VERTIPORT

Oct. 15, 2019

The world’s first “vertiport” for electric aircraft is being built in Singapore’s Marina Bay, an early step towards a global network for flying taxis.

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  • A British company, Essex-based Skyports Ltd. plans to show off the “Volocopter vertical take-off and landing station, dubbed a VoloPort or vertiport”, at Marina Bay during the Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress from Oct. 21-25.

  • Germany’s Volocopter GmbH will bring along its electric aircraft for a demonstration flight.

  • Volocopter GmbH is a German aircraft manufacturer.The company specializes in the design of electric multirotor helicopters in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, designed for air taxi use.