Atlantic Aviation acquires Ferrovial Vertiports

Atlantic Aviation has acquired Ferrovial Vertiports, the vertiport business of infrastructure company Ferrovial.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlantic, Ferrovial Vertiports will immediately begin to operate under the name VertiPorts by Atlantic. The leadership team will continue its role in the development of various US locations for eVTOL operations.

“We see tremendous long-term benefits and growth in building out infrastructure to support the advanced air mobility space,” said Jeff Foland, CEO at Atlantic Aviation. “The combination of our operational expertise with the outstanding work the Ferrovial Vertiports team has done so far will serve as a tremendous boost to safe and efficient eVTOL operations as the network develops.”

The deal is a further example of Atlantic’s enthusiasm for air taxi services following agreements last year with Archer Aviation and Beta Technologies. The latter of which has seen Atlantic begin to install electric aircraft chargers at a number of US FBO locations. 

The FBO firm is also upgrading utilities at New York’s 34th Street Heliport to support eVTOL operations in the area.

“The Ferrovial Vertiports team is pleased to join Atlantic Aviation to forge a transformative and visionary presence in the AAM infrastructure space,” said Kevin Cox, CEO of the VertiPorts by Atlantic business. “We’re setting a new standard for innovation and leadership in the industry which will transform how people move seamlessly to, thru, and between cities.”

“We’re pleased to see Atlantic Aviation embrace Ferrovial Vertiports’ innovative work enabling advanced air mobility,” added Luke Bugeja, CEO of Ferrovial Airports. “Vertiports will be an essential element in Atlantic Aviation’s development of sustainable solutions and state-of-the art aviation services.”

Atlantic Aviation and its newly acquired vertiports team are based in the Dallas, Texas area. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.