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Gold Coast Helicopter Operator Signs Up for Australian Vertiport Network Plan
Sea World Helicopters has joined a partnership led by ground infrastructure group Skyportz to develop commercial eVTOL aircraft operations in Australia.
Skyportz is planning to develop vertiports in the Australian city of Brisbane.
Skyportz is working to develop a network of vertiports for eVTOL aircraft operations across Australia, including the city of Brisbane and nearby Gold Coast. (Image: Skyportz)

Advanced air mobility ground infrastructure provider Skyportz has added more partners to help build its planned network of eVTOL aircraft landing sites in Australia. The Melbourne-based company said it has partnered with Sea World Helicopters to prepare to introduce air taxi services in the Gold Coast metropolitan area, south of Brisbane in the state of Queensland.

Addressing the Australian Association for Uncrewed Systems (AAUS) in Canberra on March 30, Skyportz CEO Clem Newton-Brown said that eVTOL operations could be up and running in and around the Gold Coast by 2032 when Brisbane will be hosting the Olympic Games. He said that the company has already identified potential sites in southern Queensland and will explore how these could be used to develop vertiports.