Korea Airports Corporation Forms K-UAM Dream Team... "Preparing for UAM Business"

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] Korea Airports Corporation announced on the 13th that it has formed the K-UAM Dream Team together with Hanwha Systems, SK Telecom, Korea Transport Institute, and Korea Meteorological Industry Technology Institute to officially begin preparations for operating tourism and public urban air mobility (UAM) in low-density flight environments by 2025.

The ‘UAM low-density flight environment’ refers to air routes where safe flight is possible with current technology and aviation infrastructure, utilizing skies with fewer obstacles such as high-rise buildings, thereby increasing trust in safety. It will serve as a testbed for the development of advanced technologies and operational standards for high-density urban flights, which are expected to require long-term preparation.

Under this agreement, to launch the tourism and public UAM business in 2025, ▲Korea Airports Corporation will be responsible for establishing and operating UAM takeoff and landing sites and traffic management ▲Hanwha Systems will handle aircraft development, MRO, navigation and control·ICT solution development ▲SK Telecom will provide UAM services, develop and operate mobility platforms, and build UAM communication systems ▲Korea Transport Institute will conduct demand forecasting and research on securing public acceptance ▲Korea Meteorological Industry Technology Institute will provide real-time weather information and forecasting services, and conduct research and development (R&D) in the meteorological field. The development of the UAM traffic management system will be a collaboration between Korea Airports Corporation, Hanwha Systems, and SK Telecom.

The K-UAM Dream Team will participate in the UAM demonstration project led by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to verify the core technologies and solutions each company possesses and establish an interoperable system. Furthermore, they plan to jointly conduct research and development of core technologies necessary for business in congested urban and high-density flight environments.

President Yoon Hyung-jung stated, “Korea Airports Corporation has been striving for 42 years to ensure that citizens can use aviation services with peace of mind,” and added, “By leveraging the technology, know-how, and safe flight infrastructure possessed by Korea Airports Corporation, and with the K-UAM Dream Team, which holds the best technologies in each field, working together in one direction, we will establish a global leading position in the UAM industry, which will be a future growth engine.”

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