YVRscot
21st Jan 2022, 05:26
As reported on Business Airport International website:
Skyports, a world-leading designer, developer and operator of vertiports for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has announced acquisition of a heliport, previously known as the Falcon Heliport, which is located in East London and only minutes from Canary Wharf financial district. It is one of only two operational heliports in London.
The deal forms part of Skyports’ acquisition strategy of securing, developing and operating a network of vertiports to enable the transition to emissions-free aviation in the UK.
Skyports foresees the launch of fully electric commercial air taxis in the UK within the next few years and the heliport site will form an integral part of Skyports’ ground infrastructure network.
The heliport will continue its existing operations under the new name of ‘Skyports London Heliport’, serving the existing helicopter market until mid-2020s, by which point Skyports anticipates repurposing and equipping the heliport with facilities required to also enable the operation of electric eVTOL aircraft.
Skyports, a world-leading designer, developer and operator of vertiports for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has announced acquisition of a heliport, previously known as the Falcon Heliport, which is located in East London and only minutes from Canary Wharf financial district. It is one of only two operational heliports in London.
The deal forms part of Skyports’ acquisition strategy of securing, developing and operating a network of vertiports to enable the transition to emissions-free aviation in the UK.
Skyports foresees the launch of fully electric commercial air taxis in the UK within the next few years and the heliport site will form an integral part of Skyports’ ground infrastructure network.
The heliport will continue its existing operations under the new name of ‘Skyports London Heliport’, serving the existing helicopter market until mid-2020s, by which point Skyports anticipates repurposing and equipping the heliport with facilities required to also enable the operation of electric eVTOL aircraft.