{"id":9763,"date":"2023-07-20T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T01:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/?p=9763"},"modified":"2023-07-24T12:32:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T03:32:30","slug":"skydrive-to-introduce-skydrive-evtol-to-south-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/9763","title":{"rendered":"SkyDrive to Introduce \u201cSKYDRIVE\u201d eVTOL to South Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9763\" class=\"elementor elementor-9763\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c2fbcb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c2fbcb\" 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-6a1873b\" data-id=\"6a1873b\" 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-708af34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"708af34\" 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><b>BEAUFORT, SC. and TOYOTA CITY, JAPAN, July 20, 2023<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> SkyDrive Inc. (\u201cSkyDrive\u201d), a leading Japanese eVTOL aircraft (*1) manufacturer<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">headquartered in Toyota City, Japan, and Austin Aviation Inc. (\u201cAustin Aviation\u201d), a Part 135 charter operator and subsidiary of Lowcountry Aviation Company (\u201cLCA\u201d) in Walterboro, SC, announced a pre-order Letter of Intent (LOI) for SkyDrive to deliver up to five \u201cSKYDRIVE\u201d eVTOL aircraft to Austin Aviation.<\/span><\/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-77caad3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77caad3\" 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-4ff948b\" data-id=\"4ff948b\" 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-26dc58b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26dc58b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.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-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/South-Carolina-Stakeholders-and-SkyDrive-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/South-Carolina-Stakeholders-and-SkyDrive-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/South-Carolina-Stakeholders-and-SkyDrive-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/South-Carolina-Stakeholders-and-SkyDrive-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/South-Carolina-Stakeholders-and-SkyDrive-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/South-Carolina-Stakeholders-and-SkyDrive-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-0edfe8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0edfe8f\" 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-5f57c55\" data-id=\"5f57c55\" 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-fdc9feb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdc9feb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From left, William Fugate (Director of Business Development North America, SkyDrive), Doug Davinroy (Austin Aviation), Marco Cavazzoni (Lowcountry Aviation), Tony Allen (Business Recruitment Manager, South Carolina Department of Commerce), John Fleming (COO, SouthernCarolina Regional Development Alliance), Stephen Murray (Mayor, Beaufort City), Joseph Passiment (County Chairman, Beaufort County), Tomohiro Fukuzawa (CEO, SkyDrive), <\/span><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Mio Maeda (Consul General, Consulate General of Japan)<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-bf4777f-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-bf4777f-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-bf4777f-word-spacing ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">, Dan Sloat (Technical Advisor, Volatus Infrastructure), and John O&#8217;toole\uff08Executive Director at Beaufort County Economic Development Corporation\uff09<\/span><\/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-cf48876 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf48876\" 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-aea1f25\" data-id=\"aea1f25\" 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-736cd15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"736cd15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In January 2023 at the annual VFS eVTOL Symposium in Mesa, Arizona, SkyDrive announced its plans to enter the U.S. market and establish a home base in South Carolina (*2). At this year\u2019s Paris Air Show, SkyDrive announced a new three-person manned configuration, named \u201cSKYDRIVE\u201d that utilizes its patented rotor dome design (*3).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SkyDrive, along with its network of South Carolina Airports, customers, stakeholders and vendors, will create practical use cases originating from the state\u2019s major airports utilizing SkyDrive\u2019s eVTOL aircraft model.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SkyDrive and Volatus Infrastructure, LLC (\u201cVolatus\u201d) agreed to contribute to the creation of robust operational Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) infrastructure plan as part of their previously announced strategic alliance (*4). In concert with South Carolina along with major airports and operators in the state, SkyDrive aims to commence commercial operations as soon as it has completed essential development milestones. Furthermore, Volatus will now expand its role by providing critical expertise as SkyDrive\u2019s infrastructure plan extends from South Carolina\u2019s airports to rural areas within the state.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While SkyDrive continues to develop its South Carolina footprint from its U.S. homebase in Beaufort, SC, the company will utilize LCA\u2019s existing facilities on an as-needed basis.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have received an overwhelming amount of support from local, regional and state organizations here in South Carolina to develop our technology and operations within the state. We are thrilled to be taking this next step of working more closely with all South Carolina stakeholders, with the ultimate aim of placing South Carolina at the forefront of the AAM infrastructure development in the U.S. and making our aircraft more widely accessible in the future,\u201d said Tomohiro Fukuzawa, Founder and CEO, SkyDrive Inc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSustainable electric propulsion vertical take-off and landing vehicles are the next new exciting challenge in General Aviation, following the early lead of the automotive industry with electric propulsion. With the SKYDRIVE vehicle and all South Carolina stakeholders, we look forward to being a part of this next exciting chapter in General Aviation, as this new pioneering electric technology matures into reality,\u201d said Alex Cavazzoni, President, Austin Aviation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are honored to be included in the AAM vision for South Carolina and are excited to be working alongside SkyDrive to develop a statewide AAM infrastructure plan. We hope this sets the tone for the AAM industry in the U.S. and allows for greater advancement and accessibility,\u201d said Grant Fisk, Co-Founder, Volatus Infrastructure, LLC.