improvements that help prepare the region for the next generation […]

UAM infrastructure

UAE’s GCAA has certified the Dubai VDX vertiport for eVTOL operations

The United Arab Emirates’ General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Skyports Infrastructure (Skyports) have announced that VDX, the world’s first purpose-built commercial vertiport, has received regulatory certification for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Electra, UrbanV-Signature partner to develop regional mobility ecosystem

Electra and the UrbanV-Signature Aviation infrastructure platform, which combines UrbanV’s end-to-end vertiport development and operations capabilities with Signature Aviation’s global network of private aviation terminals, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Salinas City, California, agrees Archer manufacturing facility – new four city flight test corridor announced

The City of Salinas, in its meeting of June 30, has approved a 10-year “Through-the-Fence” agreement for Archer Aviation to turning the form Coca-Cola 500,000sq ft facility into its new manufacturing and testing hub. Council […]

Government investment

FAA breaks ground on new AAM research facility

The United States Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have broken ground on a new facility at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City to support research, training and operational analysis for […]