Airlines
Wilbur Air Will Operate Electra's eSTOL Aircraft in Australia
The operator is a spinoff from AAM infrastructure group Skyportz
A digital rendering of a Wilbur Air Electra eSTOL aircraft
Australian start-up Wilbur Air intends to buy up to 100 of Electra's eSTOL aircraft using new vertiports and vertistops. © Skyportz

Australian advanced air mobility (AAM) group Skyportz is launching a new subsidiary to operate electric and hybrid-electric aircraft. The new Wilbur Air operation this week announced its intention to acquire up to 100 of Electra’s nine-passenger eSTOL aircraft, and it will fly these on routes using Skyportz’s planned network of vertiports in several Australian cities.

Wilbur Air intends to work with existing operators who have fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters in their fleets and want to transition to AAM aircraft and fly services under its brand with priority access to Skyportz’s vertiports. The Electra aircraft is expected to enter service in 2028 after being certified under FAA Part 23 rules.

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