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Lyte, Bluenest, and LynePorts Form Team To Develop Middle East Vertiports

Partners say they are working on projects in Oman and the UAE

Lyte Aviation concept for vertiport in Oman — Bluenest and LynePorts are backing plans to develop vertiports for Lyte Aviation’s hybrid hydrogen-electric VTOL aircraft to operate in Middle Eastern countries, including Oman. © Lyte Aviation

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

March 27, 2025

Advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure specialists LynePorts and Bluenest have teamed with hybrid hydrogen-electric VTOL aircraft developer Lyte Aviation to pave the way for new vertiports at locations in the Middle East. The partners announced their alliance on March 27, saying that the initial focus of their joint efforts will be in Oman and the UAE.

UK-based Lyte Aviation is developing both the passenger-carrying SkyBus LA-44 model that could carry between 19 and 40 people, and the SkyTruck freighter with a payload of around 9,900 pounds. The standard projected range for both aircraft, which will feature a hydrogen-electric fuel cell propulsion system developed by H3 Dynamics, will be 1,000 kilometers (544 nm).

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