Companies · Japan
SkyDrive Inc.
SkyDrive Inc. said on 29 October 2026 that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Accuron Technologies, Heron Airbridge, HOPE Technik, KVI, Neo Aeronautics and Volt14 Solutions for joint research on eVTOL component technologies. The release captions a signing ceremony at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on 28 October 2026, during SWITCH. It says the parties will work toward definitive agreements. An MOU is not a contract, a firm order or a certification. No budget, timeline, aircraft order, price or Singapore operation is stated. The release does not name a vehicle model or a type certificate. On November 4, 2026 SkyDrive said it signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding with Goyang Special City and Verty. An MOU is conditional and is not a firm order. The release targets commercial operations in 2028. That year is a target. No aircraft count or price is stated. The release does not say a type certificate has been issued. Asia Business Daily reports a KINTEX UAM Test Center and vertiport, with completion targeted for the end of 2027. The photograph on this page is the November 4 signing. The Singapore photograph remains on that day's post.
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- Where the source places it
- Toyota City, Japan (dateline of the 29 October 2026 release, which says the company is based in Japan)
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SkyDrive Inc.Verty Co. Ltd. (South Korea) |
No aircraft number. Memorandum of understanding, not an order. |
SkyDrive said on September 17, 2026 that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Verty for a joint feasibility study of flight safety, infrastructure and routes in South Korea, including Jeju sightseeing and Seoul-area inter-city routes such as Goyang, with the goal of commercial deployment of the SD-05 by 2028. That year is a goal. An MOU is not a firm order. No price or certificate is stated. Verty's chief executive says SkyDrive is pursuing type certification and calls the SD-05 a three-seater. That is his statement, not an issued type certificate. The release says Verty is aiming to become South Korea's first operator to secure an air operator certificate for eVTOLs. That is an aim. An air operator certificate is not a type certificate, and none is stated as issued. HeliHub republished the release on October 29 and does not add a different agreement. A November 4, 2026 tripartite memorandum with Goyang Special City is a separate agreement. It is also an MOU, not a firm order. |
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SkyDrive Inc.Goyang Special City and Verty Co. Ltd. |
No aircraft number and no price. Tripartite memorandum of understanding, not a firm order. 2028 is a target. |
SkyDrive said on November 4, 2026 that it signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding with Goyang Special City and Verty. An MOU is conditional and is not a firm order. The release targets commercial flight operations in 2028. That year is a target. No aircraft count or price is stated. This is separate from the September 17, 2026 memorandum between SkyDrive and Verty. Asia Business Daily reports the same signing and writes the Korean company's name as Verti. The release does not say a type certificate has been issued. |