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Congratulations to SkyDrive on its alliances with Austin Aviation and Volatus. In choosing to base its U.S. operations in South Carolina, SkyDrive is capitalizing on the state\u2019s advanced and capable aerospace industry \u2013 as well as our supportive, dynamic business community \u2013 to further integrate this innovation into the market. We look forward to seeing the SKYDRIVE eVTOL aircrafts take flight,&#8221; said Harry M. Lightsey III, Secretary of Commerce at the State of South Carolina Department of Commerce.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The City of Beaufort is proud to be the U.S. homebase for SkyDrive and we are excited to see their business take-off through continued partnerships with global and regional suppliers. The Lowcountry and South Carolina are poised to be a dominant player in the eVTOL and EV industry because of the hard work and resources made available by Team Beaufort and Team South Carolina,&#8221; said Stephen Murray, Mayor, Beaufort City, South Carolina.<\/span><\/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-087d1e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"087d1e4\" 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-7a275b7\" data-id=\"7a275b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/SKYDRIVE_eVTOL_1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/SKYDRIVE_eVTOL_1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/SKYDRIVE_eVTOL_1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/SKYDRIVE_eVTOL_1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/SKYDRIVE_eVTOL_1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/SKYDRIVE_eVTOL_1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa1b934\" data-id=\"aa1b934\" 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-34d8e97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34d8e97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/SKYDRIVE_eVTOL_2-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/SKYDRIVE_eVTOL_2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/SKYDRIVE_eVTOL_2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/SKYDRIVE_eVTOL_2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/SKYDRIVE_eVTOL_2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/SKYDRIVE_eVTOL_2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc27a2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc27a2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>eVTOL Aircraft \u201cSKYDRIVE\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p>Ends<\/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-82c9866 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82c9866\" 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-5b8459b\" data-id=\"5b8459b\" 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-5b3213f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b3213f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>About SkyDrive Inc.<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SkyDrive was formally established in July 2018 after testing flying car concepts and prototypes from 2014 with the mission of \u201ctaking the lead in the once-in-a-century mobility revolution.\u201d Its vision is to create a future where everyone has access to eVTOLs as their daily transportation in Japan and across the world. The company succeeded in the first crewed flight test in Japan in 2019 and its eVTOL \u201cSKYDRIVE\u201d is in the process of acquiring its Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) certification. SkyDrive has been selected as a company to participate in the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) project at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. SkyDrive is headquartered in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. Tomohiro Fukuzawa is the CEO of the company.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information, please visit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/<\/span><\/a><\/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-8dab8df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dab8df\" 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-dcc1a2a\" data-id=\"dcc1a2a\" 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-3ce97e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ce97e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Editor\u2019s note:<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(*1) eVTOL is short for electric vertical takeoff and landing. eVTOL aircraft are characterized by electrification, a fully autonomous autopilot, and vertical takeoff and landing. It is also called Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) or Urban Air Mobility (UAM).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The above information is sourced from Japan\u2019s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT):<br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlit.go.jp\/common\/001598463.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.mlit.go.jp\/common\/001598463.pdf<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (dated March 2023, in Japanese)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(*2) Related press release: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/8635\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/8635<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(*3) Related press release: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/9455\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/9455<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(*4) Related press release: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/7414\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/7414<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><b>Source: SkyDrive Inc.<br \/><\/b><b>Contact:<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risa Oishi<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public Relations<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SkyDrive Inc.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@skydrive.co.jp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">info@skydrive.co.jp<\/span><\/a><\/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-f888435 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f888435\" 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-5bab970\" data-id=\"5bab970\" 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-20fd33b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20fd33b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/SkyDrive-to-Introduce-SKYDRIVE-eVTOL-to-South-Carolina_20July2023-1.pdf\">SkyDrive to Introduce \u201cSKYDRIVE\u201d eVTOL to South Carolina_20July2023<\/a><\/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>BEAUFORT, SC. and TOYOTA CITY, JAPAN, July 20, 2023 \u2013 SkyDrive Inc. 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