Korean Air Taxi Maker Plana Signs Deal with Japan’s SkyTaxi

The company will deliver 10 hybrid eVTOL aircraft by 2030, with another 40 by 2040.

Thursday, May 04, 2023 at 03:28 PM ET

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SkyTaxi CEO Takuto Hojo (left) and Plana CEO Braden J. Kim (right) agreed to deliver 50 air taxis to SkyTaxi. [Courtesy: Plana]

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Korean advanced air mobility (AAM) firm Plana is partnering with SkyTaxi, a Japanese operator, to introduce air taxi tourism in Japan, beginning with a letter of intent to deliver 50 CP-01 hybrid eVTOL aircraft by 2040.
SkyTaxi plans to use Plana's long-range CP-01 eVTOLs to connect Osaka's city centers and airports, and eventually establish long-range tourism routes across Japan and potentially cross-border.
Plana is rapidly expanding globally, establishing U.S. operations to seek FAA certification by 2027 and forming various partnerships to develop a comprehensive AAM ecosystem with ambitions for a U.S. market entry.

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A pair of East Asian advanced air mobility (AAM) firms want to bring air taxi tourism to Japan.

Plana, a Korean developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis, on Thursday announced the signing of a letter of intent to deliver 50 aircraft to SkyTaxi, a spinoff of Japanese taxi operator Daiho Taxi Group created last year to take the firm’s business to new heights.