SEA Milan, which manages Milan Malpensa and Milan Linate airports in Italy, has signed a partnership with vertiport owner, Skyports, to investigate the development and operation of a network of vertiports across Italy. The collaboration will enable SEA Group to explore the deployment of vehicle-agnostic, scalable and cost-effective vertiports across the city and the surrounding region. Use cases for advanced air mobility have already been identified, which would see commercial operations being established in time for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
“I’m really excited about this partnership,” said Duncan Walker, CEO and Founder of Skyports. “Milan is a central business hub for Italy’s northern region, which makes it an attractive market for advanced air mobility applications. Our plans are to have a number of operational vertiports across Italy by the mid-2020s in time for the 2026 Winter Olympics. SEA Milano is the ideal partner for delivering on our strategy in Italy.”
Commenting on how SEA is committed to the development of advanced air mobility (AAM) as a core component of its sustainability strategy, Armando Brunini, CEO of SEA Milan Airports added: “Collaborating with Skyports, the global market leader in designing, building and operating vertiports will accelerate SEA’s capability to deploy a network of vertiports, starting from greater Milan. Thus we are supporting the start-up and development of this promising and sustainable mode of air mobility, as set out in the framework guidelines of the national strategic roadmap for AAM developed by ENAC, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority.”
