Private eVTOL Startup Air Signs UAS Traffic Management Deal

Israel-based company represents one of a handful of firms that are producing eVTOLs for personal use.

Jack Daleo

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 02:30 PM ET

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Air’s Air One prototype makes its first transition to cruise flight. [Courtesy: Air]

Key Takeaways:

Air is developing Air One, a personal eVTOL aircraft envisioned for private use with home-based takeoffs and landings, distinguishing it from commercial air taxi services.
To address safety and regulatory challenges for personal flights outside dedicated corridors, Air partnered with High Lander for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) traffic management (UTM) services.
Air is actively pursuing FAA G-1 certification, has completed initial flight tests, and secured over 300 preorders for planned deliveries in late 2024, though pilot certification for eVTOLs remains a future hurdle.

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If firms like Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation are to be believed, the U.S. will have electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis buzzing in its airspace by 2025. But there’s another kind of eVTOL aircraft under development.

Israel-based startup Air is one of a handful of firms manufacturing the helicopter-like vehicles for private use. The company has been quiet for a few months. But on Monday, it announced a partnership with another Israeli firm, High Lander, to provide unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) traffic management (UTM) services for its two-seater Air One personal eVTOL.