Skyportz Partners with Electro.Aero for “Vertiport in a Box” Solution It's a chicken and egg scenario - which comes first, the vertiport or the passenger eVTOL business? Who's going to invest in the vertiport infrastructure required to get the business off the ground? The vertiport version of a pre-fab tiny house could provide the answer. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. … [Read more...] about How Do You Convince Developers to Build Vertiport Infrastructure? A “Vertiport in a Box” Might be the Answer.
Urban Air Mobility
Archer Aviation and United Airways Establish Air Taxi Route in Chicago [VIDEO]
Archer Aviation, United Airlines Establishing Air Taxi Route in Chicago by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Archer Aviation and United Airlines announced plans to launch Chicago’s first air taxi route. The route will be situated between O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Vertiport Chicago, the largest vertical aircraft take off and landing facility in the … [Read more...] about Archer Aviation and United Airways Establish Air Taxi Route in Chicago [VIDEO]
DRONELIFE and DroneTalks Recap: UAM, U-Space, and Getting to Scale with Commercial Drone Ops
DRONELIFE and DroneTalks do a quick recap, from the floor of Amsterdam Drone Week. DRONELIFE met up with Eszter Kovács, the CEO & co-founder of DroneTalks Group and Aerial Cities at Amsterdam Drone Week! DRONELIFE Editor Miriam McNabb speaks with host Eszter Kovács about the themes and topics they saw covered: urban air mobility, U-Space, and the path to commercial … [Read more...] about DRONELIFE and DroneTalks Recap: UAM, U-Space, and Getting to Scale with Commercial Drone Ops
Urban Air Mobility in the APAC Region: The Drivers Behind Participation
At Amsterdam Drone Week today, a panel of experts in urban air mobility discussed the opportunity in the Asia Pacific - and the drivers behind bringing UAM to the region. Diana Cooper is the Global Head of Policy at Supernal, a Hyundai company developing eVTOL for the commuter market. Cooper says that there are some major drivers behind the growth of urban air mobility in the … [Read more...] about Urban Air Mobility in the APAC Region: The Drivers Behind Participation
Volocopter, SITA Partner to Create Urban Air Mobility Infrastructure
Volocopter Partners with SITA on Urban Air Mobility Infrastructure by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M, Crosby Urban air mobility (UAM) leader Volocopter has entered a partnership with air transport industry IT provider SITA. The agreement positions SITA as Volocopter’s preferred digital and IT systems partner for vertiports, as well as the latest investor in Volocopter’s Series … [Read more...] about Volocopter, SITA Partner to Create Urban Air Mobility Infrastructure
