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Blade Strikes U.S. Urban Air Mobility Service Deal with Eve

Arun Sivasankaran - : Jun 25, 2021 - : 10:34 am

Embraer’s Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions will provide Blade Air Mobility up to 60,000 hours of flight time per year on its electrical vertical takeoff landing (eVTOL) aircraft from 2026. The aircraft will be used in the Southern Florida and West Coast markets, subject to certain considerations.

Eve’s zero-emission and low noise electric vertical aircraft (EVA) has continued to reach development milestones, including the first flight of the engineering simulator in July 2020, and a proof of concept in October 2020. In parallel, Eve’s Urban Air Traffic Management project has collaborated with the United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to develop a scalable environment needed to host UAM flights.

“Blade is aligned with our mission as they have created a platform that provides the user seamless access to Urban Air Mobility, and now with Eve to provide an experience that is quiet and without emissions,” said said Andre Stein, President & CEO of Eve. “The company’s platform will be instrumental in deploying our aircraft in key markets in South Florida and the West Coast of the United States. This partnership with Blade is the next step in unlocking the future of mobility in these key areas and marks an exciting time for both companies.”

Eve plans to deploy, together with local partners, up to 60 aircraft for Blade’s use throughout the United States beginning in 2026. Blade will pay for flight time utilized on Eve’s aircraft, which will be made available by Eve and other third-parties. The deployment of Eve aircraft across the Blade network is subject to the parties entering into definitive final agreements.

“Blade is pleased to partner with Eve, leveraging Embraer’s deep aerospace expertise to provide Blade with quiet, zero-carbon, electric aircraft,” said Rob Wiesenthal, CEO of Blade. “Eve’s aircraft provides ideal operating economics for Blade’s shorter distance routes, adding to our three other recently announced EVA partnerships which, together, can optimize service for Blade’s wide variety of mission profiles and regional hubs.”

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