Electric air taxi infrastructure start-up, Skyportz, has announced the establishment of Wilbur Air, a completely owned subsidiary that may operate electric and hybrid aircraft from its network of vertiports across Australia. Wilbur Air may have priority access to Skyportz vertiport locations, that are set to be developed nationwide.
Wilbur Air plans to utilize a variety of aircraft partners to support various services, including heavy lifting drone deliveries and each short and long-range passenger travel. The airline’s first aircraft partnership was with Electra.Aero.
Today, Wilbur Air and FlyNow announced a brand new partnership to introduce as much as 100 FlyNow aircraft into the Australian market. “We’re very excited in regards to the potential for the FlyNow aircraft initially for our automatic freight services, flying business to business,” said CEO Clem Newton-Brown. “Lots of our Skyportz vertiport partners are industrial property owners that are looking for heavy lifting drone freight solutions.”
Newton-Brown emphasized the strategic approach to this partnership, stating, “Establishing a business-to-business freight service will enable us to prove the concept and operational safety in partnership with FlyNow, before we move to passenger applications.”
FlyNow’s CEO, Jurgen Greil, expressed enthusiasm for the collaboration, stating, “We’re thrilled to announce a groundbreaking collaboration that may take urban transportation to recent heights in Australia, integrating cutting-edge FlyNow eCopters into an intensive 3D-mobility network. FlyNow brings to the table our state-of-the-art, whisper-quiet eCopters, setting a brand new benchmark in eco-friendly, cost-effective, and efficient urban transport. Together, we’re not only connecting points on a map; we’re making a seamless, sky-bound journey that’s as breathtaking because the innovation behind it.”
Skyportz has been focused on developing the Advanced Air Mobility infrastructure in Australia for the past five years. Its aim is to decouple aviation from traditional airports, allowing property owners to activate their sites with vertiports.
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