Founded in 2018 by Duncan Walker and Simon Morrish, Skyports Infrastructure develops and operates the heliports and vertiports that connect cities to electric vertical flight. Its growing network spans 10 countries, including the London Heliport and Downtown Skyport in New York, while its Dubai project includes the world’s first purpose-built commercial vertiport to receive regulatory certification. Skyports also develops its own Vertiport Automation System to support safe, efficient operations.
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SkyLine Tech GroupFounded in 2013 by aerospace engineer and inventor Claudio Alves, SkyLine Tech Group is a frontier-technology holding company developing the aircraft, autonomous systems, software, and propulsion research intended to shape urban air mobility. Its four-company ecosystem links aerospace vehicle development with artificial intelligence and long-horizon work on unconventional propulsion, giving the Chicago-headquartered group an unusually broad reach from near-term prototypes to fundamental physics research. SkyLine operates across the Americas and Europe and reports more than 12 years of research and development.NEW YORK, NY
Leonardo HelicoptersLeonardo Helicopters develops and manufactures vertical-flight aircraft, including helicopters, tiltrotors and unmanned solutions. Its helicopter range serves civil, parapublic and military missions, and the company states that its platforms operate in more than 150 countries with training, maintenance and mission-support services.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Piasecki Aircraft CorporationFounded in 1955 by helicopter pioneer Frank N. Piasecki, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation develops, builds and flight-tests experimental rotorcraft and unmanned aircraft. The Coatesville research-and-development company has developed and flown more than 25 advanced VTOL and UAV aircraft, carrying its founder’s vertical-flight legacy into projects such as the KARGO II autonomous cargo UAV. Piasecki maintains ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100:2016 certifications.COATESVILLE, PA
bluefliteFounded in 2018, blueflite develops and manufactures U.S.-made autonomous cargo drones and the logistics systems that operate them. Its patented, all-electric tilt-rotor platforms combine vertical takeoff and landing with high-speed forward flight, allowing deliveries to reach remote or difficult locations while protecting cargo from weather. The company’s Cobalt 461 platform is on the FAA’s Section 44807 Approved UAS list, and its Cobalt 46 has received FCC Conditional Approval under the Covered List framework.