Volocopter is joining forces with Malaysia Airports and Skyports to develop plans to build vertiports for urban air mobility (UAM) service in the Southeast Asian country. Under a memorandum of understanding announced on July 21, the partners will evaluate suitable sites for operating eVTOL aircraft, like Volocopter’s two-seat VoloCity multicopter and the larger, longer-range VoloConnect fixed-wing model. The study will take account of factors such as demand for flights, customer throughput, and how to integrate all aspects of UAM operations.
Citing Porsche Consulting’s 2018 report, Volocopter stated that the Asia Pacific region will account for around 45 percent of the advanced air mobility market, with a projected value of $9.5 billion by 2035. In an updated report published earlier this month, Porsche's researchers said that 16 Asian cities are among the 30 major international conurbations where it expects to see eVTOL air taxi services launched first. These include the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, as well as the following: Beijing, Chengdu, Kunming, Chongqing, Dongguan, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tianjin in China; the Thai capital, Bangkok; Delhi and Mumbai in India; Manila in the Philippines; Tokyo and Osaka in Japan; and Taiwan's capital, Taipei.
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