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Eve Air Mobility's latest customer is one of the most important names in Japan's public aviation, and it sets another milestone on this Brazilian company's journey to conquer the Asia-Pacific region.
Eve is one of the very few eVTOL makers worldwide that are backed by an established, heavy-duty aviation player. Eve was set up as the AAM (Advanced Air Mobility) branch of Embraer, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, and it has currently reached a point of huge market success with letters of intent for almost 3,000 units of its battery-electric aircraft.
One of the latest customers is AirX, known as the biggest public helicopter charter service in Japan and one of the AAM pioneers in this country (it launched what is considered to be the first eVTOL test field in the Greater Tokyo Area). Based on the letter of intention signed by the two, Eve will deliver ten electric aircraft to AirX, with the option of 40 more.
In addition to the aircraft, the Japanese operator will use Eve's operations solution and its recently launched urban air traffic management software named Vector. In fact, Eve's unique efforts toward developing a comprehensive ecosystem, and not just an aircraft, were part of the reason why AirX chose to purchase air taxis from the Brazilian startup.
This isn't Eve's only collaboration with Japan-based companies. Earlier this year, Eve announced a partnership with SkyScape, a vertiport developer in Osaka. SkyScape is one of the AAM trailblazers in the region, and its vision is based on a modular, flexible concept using sustainable, ready-made units as the building block for future vertiports. Eve's Vector ATM tool is set to become an integral part of these vertiports.
Vector was designed as an agnostic software solution for managing air taxi traffic, which will allow any vertiport operator or eVTOL maker to benefit from its advantages.
Eve has secured orders for its electric aircraft worldwide, including the US, and it's particularly interested in the Asia-Pacific region. This Brazilian eVTOL is set to operate in places like South Korea, Australia, Cambodia, India, and Japan.
Eve has even been working hard at setting up a dedicated factory in the Taubate city, Sao Paolo. This is where it's currently assembling the first full-scale Eve demonstrator that will kick off flight testing soon.
The Brazilian air taxi will boast a lift-plus-cruise configuration with eight lift rotors for vertical takeoff and landing and one push rotor for cruise flight. In terms of performance, it will operate like most battery-electric air taxis, with a limited range of no more than 100 km (60 miles) and a maximum speed of 100 knots (185 kph). It also claims to ensure low noise levels for urban operations and lower costs due to fewer parts and operational efficiency.
The Eve air taxi is scheduled to enter service in 2026.
One of the latest customers is AirX, known as the biggest public helicopter charter service in Japan and one of the AAM pioneers in this country (it launched what is considered to be the first eVTOL test field in the Greater Tokyo Area). Based on the letter of intention signed by the two, Eve will deliver ten electric aircraft to AirX, with the option of 40 more.
In addition to the aircraft, the Japanese operator will use Eve's operations solution and its recently launched urban air traffic management software named Vector. In fact, Eve's unique efforts toward developing a comprehensive ecosystem, and not just an aircraft, were part of the reason why AirX chose to purchase air taxis from the Brazilian startup.
This isn't Eve's only collaboration with Japan-based companies. Earlier this year, Eve announced a partnership with SkyScape, a vertiport developer in Osaka. SkyScape is one of the AAM trailblazers in the region, and its vision is based on a modular, flexible concept using sustainable, ready-made units as the building block for future vertiports. Eve's Vector ATM tool is set to become an integral part of these vertiports.
Vector was designed as an agnostic software solution for managing air taxi traffic, which will allow any vertiport operator or eVTOL maker to benefit from its advantages.
Eve has secured orders for its electric aircraft worldwide, including the US, and it's particularly interested in the Asia-Pacific region. This Brazilian eVTOL is set to operate in places like South Korea, Australia, Cambodia, India, and Japan.
Eve has even been working hard at setting up a dedicated factory in the Taubate city, Sao Paolo. This is where it's currently assembling the first full-scale Eve demonstrator that will kick off flight testing soon.
The Brazilian air taxi will boast a lift-plus-cruise configuration with eight lift rotors for vertical takeoff and landing and one push rotor for cruise flight. In terms of performance, it will operate like most battery-electric air taxis, with a limited range of no more than 100 km (60 miles) and a maximum speed of 100 knots (185 kph). It also claims to ensure low noise levels for urban operations and lower costs due to fewer parts and operational efficiency.
The Eve air taxi is scheduled to enter service in 2026.
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