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SkyDrive Consortium Eyes Commercial eVTOL Services By 2028

Japanese companies say 100 air taxis could be operational around Osaka in 2035
SkyDrive’s SD-05 eVTOL flies over the Osakako Vertiport during Expo 2025 demonstrations in Osaka, Japan.
Regulations and Government

Japan Targets 2027 Launch for Commercial eVTOL Flights

Revised advanced air mobility roadmap outlines phased rollout
SkyDrive's SD-05 eVTOL conducted a demonstration flight over Tokyo in February 2026.
Rotorcraft

JCAB Agrees on SkyDrive General Certification Plan

Company aims to begin deliveries in 2028
SkyDrive Tokyo demo flight
Rotorcraft

Taiwan's 7 Drones Plans Intra-Island eVTOL Air Taxi Connections

Ten eVTOL aircraft to support proposed Taiwanese inter-island medical evacuation services
SkyDrive graphic overlaid with map of Penghu Archipelago
Aircraft

SkyDrive Chases eVTOL Aircraft Certification Milestone

The Japanese start-up is developing the three-seat SD-05 multicopter
SkyDrive SD-05
Rotorcraft

AeroGulf Plans to Buy Up to 20 SkyDrive eVTOL Aircraft

Dubai helicopter charter operator outlines provisional framework for eVTOL aircraft acquisition
View over Osaka harbour from an onboard camera of the SD-05 eVTOL
Aircraft

In Japan, World Expo Visitors Are Getting Their First Glimpse of New eVTOL Aircraft

Authorities in Japan have shown encouragement for early plans to launch eVTOL air services.
Skydrive eVTOL demonstrating at World Expo 2025
Charter & Fractional

Indonesian Helicopter Group Plans eVTOL Air-taxi Services

Whitesky Aviation says it may buy up to 30 of SkyDrive’s three-seat eVTOL vehicle
Whitesky and SkyDrive Jakarta eVTOL air taxi network
Charter & Fractional

Railway Companies Back SkyDrive’s Plans for eVTOL Air Taxis

Flight networks could connect train stations with other parts of Japanese cities
SkyDrive SD-05 eVTOL aircraft in Japan
Avionics

SkyDrive Picks Stirling Dynamics To Supply eVTOL Pilot Control Sticks

Stirling will make custom active control inceptors for the fly-by-wire aircraft
SkyDrive SD-05