Korean Air and Skyports have announced a new partnership for developing eVTOL operations. Announced at the Drone Show Korea, the collaboration builds on the expertise of both partners to build scalable solutions for advanced air mobility (AAM) integration.
Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the Air Control & Routing Orchestrated Skyway System (ACROSS), Korean Air’s proprietary flight ops and air traffic management system, will be linked to Skyports’ Vertiport Automation System (VAS) for vertiport infrastructure control. Together, these two platforms can provide infrastructure for commercial eVTOL development, including check-in, security, boarding, and arrivals.
A Korean Air representative comments:
ACROSS delivers integrated flight control and air traffic management for the low-altitude aviation environment. As vertiports serve as the essential interface for these operations, our partnership with Skyports, a global leader in infrastructure, is a critical milestone in building a safe and efficient AAM ecosystem.
Joint demonstrations and piloting programmes will help the partnership strengthen development of AAM as a public transportation arm. The ACROSS system has already been validated by the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) through Phases 1 and 2 of the K-UAM Grand Challenge.
Skyports have emerged as the industry leaders in vertiports. Sites in Dubai are expected to host commercial operations later this year, while the company is also developing infrastructure in South Korea’s Jeju Island alongside Abu Dhabi and New York.
Ankit Dass, Chief Technology Officer, Skyports, commented:
Whilst eVTOL aircraft development is progressing at a good pace, there are still various unknowns around how they would operate and navigate effectively in the real world environment. This partnership with Korean Air reflects our shared vision to create the technologies and operational frameworks needed to bring Advanced Air Mobility to life.
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