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Japan finance minister visits SkyDrive eVTOL test site as company discusses commercial deployment

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Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama visited SkyDrive’s flight-test facility in Yamaguchi City, where she observed a demonstration of the company’s electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The visit included discussions of plans for commercial deployment.

Discovered 2026-11-04T00:19:11.774090-08:00 | 2026-11-04T00:19:11.774090-08:00

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  • The minister’s visit brings national-level attention to SkyDrive’s eVTOL development and its proposed path toward commercial deployment.
  • The demonstration at the Yamaguchi City test facility highlights the role of flight testing in advancing the company’s plans.

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