
Aerodrome automation specialist Altaport has signed new partnership agreements with six companies under which it would act as a systems integrator for vertiport infrastructure. The contracts announced this week cover joint efforts to develop a comprehensive vertiport management system, combining multiple critical systems into a single platform with “out-of-the-box capabilities” to facilitate the handling of high-volume ground operations for eVTOL aircraft and cargo drones.
The new partners include weather data analytics company TruWeather; eSTOL aircraft developer Electro.aero, which is providing charging stations; urban air mobility airspace awareness, security, and defense group Fortem Technologies; ground infrastructure operations monitoring and data services automation company 1200.aero; systems health and integrity software systems developer ResilianX; and ground handling operations automation specialist Moonware.