Advanced Air Mobility (eVTOL / Urban Air Mobility) Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Asia-Pacific (APAC)

SkyDrive and Verty target commercial eVTOL operations in South Korea by 2028

Japan’s SkyDrive has signed an MOU with South Korea’s Verty to assess commercial eVTOL services from 2028, including short-distance sightseeing and inter-city routes. The partnership will address the integrated operating framework required for deployment, spanning flight operations, air traffic management and vertiport infrastructure.

Discovered 2026-09-17T10:15:22.713222-07:00 | 2026-09-17T10:15:22.713222-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

The MOU links an eVTOL developer with an operator focused on the supporting ecosystem, making flight operations, ATM and vertiport infrastructure part of the deployment plan rather than standalone aircraft development.
The partners are targeting commercial sightseeing and inter-city services in South Korea from 2028, providing a defined market and timeline for regional AAM commercialization.
The agreement highlights South Korea as an APAC test market for integrating eVTOL services into existing aviation and urban infrastructure.

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