UrbanV and PAX Aeroportos have announced their selection by the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) to establish a new regulatory vertiport sandbox at Campo de Marte Airport in São Paulo.
The sandbox will aim to ensure that the development of Brazilian Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) technology is developed to meet safety, efficiency and regulatory standards prior to full, system-wide implementation.
Testing at the site will primarily focus on the definition of design criteria for vertiports, passenger processing analysis and the seamless integration of eVTOLs (Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircrafts) into existing airport networks and infrastructures.
Carlo Tursi, CEO at UrbanV, said:At UrbanV, we aim to improve people’s lives by enabling a fast, efficient, safe, and clean alternative to existing transport solutions for people and goods over short distances, by air. We have the ambition to become a major global operator of vertiport networks and we will be global pioneers in establishing some of the first AAM routes worldwide.
We are excited to partner with PAX Aeroportos, an important player in airport management, and we look forward to exploring together with them the great potential of advanced air mobility in Brazil.
Together, the two companies have also stated an intention to jointly develop vertiport infrastructure at both Campo de Marte and Jacarepaguá airports, as well as explore the implementation of additional vertiports across São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
Rogério Prado, CEO of PAX Aeroportos, said:PAX Aeroportos operates two airports with strategic locations in the two largest capitals of Brazil. Our operations are primarily focused on business and general aviation and our existing clientele is aligned with the future demand for eVTOL travel in urban areas.
Therefore, we have important assets to help develop the advanced air mobility business, and our partnership with UrbanV in the Regulatory Sandbox process will allow us to contribute with our expertise in the definition of the framework for vertiport infrastructure design and implementation in Brazil.
