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SkyDrive Enters Business Partnership with Bangkok Airways, SPI and Saha Tokyu to Explore eVTOL Applications in Thailand

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TOYOTA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 23, 2026-

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Farnborough 2026 – SkyDrive announces supplier deals with Sanyoh, Kineco, ITO and Airtificial

Japan eVTOL developer SkyDrive has announced a range of production contracts with suppliers at the show. It has announced a strategic partnership with Sanyoh Manufacturing Co, a Japan-based specialist in high-precision aerospace sheet metal fabrication, for the manufacturing and supply of key high-precision sheet metal parts for SkyDrive’s production aircraft, the SKYDRIVE (Model SD-05). The scope of supply includes critical structural and mechanical components designed to optimize the performance, weight, and safety of the SD-05. Sanyoh will manufacture lightweight, durable sheet metal components essential for the aircraft’s airframe structural integrity. This utilizes its advanced forming, bending, and assembly capabilities developed over decades of defence and commercial aviation production. India’s Kineco will develop and manufacture high-performance composite aerostructures for the SD-05.. Japan’s ITO Corporation will supply high-precision machined metal parts. The scope of supply includes critical structural and mechanical components designed to optimize the performance, weight, and safety of the SD-05. Spain’s Airtificial Aerospace & Defense will  supply key lightweight carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) primary and secondary structural parts. For more information https://skydrive.co.jp/en/news/72735/ (Image: SkyDrive)

Airtificial Group, through its Aerospace & Defense division, has been selected by the Japanese company SkyDrive for the industrialization and manufacture of the primary and secondary structural parts of its eVTOL electric aircraft. As explained by the Spanish company, it is one of the largest contracts in the manufacture of structural parts for civil aviation signed in the 30 years of Airtiffial history and assumes its entry into the market of a…

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