AAM and Vertiports in Australia

Skyportz and Pelligra Partner to Explore Australian Vertiport Network

by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby

Air taxi infrastructure company Skyportz has announced a partnership with property developer Pelligra to explore the joint development of vertiport networks to attract air taxi and drone delivery services to Australia.

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This new Agreement builds on a prior partnership between Skyportz and other property owners such as Secure Parking, an owner of hundreds of inner city car parking sites.

“We have strong policy support from the Federal Government and our air regulator, CASA to develop Advanced Air Mobility in Australia,” said Skyportz CEO Clem Newton-Brown while speaking at the Avalon Airshow. “The front runner electric air taxis will be certified to operate in the next couple of years. We now need the vertiport sites and if Australia can establish a launch vertiport network we will be in a position to attract the…