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Eve Receives Order For Up to 50 Electric Air Taxis From Japan’s AirX

AirX also becomes the Brazilian manufacturer’s first services and operations solutions and Vector software customer in Japan.

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Japan’s AirX signed a letter of intent to purchase up to 50 Eve Air Mobility eVTOL air taxis. [Courtesy: Eve Air Mobility]
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Key Takeaways:

  • Eve Air Mobility signed a Letter of Intent with Japan's AirX for up to 50 eVTOL aircraft, making AirX its first services and operations solutions customer in Japan, including its "Vector" urban air traffic management software.
  • This new agreement contributes to Eve's expanding global pipeline, bringing its total letters of intent for eVTOL aircraft to nearly 3,000.
  • Eve is actively building a comprehensive urban air mobility (UAM) ecosystem, focusing on partnerships for infrastructure, data management, and network optimization.
  • A full-scale prototype of Eve's five-seat eVTOL is currently in assembly, with testing expected later this year and commercial launch targeted for 2026.
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The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi arm of aviation manufacturing titan Embraer says it now has letters of intent (LOI) for nearly 3,000 aircraft.

Eve Air Mobility, the manufacturer of a five-seat eVTOL design, on Wednesday signed an LOI with AirX—a Japan-based digital platform which primarily provides helicopter charter services—for the purchase of up to 50 Eve aircraft, as well as the manufacturer’s urban air traffic management software, called Vector, as AirX expands into electric air taxis. The agreement includes 10 firm aircraft orders and 40 options.

Jack Daleo

Jack is a staff writer covering advanced air mobility, including everything from drones to unmanned aircraft systems to space travel—and a whole lot more. He spent close to two years reporting on drone delivery for FreightWaves, covering the biggest news and developments in the space and connecting with industry executives and experts. Jack is also a basketball aficionado, a frequent traveler and a lover of all things logistics.

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