Lotte Consortium Executes Phase 1 of K-UAM Grand Challenge

Lotte Construction Forms Consortium with Lotte Innovate and Lotte Rental
Completes 4-Week Demonstration Project at Goheung Aviation Center

Lotte Construction announced on the 1st that it has successfully completed the demonstration project of the "Korean Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge Phase 1" hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

This demonstration was conducted for about four weeks from May 27 at the Goheung Aviation Center in Jeollanam-do, utilizing a large-scale aircraft (helicopter). It fulfilled roles such as aircraft operation, vertiport management, and flight support.

The "Korean Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge (K-UAM GC)" is a large-scale public-private joint demonstration project promoted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to verify aircraft safety and establish operational concepts and technical standards suitable for domestic conditions, aiming for the commercialization of UAM in Korea by 2025.

Lotte Construction participated in this demonstration project by forming the Lotte Consortium together with Lotte Innovate and Lotte Rental, affiliates of Lotte Group. In the Lotte Consortium, "Aircraft & Operators" was handled by Kenkoa Aviation, "Traffic Management" by Lotte Innovate, and "Vertiport" was led by Lotte Rental with participation from Lotte Construction and Lotte Innovate. The "Vertiport Control System" was managed by Unitech, and "Controllers" participated from Wiwons.

The Lotte Consortium focused on verifying operational procedures and ensuring safe flights during this demonstration. Specifically, they conducted ▲ verification of integrated operability for urban air mobility operators ▲ vertiport-centered demonstrations to confirm functions, performance, and procedures applying integrated demonstration flight items ▲ measurement of takeoff and landing load changes to propose appropriate design loads for rooftop vertiport design ▲ scenario flights simulating linkage with military control airspace.

In April, Lotte Construction, together with Hyundai Elevator, Korea National University of Transportation, and Cheongju University, was selected for the "2024 Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) Safety Operation System Core Technology Development Project," specifically for the task of "Design, Construction Technology, and Surveillance System Development for Mobile Modular Vertiports." They plan to build a modular vertiport in Ulsan City by 2026. This project is one of the 12 national strategic technology projects, and through continuous collaboration with Lotte Innovate and Lotte Rental, they plan to lead the group’s UAM business.