{"id":18410,"date":"2026-05-15T11:43:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T02:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/?p=18410"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T04:19:18","slug":"us-department-of-transport-and-consulate-general-of-the-united-states-in-osaka-kobe-view-the-osakako-vertiport-and-skydrive-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/18410","title":{"rendered":"US Department of Transport and Consulate-General of the United States in Osaka-Kobe view the Osakako Vertiport and SkyDrive Aircraft"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18410\" class=\"elementor elementor-18410\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9b7ca0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9b7ca0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-434c671\" data-id=\"434c671\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a0d6f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a0d6f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>SkyDrive was recently honored with a visit from Richard Larsen, Consul General at the Consulate-General of the United States in Osaka-Kobe, and Daniel Edwards, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the United States Department of Transport. Both guests, together with other personnel from the Consulate-General of the United States in Osaka-Kobe and regulatory officials, toured the Osakako Vertiport on the shore of Osaka Bay.<\/p><p>The Osakako Vertiport, built by Osaka Metro, is slated to serve as a future hub of SkyDrive\u2019s eVTOL network in the Kansai region. The visitors were welcomed by OsakaMetro, SkyDrive and Soracle, three companies working together to create a viable eVTOL business based around the vertiport. The visitors boarded a mockup of the aircraft and heard from representatives of the three companies about their concrete plans for the future introduction of advanced air mobility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77d74eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77d74eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a48d29b\" data-id=\"a48d29b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-017dfdd 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Through these discussions with the US Department of Transport, we could reconfirm the importance of international cooperation over these core facilities.<\/p><p>SkyDrive will continue to work together with our partners in Japan and overseas to prepare for the future commercialization of eVTOL flights and accelerate the development of the key infrastructure required for safe and convenient air mobility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SkyDrive was recently honored with a visit from Richard Larsen, Consul General at the Consulate-General of the United States in Osaka-Kobe, and Daniel Edwards, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the United States Department of Transport. 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