Air taxi growth demands efficient vertiports and traffic control systems
DOHA, Qatar - The air taxi market is predicted to grow exponentially by the end of the decade, but experts have warned that its future depends on a well-planned network of vertiports that would need to be integrated into existing infrastructure and supported by advanced air traffic management systems, Al Jazeera reports.
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17 October 2024 - By 2029, the air-taxi market is projected to grow from $4.9 billion last year to $80.3 billion, according to market research firm Spherical Insights. Despite rising interest and demand, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft—low-altitude vehicles designed to travel between cities and airports while bypassing traffic—still face significant challenges before becoming mainstream. These include securing regulatory approval, convincing consumers of their safety, and establishing the necessary infrastructure for take-offs and landings, such as vertiports.
“Air mobility is set to transform our skies, much like how cars revolutionised ground transportation in the 20th century,” Amad Malik, an artificial intelligence and aerospace expert, told Al Jazeera. “As this technology matures, we’ll see a gradual introduction of various flying vehicles, from small delivery drones to larger air taxis and even flying ambulances. Keeping all this traffic safe and conflict free is going to become a big challenge.”
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