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VPorts to Launch Air Mobility Corridor Between Québec and Syracuse
VPorts plans to launch the world's first international, electric AAM corridor between one of its vertiports in Mirabel, Québec, and Syracuse Hancock International Airport (KSYR) in Syracuse, New York.
An artist's rendering of a VPorts vertiport with eVTOL aircraft taking off and landing
VPorts plans to launch the world's first international, electric AAM corridor between one of its vertiports in Mirabel, Québec, and Syracuse Hancock International Airport (KSYR) in Syracuse, New York. (Image: VPorts)

VPorts, a Canadian advanced air mobility (AAM) start-up with plans to build a vertiport network in Québec, has announced what the company says will be the first-ever international AAM corridor for electric aircraft. The company plans to launch an eVTOL flight route between the existing Helico heliport in Mirabel, near Montreal, and Syracuse Hancock International Airport (KSYR) in Syracuse, New York.

While the cross-border route will initially be used to transport commercial cargo between the U.S. and Canada, VPorts says that eventually, people will also be able to travel the route using eVTOL air taxis. VPorts has not specified exactly which eVTOL models will be the first to fly along this route, but the company plans to begin flight trials in 2023. It says its facilities will be open to all operators and makes of aircraft.