Lilium and UrbanV announced this week a collaboration to develop Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) infrastructure, where plans include constructing vertiports in Italy, the French Riviera and elsewhere, reports a press release. This enables Lilium to launch eVTOL operations and assist its customers with potential for further “premium tourist routes and market opportunities” in the future.
Sebastien Borel, CCO of Lilium, commented, “Our partnership with UrbanV helps to reimagine regional air transport infrastructure. With extensive experience and entrepreneurship in developing the correct infrastructure for eVTOL flight, UrbanV brings a wealth of talent and strong technical expertise to make our ambition to deliver sustainable regional air travel a reality.”
Ivan Bassato, Chairman of UrbanV, added, “With our vertiport network goals, we are building a technology-agnostic platform for operators to provide new and innovative zero-emission transport services.”
He continued, “We see Lilium as one of the leading eVTOL manuafacturers in the world and are excited to partner with them, to ensure that their revolutionary jet can safely land and take off from any of our UrbanV vertiports.”
(Credit: Lilium)
The release states, “UrbanV brings efficient and sustainable advanced air mobility to urban centres with its extensive design and infrastructure expertise for the development of vertiports. Lilium will benefit from their strong foothold and key airport access in Rome, Venice, Bologna, Nice, Cannes, St. Tropez and surrounding areas. Initial focus will be on creating the infrastructure to enable first sustainable eVTOL routes.”
Background
UrbanV is a company founded by Aeroporti di Roma, SAVE Group, Aeroporto di Bologna and Aeroports de la Côte d’Azur, for the development of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) infrastructure at an international level.
The company’s mission is to bring air mobility to urban centres and beyond by designing and managing vertiports. This includes study, design, construction, maintenance and management; the supply and management of ground and/or in-flight services to passengers and commercial operators using AAM and UAM services; consultancy activities (such as feasibility studies and design of infrastructure) for these sectors.
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