Skyway Technologies, a US-based vertiport infrastructure and planning company, is to develop a comprehensive network of vertiports in the Bay Area and across northern California with Berg Holdings, a San Francisco Bay Area real estate developer.

Key locations within the vertiport network rollout plan will support eVTOL industry development and convenient and speedy passenger and cargo delivery between Mountain View, Marin County, Sonoma County, San Jose and locations along the East Bay I-680 corridor. The second stage of development will include other locations in the Bay Area and throughout northern California.

Each vertiport site is designed to support relevant UAM use cases specific to that location; to provide required levels of service; to be integrated into the existing legacy airspace traffic; and to be agnostic to eVTOL vehicles. The sites are intended to be certified by the FAA and in place to support anticipated certified commercial eVTOL flight by mid/late 2025.

"The Bay Area has always been about pioneering and progress, with horizons to be navigated as well as admired. Berg Holdings looks forward to assisting Skyway in the pursuit of commonsense sites and regulations to make local aero mobility more equitable, efficient, safe, green and enjoyable," says Berg managing director Carlo Berg.

The two companies see the slow-paced UAM infrastructure development marketplace as a unique opportunity to leverage Berg's substantial real estate portfolio for UAM vertiport destinations. Berg views the partnership with Skyway as a path to maximising its market share, allowing Skyway to deliver the necessary UAM technology services to plan for and operate vertiport facilities while analysing other potential locations that benefit regional and community vertiport development strategies.