UAM infrastructure

Australian UAM infrastructure specialist pushes for construction of rooftop landing facilities

Skyportz and planning group Arup are jointly developing specifications to support property developers wanting to prepare their buildings for urban air mobility (UAM) and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Ahead of such aircraft […]

UAM infrastructure

How do you put out a vertiport fire? One of the many unanswered questions facing UAM infrastructure developers

By Michael Willoughby China’s autonomous air taxi company EHang at the start of December 2019 announced its strategic partnership with property developer Heli Chuangxin Real Estate Co. Ltd. to build out an urban air mobility […]

UAM infrastructure

EVA launches “world’s largest drone control, landing, take-off and charging station”

by Michael Willoughby UVA-developer, Electronic Visionary Architects, claims to have launched the world’s largest drone control, landing, take-off and charging station. The “Vertical Station” allows up to 24 drones to land, deliver their payload, charge […]

UAM infrastructure

Australia’s Skyportz signs deal with car park association to develop air taxi landing sites nationwide

By Michael Doran Australia’s Skyportz is pushing ahead with plans to develop a network of landing sites at major cities in Australia to serve urban air mobility operations and on 13 November 2019 will announce […]

UAM infrastructure

NEXA Capital Partners accelerates investment in eVTOL flight with launch of Urban Air Mobility Geomatics business

NEXA Capital Partners has launched Urban Air Mobility Geomatics, LLC, a new business intelligence entity to accelerate investment into eVTOL flight through analytical tools and advanced models, supported by geospatial data and business case analysis. […]