Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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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 <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2025-01-07/atlantic-aviation-goes-big-advanced-air-mobility">acquisition last month</a> 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.”
Cox said vertiport sites can be as small as one or as large as two to three acres. “We’ll start with vertiports in big metro cities and then filter down to medium cities,” he added.
Signature CEO Tony Lefebvre said his company is not interested in converting downtown parking garages into vertiports, explaining, “This is not our core competency.” The company’s current emphasis is adapting its FBOs for eVTOL operations, he noted.
Both said they’re taking an “agnostic” approach to electric aircraft charging infrastructure, though Lefebvre would like to see OEMs commit to a common charging system.

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