• Participation in the world's largest air taxi exhibition 'AIRTAXI World Congress'
• Automation inspection solution 'IAI Platform' applicable to Bertie Port and Hangar will be unveiled for the first time.

Wiplo, a company specializing in future aviation mobility (AAM) solutions, announced that it will participate in the "2024 AIRTAXI World Congress" to be held in London, England from the 25th to the 28th.

"AIRTAXI World Congress" is the world's largest air taxi exhibition, which marks its fifth anniversary this year, and more than 500 global aviation industry experts visit every year.Last year, 250 companies from 70 countries participated, and visitors of various nationalities visited the venue.Domestic and foreign companies such as Wiplo, Korea Airports Corporation, Korean Air, Archer Aviation, and Sky Sports will participate in this exhibition.Wiplo will participate in the exhibition to develop European and global markets and run a corporate promotion booth.

Wiplo will present its first automated inspection solution 'IAI (Intelligent AAM Inspection) Platform' using AI technology at this exhibition. The IAI platform is an automated gas inspection solution that can be applied to vertiports and hangars.Currently, Wiplo participates in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's drone commercialization project and is building drone ports throughout the country, and plans to expand its business field to develop air taxi inspection infrastructure based on this.

Bertie Port, which Wiplo intends to apply the solution, is a construction infrastructure in the city that can take off and land an air taxi, allowing passengers/freight to get on and off, and basic charging, maintenance, and maintenance.Basically, at Bertieport, at least one essential maintenance personnel from each airline must be present for airframe inspection, and inspections must be conducted with the naked eye.On the other hand, Bertie Port, where Wiplo's IIAI platform is applied, provides an automated gas inspection service to look at more areas such as internal damage and battery conditions that cannot be confirmed by existing visual inspections in a non-contact manner.

The IAI platform is largely divided into two areas.In FATO, which was previously only able to take off and land, it is possible to determine whether the driving unit (motor, rotor, control board) has failed before takeoff, structural stability, and balance of the aircraft.In the Staging Area, where passengers get on and off, ▲ internal and external defects ▲ tire abrasion ▲ battery safety can be comprehensively checked through the technology of the whiplo incorporated in various places, and ▲ battery charging is also possible.

Fusion sensors and AI technologies developed by Wiplo are combined with such an IIAI platform.In particular, the information collected from each item can be checked as quantitative data through the dashboard, and it is possible to predict and maintain the aircraft by identifying the aging and replacement cycle of parts.In addition, it will be provided in a modular form that can be introduced in the desired form in each area of the Bertie Port and Hangar according to demand.Ultimately, the IIAI platform is expected to reduce the turnaround time (TAT) of the aircraft to maximize the efficiency of AAM operations.Furthermore, it is possible to realize a "zero-wait" that does not wait for a long time for passengers to board the aircraft.

Meanwhile, Wiplo will also unveil "Portable Verti-Pit," which can be carried and inspected in addition to the IIAI platform, and "verti-I," which monitors the gas condition in real time while driving.In addition, it plans to focus on a scenario in which the "IAI Platform" is applied to Bertie Port to quickly and elaborately process electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) inspections.

"Using the know-how of drone ports being built in about 25 locations across the country, we have introduced the 'IAI Platform', a dedicated airport for air taxis, to Europe for the first time," said Kim Eui-jung, CEO of Wiplo. "Through this exhibition, we will seek ways to cooperate with AAM experts from each country, including Wiplo's entry into Europe."