A flying taxi company and an aviation services operator agreed to develop a state-of-the-art vertiport infrastructure to facilitate eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) flights between Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Archer Aviation and Falcon Aviation plan to develop vertiports at Falcon Heliport at Atlantis, the Palm in Dubai and the Marina Mall heliport in Abu Dhabi’s Corniche.
Vertiports are needed for flying vehicles to take off and land, pick up and drop off passengers and have batteries charged or changed.
Most EAVs take off and land straight up and down, eliminating the need for traditional aircraft runways.
Archer and Falcon Aviation plan to offer passenger service in Archer’s Midnight flying vehicle between the two Falcon vertiports, which would operate over water with scenic views of both cities.
The typical two-hour drive between cities is expected to be converted to a 30-minute total trip by electric aerial vehicle (EAV).
“Partnering with established operators such as Falcon Aviation, as well as the capital of the Emirates with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, has been key to quickly building our presence in the region,” said Archer founder and CEO Adam Goldstein.
“We look forward to paving the way for the introduction of our Midnight aircraft to the region which will set the stage for the UAE to become a global leader in urban air mobility.”
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