Skyports and Wagner Corporation to explore vertiport development in Queensland
Australian property and infrastructure company Wagner Corporation is to partner with Skyports Infrastructure on vertiport development opportunities in Queensland, Australia.
Looking at vertiport development potential in “strategic locations” around Brisbane and the wider Queensland area, Wagner Corporation will identify suitable real estate assets from its portfolio to be evaluated by Skyports for design, operational and commercial feasibility.
The collaboration builds on a recent announcement between Wisk and Skyports to identify an entry-into-service network for Wisk’s autonomous eVTOL in the South East Queensland region.
A potential example of an initial vertiport location is Wagner-Corporation-owned Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, Australia’s first privately funded pubic airport, located 90 miles from Brisbane. “The airport presents a significant opportunity for the development of a regional air taxi vertiport,” explains Skyports Infrastructure.
“Our partnership with Wagner Corporation brings essential local knowledge in airport development, construction, and real estate, which, combined with our vertiport infrastructure experience, will catalyse the launch of air taxi operations,” commented Yun-Yuan Tay, head of Asia-Pacific at Skyports Infrastructure.
John Wagner, chairman at Wagner corporation, added that it was “vital to start work on eVTOL infrastructure to have enough sites approved and operational in the lead up to the launch of air taxi services and ahead of 2032 Olympics”; adding that the upcoming facilities at Toomwoomba Airport would “allow all operators access to a site for the construction and testing of eVTOLs for the Asia Pacific Region”.
