Eve Urban Air Mobility has partnered Microflite, an
Australia-based helicopter operator.
The two companies believe that by working together
they can lay the foundation for urban air mobility operations in
Australia, perhaps even as early as 2026.
“This partnership is an exciting development for
Microflite. Australia needs a post-COVID lift and what better way
to do that than by developing high-tech and low carbon jobs that
support transport, tourism and the vibrancy of this wonderful
country,” said Jonathan Booth, CEO of Microflite. “Microflite will
work closely with Eve and its partners to evaluate the best path
to bring this innovative service to customers.”
Microflite and Eve plan to begin their partnership
using helicopters, where appropriate, as a proof of concept to
validate parameters that will apply to future electrical vertical
takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft operations, also known as EVA
(Electrical Vertical Aircraft).
The partnership also aims to develop new services
and procedures that will create a safe and scalable operating
environment for EVA operations together with communities and other
industry stakeholders.
Microflite has worked with Eve since 2019 by
contributing to the Concept of Operations developed jointly
between Eve and Airservices Australia. This work laid the
foundation for exploring new and practical concepts to safely
facilitate the introduction of air taxis using Melbourne,
Australia.
“Our partnership with Microflite allows Eve to
inject innovation and new mobility solutions within the Australian
market. We can deliver a comprehensive solution, including
maintenance services and air traffic management, getting ready to
introduce our aircraft to Australia, while benefiting from
Microflite’s extensive local operational experience,” said Andre
Stein, President & CEO of Eve Urban Air Mobility, an Embraer
spinoff.
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