Vertiport Opens At Paris AAM Sandbox

Volocopter’s 2X prototype flies above the runway at the new vertiport at Pontoise while a light aircraft lands. In the foreground is a full-scale model of the VoloCity.

Credit: Angus Batey/AW&ST
PONTOISE, France–Another step toward operating a commercial urban air mobility (UAM) service in Paris during the 2024 Summer Olympics has been taken with the opening of a vertiport terminal within the Advanced Air Mobility Sandbox test environment at the Pontoise Aerodrome here. The building...
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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