VI&E Solutions, Ace VTOL Plan to Add 700 Vertiports in Oceania Region

The vertiport infrastructure and charging station provider looks to expand its presence on the other side of the Pacific.

Jack Daleo

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 09:57 AM ET

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A digital rendering of VI&E’s drive-up vertiport concept, expected to debut at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. [Courtesy: Volatus Infrastructure and Energy Solutions]

Key Takeaways:

Volatus Infrastructure & Energy Solutions (VI&E) has formed an $840 million joint venture with Australia-based Ace VTOL to develop an advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure ecosystem, including 700 vertiports, across the Oceania region.
The agreement for this expansion into Oceania includes integrating Ace's open-sourced artificial intelligence unmanned traffic management (UTM) system and developing wheelchair-accessible, solar-powered lift technology for vertiports.
VI&E is aggressively expanding its global footprint, launching a Series A funding campaign to build new U.S. vertiports and charging stations, and securing strategic partnerships in North America, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore.

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Vertiport infrastructure and electric charging station provider Volatus Infrastructure & Energy Solutions (VI&E)—which earlier this month rebranded from Volatus Infrastructure—is taking its business Down Under.

The new-look VI&E on Monday unveiled a joint venture with Australia-based Ace VTOL to build an advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure ecosystem in the Oceania region spanning 700 vertiports.