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Hyundai, UK Startup to Build Network of eVTOL Airports

An artist rendering of a hangar at a planned Urban-Air Port. Urban-Air Port Ltd.
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Key Takeaways:

  • Hyundai's Urban Air Mobility Division and UK startup Urban-Air Port plan to build 65 electric urban airports globally.
  • These airports will provide crucial infrastructure for the burgeoning industries of delivery drones and electric air taxis (eVTOLs).
  • The initiative aims to address the significant disparity in investment between eVTOL development and the necessary ground infrastructure to support their operation.
  • Urban-Air Port, a company solely focused on this infrastructure, will unveil the world’s first fully operational urban-air port in Coventry, UK, early next year.
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A division of Hyundai and UK startup Urban-Air Port said Thursday they plan to build 65 electric urban airports worldwide to support burgeoning industries for delivery drones and electric air taxis.

Thom Patterson

Thom is a former senior editor for FLYING. Previously, his freelance reporting appeared in aviation industry magazines. Thom also spent three decades as a TV and digital journalist at CNN’s bureaus in Washington and Atlanta, eventually specializing in aviation. He has reported from air shows in Oshkosh, Farnborough and Paris. Follow Thom on Twitter @thompatterson.

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