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]

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EZ Aerospace, an on-demand air taxi provider, secured a $1.25 million Direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Air Force.
This contract will enable EZ Aerospace to develop tools for advanced on-demand air taxis to address pressing Air Force mobility challenges, building on previous work exploring their use for personnel and cargo transport.
Founded three years ago, EZ Aerospace aims to enhance advanced air mobility (AAM) for government and commercial customers by providing a marketplace for dual-use air taxis (including eVTOLs), seeking to reduce costs and foster competition.

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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.