London-based urban air mobility company, Skyports, has been chosen to help develop electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) infrastructure and services in time for Japan’s Osaka-Kansai World Expo in 2025.
Delivery drone and eVTOL services
Skyports, which touts itself as the world’s leading vertiport company, has signed agreements with Japan’s Osaka Prefecture for a pair of initiatives. The first involves development of infrastructure and drone delivery services at Osaka’s Super City. The second brings Skyports aboard as a partner to the Green Table platform, which is planning advanced air mobility (AAM) service in Osaka Prefecture.
As part of that, Skyports will orchestrate construction of a functioning passenger eVTOL vertiport in time for the Osaka-Kansai World Expo’s opening in 2025.
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