Overview
- More than 10 vertiports are planned, with Zayed International and Al Bateen confirmed as initial hubs and additional sites, including Yas and Saadiyat, to follow in later phases.
- Abu Dhabi Airports is the primary delivery partner, and Skyports Infrastructure has been engaged for vertiport design, construction and operational integration.
- First eVTOL passenger operations are targeted for 2026, with the UAE aviation regulator expecting eVTOL certification by the third quarter of 2026.
- ADIO announced 29 commercial deployment agreements spanning drone delivery, Level 4 autonomous cargo vehicles, robotics-enabled logistics and cold-chain medical transport with partners including Talabat, Noon, Aramex, PureLab, Sinaha and Autologix with Emirates Post.
- Each site will be integrated with ground transport and digital systems, and Dubai’s crewed Joby test flight and vertiport construction signal UAE-wide momentum toward initial air-taxi services next year.