Flying Taxis to be trialled in Bicester
Plans have been submitted to Cherwell District Council for the construction in Bicester of a new living lab vertiport for research and development, final Approach and Take Off (FATO) area / safety area and aircraft stand with associated access and landscape works.
Duncan Walker, chief executive officer at Skyports, said the vertiport would be "a key location for early demonstration flights" and would "help to pave the way for permanent operations in the future".
Daniel Geoghegan, chief executive at Bicester Motion, added that the plans were "a major step for UK aviation innovation" and that "these eVTOLs will use electric power to hover, take off and land vertically, meaning that noise is kept to a minimum and pioneering sustainable flight and travel are nearer a reality".
A target decision date for the application has been penned for 19th April. You can read the full application details here:
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