SITA AND VOLOCOPTER JOIN FORCES

Leading IT specialists SITA, and Volocopter, the pioneers of Urban Air Mobility, have entered a new alliance, with SITA selected as Volocopter’s preferred digital and IT systems partner for vertiports.

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is set to offer future travellers a new form of aviation, with air taxis operating in congested cities across the globe. Here, SITA can use its UAM expertise to develop new operating standards and a digital-first passenger experience.

Sergio Colella, SITA President for Europe, said: “Volocopter is in pole position to make electric air taxis a reality, benefiting from its first-mover advantage. At SITA, we will play a key role in delivering this new digital UAM world and defining a seamless, smarter approach to air travel in a city environment. Together we will turn the theory into practice as early as 2024 when we expect the first commercial eVTOLs to take flight.”