Air Taxi Marketplace EZ Aerospace Earns $1.25M Air Force Contract

The AFWERX SBIR Direct-to-Phase II agreement will develop tools to enable on-demand air taxis for the Air Force.

Jack Daleo

Tuesday, August 08, 2023 at 04:32 PM ET

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One of EZ Aerospace’s goals is to introduce more airmen to emerging aircraft. [Courtesy: Pixabay/Pexels]

Key Takeaways:

EZ Aerospace, an on-demand air taxi provider, secured a $1.25 million AFWERX SBIR Direct-to-Phase II contract, highlighting strong U.S. government support for air taxi services.
The contract allows EZ Aerospace to skip Phase I research and will focus on developing tools to enable on-demand air taxis to address pressing challenges for the Air Force.
EZ Aerospace aims to enhance advanced air mobility (AAM) for government and commercial clients by creating a marketplace for dual-use air taxis (including eVTOLs) to reduce costs, foster competition, and improve transport efficiency.

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A marketplace for air taxi services continues to earn the support of the U.S. government.

On Tuesday, on-demand air taxi provider EZ Aerospace announced it was selected by AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Air Force, for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct-to-Phase II contract worth $1.25 million. Typically, a company would need to complete SBIR Phase I research before moving to Phase II, which generally offers more lucrative grants. But the contract will allow EZ Aerospace to skip a step.