Atlantic’s sustainability strategy focuses on reducing Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions – those resulting directly and indirectly from the company’s operations, from activities like fuel consumption and electricity purchases. It also aims to cut Scope 3 emissions: those resulting from activity upstream and downstream on the value chain, like the manufacture of products and services purchased by the company, or to investments made by the company.

To those ends, the company has embraced sustainability aviation fuel (SAF), selling 9 million gallons to customers in 2024, and making SAF available at more locations. It also sells carbon credits for customers who aren’t able to purchase SAF directly. It is aggressive about finding ways to build more sustainable infrastructure and operate facilities more efficiently. And it measures progress toward sustainability goals to track ongoing progress.

In addition, in an especially newsworthy development, in late 2024 the company acquired Ferrovial Vertiports. The acquisition positions Atlantic Aviation at the center of an emerging sector of air travel – advanced air mobility (AAM) – and among the vanguard of companies building a more sustainable future for business aviation.

Turning the Vision of Electric Air Taxis into Reality on the Ground

 VertiPorts by Atlantic is building out a network of sustainable infrastructure to support the emerging market for travel via electric takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Big money is driving the development of this space, which has attracted enormous investments from institutional investors as well as companies like Airbus, Boeing, Honda, Hyundai and Toyota.

eVTOL aircraft promise to revolutionize the way people fly. They’re far less expensive to manufacture, maintain, and fly than traditional aircraft, which will drive far more affordable pricing for passengers. And they’re quiet enough to fly in city centers as well as into and out of airports, using vertiports – think: helipads, but for vehicles that are nearly silent and generate zero carbon emissions.

“This will fundamentally change how people travel to, through and beyond cities,” explained Kevin Cox, CEO of VertiPorts by Atlantic. “In a decade, we anticipate that hundreds of vertiports will be in operation around the globe. And because it doesn’t take years to manufacture these aircraft – eVTOLs can be manufactured on a production platform not dissimilar to cars – there will be literally thousands of these new aircraft operating around the globe. It is important to understand that this form of transportation is additive to existing aviation markets. It will complement and create new market opportunities through the introduction of a truly transformative aircraft capable of quietly and efficiently entering city centers and communities, with a limited amount of infrastructure required to operate.”

Taking the Lead in Creating Tomorrow’s Aviation Infrastructure

VertiPorts by Atlantic possesses some major advantages as it pursues its mission to deliver an extensive network of eVTOL infrastructure. Its parent company’s FBOs give it the advantage of having an existing infrastructure network to expand on. Its seasoned leadership team brings unmatched insight and experience to the table. And using Atlantic’s proprietary, cutting-edge data analytics capabilities, it can better identify city-center locations where demand for eVTOL service will be highest, and better optimize pricing.

“We’re uniquely positioned to lead on the infrastructure front,” affirmed Cox. “We have real infrastructure already in place, a very senior team, an unmatched ability to identify the right markets for vertiports, and the resources to build quickly.”

With the FAA now certifying eVTOL operators and carriers and commercial eVTOL flights expected to begin in late 2025 or early 2026, VertiPorts by Atlantic is in the game on the ground floor, and for the long haul. And for good reason, with the global eVTOL market projected to reach $170 billion by 2034.

Building a Cleaner, More Convenient Future

AAM promises to evolve aviation even beyond driving the creation of a new commercial air-travel market. For example, eVTOL aircraft offer a new way to move cargo, transport human organs for use in lifesaving implant operations, and respond to medical emergencies and natural disasters. Next-generation AAM may include remotely piloted aircraft. Eventually, we are likely to see fully autonomous aircraft. And someday soon, individuals may even own and operate their own AAM craft at scale – just like in “The Jetsons.” All of this represents great news for travelers – and a giant step towards achieving net-zero business aviation emissions by 2050.

“Over aviation’s 122-year history, there have been a few key transformational moments. I personally believe that we are in one of those rare, very exciting times where technology, capital, and the entrepreneurial spirit combine to change transportation for generations to come,” concluded Cox. “The entire Atlantic Aviation team is well positioned and privileged to help usher in this new form of flight, during this unique moment in time.”