Australia’s Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government has released $18M in grants under the first round of the New and Emerging Aviation Technology Partnerships.
“The Emerging Aviation Technology Partnerships Program will ensure our aviation sector remains at the forefront of innovation as it continues to develop and grow, particularly with renewed focus on achieving net zero carbon emissions,” said Minister Catherine King
This grant makes it clear that there is strong policy support for Advanced Air Mobility in Australia at a Federal Government level and backs in the recent roadmap released by air regulator CASA to develop the drone and air taxi market in Australia.
Skyportz is the only vertiport infrastructure company in Australia. They have been working for 4 years to encourage the development of advanced air mobility policy at all levels of Government, particularly in the space of essential vertiport infrastructure.
“We are really pleased about this announcement as it is putting resources into drones and air taxi developments that will one day need our network of vertiports to fulfil their potential,” said Clem Newton-Brown, CEO of Skyportz.
This press release was prepared and distributed by Skyportz.
