Vertiport Testbed Prepares Path For AAM At 2024 Paris Olympics

Angus Batey January 18, 2023
vertiport terminal model

The vertiport terminal at Pontoise has been optimized for the Volocopter’s VoloCity aircraft. A full-scale model is pictured here on Nov. 10, 2022.

Credit: Angus Batey/AW&ST
A functioning, practical and accessible vertiport is as important in developing a commercial advanced air mobility service during the 2024 Paris Olympics as the airborne technologies themselves. A vertiport is a vital part of the advanced air mobility (AAM) Sandbox established at Pontoise Aerodrome...
Angus Batey

Angus Batey has been contributing to various titles within the Aviation Week Network since 2009, reporting on topics ranging from defense and space to business aviation, advanced air mobility and cybersecurity.

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