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 launch electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi services in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area by 2028.
The collaborations aim to establish a comprehensive Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ecosystem, including Overair's Butterfly aircraft, vertiports, charging stations, and new operational policies.
These agreements involve feasibility assessments and joint working groups to integrate AAM into the region, promising new jobs and eco-friendly transportation options for residents and visitors.
Initial services are planned to operate out of DFW Airport and Arlington Municipal, with a focus on connecting passengers to Arlington's entertainment district.

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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.