Overair Partners with DFW Airport and City of Arlington to Bring Air Taxis to Texas

The company will bring aircraft, vertiport infrastructure, and electric charging stations to the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area in a bid to launch regional AAM services.

Jack Daleo

Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 09:10 AM ET

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A digital rendering of Overair’s Butterfly eVTOL air taxi, which could fly in the Dallas-Fort Worth region in the coming years. [Courtesy: Overair]

Key Takeaways:

Overair has partnered with Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and the city of Arlington to introduce electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi services to the region.
The company aims to establish a comprehensive Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ecosystem in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, including vertiports, charging stations, and new operational policies.
Overair plans to deploy its Butterfly eVTOL aircraft for passenger flights, targeting service launch by 2028 to provide safe, fast, and eco-friendly travel options.
These collaborations are expected to enhance regional transportation, create new high-tech jobs, and position North Central Texas as a leader in innovative air mobility.

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The Dallas-Fort Worth metro area has already welcomed small delivery drones to the region. But as they say: Everything is bigger in Texas.

On Thursday, Santa Ana, California-based Overair announced a pair of partnerships to bring a much larger kind of emerging aircraft to the area: electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis. The manufacturer plans to launch advanced air mobility (AAM) operations out of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW) and Arlington Municipal Airport (KGKY), with plans to expand the services throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.