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World’s First eVTOL Vertiport Opens in United Kingdom

Air-One, the world’s first eVTOL vertiport, opened Monday in Coventry, United Kingdom. [Courtesy: Urban-Air Port]
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Key Takeaways:

  • Urban-Air Port, in partnership with Supernal (Hyundai Motor Group’s urban air mobility division), has opened Air-One, the world’s first fully operational eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) vertiport in Coventry, United Kingdom.
  • Air-One serves as a temporary blueprint to demonstrate the necessary infrastructure for advanced air mobility, with plans for over 200 similar vertiports globally within the next five years.
  • The initiative aims to usher in a new era of zero-emission, congestion-free urban travel, supporting a forecasted $1 trillion advanced air mobility market.
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Set to be the first of many, business leaders from Urban-Air Port and Supernal gathered Monday to open Air-One, the world’s first eVTOL vertiport, in Coventry, United Kingdom.

Urban-Air Port, a U.K.-based ground infrastructure developer, demonstrated the world’s first fully operational eVTOL hub in cooperation with Hyundai Motor Group’s urban air mobility division, Supernal.

Jeremy Kariuki

Jeremy attained his bachelor's in journalism and emerging media from Kennesaw State University. He also served in the Georgia Air National Guard as a C-130 Crew Chief for six years, holding an associate in aircraft maintenance technology.

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