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Skyports' First UAE Vertiport Wins Technical Design Approval
Vertiport at Dubai International Airport will support Joby's eVTOL air taxi services
Skyports vertiport
The Dubai International Vertiport (DXV), adjacent to Dubai International Airport, is the first commercial vertiport facility to receive technical design approval from the UAE. © Skyports

The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has granted technical design approval to Skyports for the construction of its first commercial vertiport for eVTOL air taxi flights in Dubai. 

Skyports, which has headquarters in London, is working with California-based Joby Aviation to establish a ground infrastructure network for the launch of commercial operations with the latter's four-passenger eVTOL aircraft in 2026. Last year, the government of Dubai awarded Joby exclusive rights to operate eVTOL air taxi services there for six years.