Sita and Urban-Air Port (UAP) have joined forces to combine modular vertiport infrastructure with digital platforms for integrated, scalable and passenger-centric urban air transport.

Electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOLs), enabled by smart vertiports, could reshape short regional journeys, cutting carbon emissions, saving time and alleviating pressure on existing infrastructure.

Swiss firm Sita’s technology will help leverage UAP’s patented vertiport technology, which delivers compact, high-capacity infrastructure for cleaner, better connected multi-modal hubs for passengers and cargo with civilian and defence applications. UAP’s Vertical Airfield innovation, 80% smaller than conventional airfields, supports safe, quiet hybrid VTOL operations at height with modular, scalable designs and integrated energy storage, enhancing passenger experience and sustainability.

The partnership will create an integrated software-defined vertiport. UK firm UAP contributes expertise in modular, rapidly deployable vertiports, while Sita brings decades of travel tech proficiency, including passenger processing, air-to-ground communications and real-time data management. Together, they are delivering the digital and physical building blocks to unlock fast deployment, safe operations and a seamless passenger experience.

“Urban air mobility holds vast potential to shape the future of travel, but it must scale rapidly, safely and intelligently,” said Benoit Verbaere, director at Sita (www.sita.aero). “We’re using our decades of aviation expertise to build the digital backbone of the AAM [advanced air mobility] ecosystem, seamlessly integrating eVTOLs into tomorrow’s intermodal transport networks.”

Central to the initiative is the VMS vertiport management system, a cloud-based platform orchestrating every aspect of vertiport operations, including planning, resource allocation, passenger flow, weather data monitoring and security. By integrating modular infrastructure with a cloud-native platform, automation and AI support, the partnership aims to deliver the resilience, scalability and operational agility essential for high-density AAM deployments in complex urban environments.

“This isn’t just about new infrastructure, it’s about delivering a fully-connected experience for passengers, VTOL and transport operators,” said Andrea Wu, CEO of Urban-Air Port (www.urbanairport.com). “By uniting our innovative vertiport hardware with Sita’s proven aviation platforms, we’re building a real foundation for safe, scalable air mobility with global reach.”