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Charter & Fractional

Japanese Air Charter Group Plans To Operate SD-05 eVTOLs

Japan Biz Aviation fleet includes HondaJets and Bell 429 helicopters
Japan eVTOL services
Aircraft

SkyDrive Builds Its Case for SD-05 eVTOL Certification

Wingless multicopter shapes certification strategy
SkyDrive SD-05 eVTOL aircraft
Rotorcraft

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