Airport operator Fraport and eVTOL developer Lilium have formed a strategic partnership to collaborate on required planning and approval steps for infrastructure to implement commercial eVTOL operations at airports.
“In this collaborative endeavour, our focus is on examining the impact of eVTOLs on airport infrastructure.” said Fraport senior executive vice president aviation Alexander Laukenmann.
The companies plan to analyse future mobility concepts for vertiport (eVTOL landing and take-off platform) networks that are suitable for electric aircraft. Fraport and Lilium will also examine how future vertiport concepts for this type of mobility could look like, especially at and around airports.
“Our goal is to jointly advance regulatory and practical steps for suitable framework conditions for electric aviation and our potential customers in Germany and Europe,” said Lilium CEO Klaus Roewe.
The partnership will begin by working with the German government and industry groups in the country to jointly discuss and accelerate necessary regulatory work.