Linnasisesed õhutaksosadamad silmapiiril pärast uut Skyportzi tehingut

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Melbourne-based start-up Skyportz has formed a new partnership with car parking provider Secure Parking, which could see an additional 400 landing bases for electric air taxis throughout Australian cities in the future.

According to Skyportz, the changing nature of working environments throughout the pandemic has opened up a new opportunity for inner-city parking providers to repurpose rooftop car parks as “drone ports” for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles.

“While there will always be a need for car parking in our cities it may be that the demand is not going to bounce to pre-pandemic levels,” said Skyportz founder and CEO Clem Newton-Brown.

“Car parks are ideal locations for Skyportz facilities. They are generally located in places people want to go and they are constructed to a standard which can take the weight of vehicles on flat rooftops.”

Speaking of the new agreement, Secure Parking CEO Peter Anson said, “Secure Parking is delighted to partner with an organisation that shares our vision for pushing the boundaries to find innovative solutions through next-generation technologies.

“We look forward to working collaboratively with Skyportz as we explore what can be achieved together.”

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Skyportz has been working with property owners to establish the landing infrastructure required for the introduction of eVTOL vehicles and air taxis in Australia.

Ettevõte teatas, et keskendub paljude Skyportzi asukohtade tutvustamisele, alates olemasolevatest kopteriväljakutest ja lennujaamadest kuni peamiste äärelinna- ja linnakohtadeni, nagu äripargid, kaubanduskeskused, tööstusobjektid ja linnaäärsed arendused.

The mission is to provide key landing infrastructure to support the growing air taxi industry, with over 300 electric air taxi start-ups around the world already working to introduce the technology, and over $8 billion already invested.

Ülemeremaades jätkab tööstus samuti hoogu, kuna kolm eVTOLi turu esireket – Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation ja Lilium – on kõik enne kavandatud lennukatsetusi avalikustanud.

“Without a Skyportz landing site network, these aircraft are not going to be able to realise their full potential,” Newton-Brown said.

“Our networks will be available for all air taxi entrants, and we expect that we will see a major infrastructure investor partner with us when the time is right.”

The Skyportz CEO said his company has also seen “strong political support” amid growing desires for environmentally friendly aviation solutions.

“However, we are waiting on federal standards and new state regulations to be developed before we can proceed to building the network,” Newton-Brown said.

“Community support for this new era in aviation is going to be essential and we expect that services will start outside urban areas in the initial phase expected to commence with the first electric aircraft becoming operational in the next few years,” he added.

Oktoobris, Skyportz signed an agreement with US manufacturer Electra.aero for the purchase of up to 100 hybrid electric short take-off and landing (STOL) “air taxi” aircraft, suggesting the air taxi infrastructure company also intends to become a dedicated electric airline.

Uute lennukite esimene tarnimine Skyportzile toimub eeldatavasti 2026. aastal ning esimene demonstraatormudel hakkab Austraalia taevast kaunistama juba 2023. aastal.

See tähistab viimast paljudest hiljutistest tehingutest, mille kohaselt võivad lennutaksod ja eVTOL-i sõidukid Austraalias regulaarselt kasutada juba 2025. aastal.

Last year, Embraer offshoot Eve Urban Air Mobility announced a new partnership with Melbourne-based charter helicopter operator Microflite that will work to lay the foundations and “validate parameters” so eVTOL vehicles can launch in the city just five years’ time.

See tuli veidi pärast Eevat teatas eraldi partnerlusest Ascentiga võimaldada revolutsioonilist lennukit broneerida Uberi stiilis rakenduse kaudu.

Hiljuti teatati kahest uuest tehingust, mis näevad ette eVTOL-i lennukite maandumist nii Sydneys kui ka Cairnsis – esimesed omalaadsed teated väljaspool Melbourne’i.

Detsembris, Eve tegi koostööd Cairnsis asuva helikopteriturismioperaatoriga Nautilus Aviation et tuua eVTOL-id Queenslandi.

Lepingu kohaselt kavatseb Nautilus 10. aastaks tervitada kuni 2026 Eve eVTOL-i lennukit, et asendada osa oma praegusest helikopteripargist ja teha turismilende kogu Queenslandi põhjaosas, sealhulgas ikoonilisel Suurel Vallrahul.

Siis, vaid mõni päev hiljem, Eve sõlmis lepingu Sydney Seaplanesiga Selle tulemusel ostab ikooniline Sydneys asuv lennuturismi pakkuja kuni 50 Eve eVTOL-i ning tarnimine peaks samuti algama 2026. aastal.

Source: https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/01/inner-city-air-taxi-ports-on-the-horizon-after-new-skyportz-deal/

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