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]

Key Takeaways:

Korean eVTOL developer Plana has partnered with Japanese air taxi firm SkyTaxi (a Daiho Taxi Group spinoff) to launch air taxi tourism in Japan, with an agreement for 50 Plana CP-01 hybrid eVTOL aircraft by 2040.
SkyTaxi aims to utilize Plana's long-range CP-01 eVTOLs to connect Japanese city centers and airports, as well as establish extensive tourism routes across Japan and eventually cross-border.
Plana is aggressively expanding its global reach, forging numerous partnerships for an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ecosystem, and establishing a U.S. presence to pursue FAA certification and mass production by 2027.

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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.