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Korean Leasing Group Plans to Add SkyDrive eVTOL Vehicle to Portfolio
Japan-based SkyDrive now has pre-order agreements for its SD-05 aircraft from customers in Vietnam, the U.S., Japan, and South Korea.
SkyDrive is developing a three-seat eVTOL aircraft.
SkyDrive's SD-05 three-seat eVTOL aircraft could be operating in South Korea's capital Seoul after achieving type certification in 2026. (Image: SkyDrive)

Korean aircraft leasing group Solyu Company plans to acquire up to 50 of SkyDrive’s eVTOL vehicles to its portfolio. In a memorandum of understanding signed on September 15, Solyu agreed to provisional pre-orders for the three-seat SD-05 aircraft.

Seoul-based Solyu is preparing to provide equipment to support the anticipated demand for advanced air mobility services in South Korea, where the government has expressed support for the new mode of transportation as part of plans to reduce urban road congestion. The company also intends to include other electric airplanes, including new eSTOL models that only need short runways to operate, in its leasing portfolio. Earlier this month, Solyu signed a provisional agreement to buy 25 of Eviation’s Alice electric regional aircraft.

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