Skyports Infrastructure, a provider of vertiport infrastructure for the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry, has had its vertiport design approved for development by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, of Dubai, at the World Government Summit 2023. Continue reading
Category Archives: Urban Air Mobility
Boeing and Wisk Unveil Concept of Operations for Urban Air Mobility
Boeing and its joint venture, Wisk, have partnered to release a Concept of Operations (ConOps) for uncrewed passenger-carrying urban air mobility (UAM) operations using highly-automated, electric aircraft. This release includes a summary and detailed ConOps documents. Continue reading
FAA Releases Vertiport Design Standards
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) t=has released new design guidelines for vertiports, infrastructure that will support Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft. The design standards will serve as the initial step to provide key information for airport owners, operators and infrastructure developers to begin development of facilities that will support operations of AAM aircraft that are electrically powered and take-off and land vertically. Continue reading
South Korean Resort Island to Have Drone Taxi Routes by 2025
South Korea’s resort island of Jeju will launch air routes for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and drone taxis dedicated to tourists in the island by 2025, as the first municipality in the country to do so. Continue reading
Skyportz Announces Plans for Australia’s First Vertiport in Melbourne
Skyportz announced the design for the first vertiport in Australia to service the emerging electric air taxi industry at the AAUS annual Advanced Air Mobility summit in Melbourne. Continue reading
Skyports Closes Series B with $3M from ST Engineering Ventures
Skyports, the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) vertiport infrastructure and drone services provider, has completed the final close of its Series B capital raise with fresh investment from ST Engineering through its Corporate Venture Capital unit, ST Engineering Ventures. Continue reading
Robotic Skies and CORRIDOR Partner to Create Maintenance Technology Solutions for Next Gen UAS/AAM
White House Plans Summit on Drones, Advanced Aviation
The White House is planning a summit on advanced air mobility on August 3rd. as the number of drones operating in the US accelerates. Continue reading