Airports
FBO Chains Working To Build Vertiports for eVTOL Ops
City-center eVTOL landing sites could be as small as one acre
Vertiport panel at NBAA regional forum in Orlando, Florida
FBO chains Atlantic Aviation and Signature Aviation are actively working to build the vertiport infrastructure for eVTOL-based advanced air mobility services. L-r: NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen; Eve Air Mobility chief commercial officer Megha Bhatia; Kevin Cox, CEO of Vertiports by Atlantic; and Tony Lefebvre, CEO of Signature Aviation. © Chad Trautvetter/AIN

With eVTOLs poised to enter service in the next 18 to 24 months, FBO providers Atlantic Aviation and Signature Aviation are actively working to stand up vertiport infrastructure for advanced air mobility (AAM) services, company officials said yesterday at the NBAA regional forum in Orlando, Florida. Both companies are seeking to build city-center vertiports while also adapting their FBOs to handle electric aircraft.

“The goal is to build vertiports where the people are,” said Kevin Cox, CEO of Vertiports by Atlantic, a newly created subsidiary following Atlantic’s acquisition last month of vertiport developer Ferrovial. “We’re leading the way in vertiport development and now have four leases in Florida to build vertiports in city environments. AAM isn’t a matter of if, but when, and that when is within two years.”