Skyports Infrastructure (Skyports) and Korean Air, South Korea’s have entered into a partnership to explore the development of a holistic technology platform for the management of eVTOL operations, creating “a system that will support safe and efficient real-world commercial eVTOL services,” say the companies in a press release.
The partnership was announced as a part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two parties, which was signed on the 26th of February during Drone Show Korea (DSK) 2026. The MoU was signed between Ankit Dass, Chief Technology Officer, Skyports Infrastructure, and Kyung-Nam Kim, Managing V.P, Head of R&D Center, Korean Air.
“The new solution will bring together leading technologies that both organisations already have in development – Skyports’ Vertiport Automation System (VAS) will support core vertiport operational capabilities, while Korean Air’s Air Control & Routing Orchestrated Skyway System (ACROSS) platform will contribute flight operations and traffic management expertise,” continues the statement. “The partnership will explore approaches to technical alignment to support future interoperability between Skyport’s VAS and flight operations systems. The development of the system will involve testing and validation, including joint demonstrations and pilot programs related to vertiport operations and AAM integration, with the longer-term ambition of supporting scalable solutions for the emerging AAM industry.”
Skyports’ Dubai vertiport network is planning commercial eVTOL operations before the end of 2026, and it is constructing a parallel network in Abu Dhabi. It also operates the world’s busiest commercial heliport in New York City, Downtown Skyport, which it is transitioning to AAM, and is developing Korea’s first vertiport network in Jeju Island, which will see commercial operations in 2028.
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