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AutoFlight Collaborates With EVFLY, 10 eVTOL Cargo Aircraft Will Operate In Middle East | |
| Sumita Pawar |
AutoFlight, the global eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) pioneer, announced it has entered into a contract with EVFLY, on the heels of its record-breaking 250-kilometer all-electric flight, according to the report.
The agreement shows how committed the company is to the Middle East, which both sides think could be a leader in eVTOL services.
AutoFlight’s president, Omer Bay-Yohay, said, "The deal sees EVFLY initially purchasing 205 Prosperity I and Prosperity Cargo Aircraft, with EVFLY operating the first 10 AutoFlight Cargo aircraft in the Middle East, in highly promising markets such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia, with subsequent deployments in Asia and Africa."
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"This is a fantastic deal and illustrates just a few of the many geographies that will benefit from eVTOLs in both cargo and personal mobility."
"The team at EVFLY has a proven track record in successfully managing freight and cargo businesses, and we’re delighted to be partnering with them in what could be one of the first commercial eVTOL operations in the world."
As the report mentioned, the partnership is underpinned by EVFLY’s comprehensive fleet management service, which integrates the latest technology for eVTOL maintenance and operational efficiency.
This will be a one-of-a-kind solution for companies that want to use eVTOL for business or personal reasons.
EVFLY’s founder and CEO, Yannick Erbs, said of the partnership, "AutoFlight has a proven aircraft, as demonstrated by their world record flight and thousands of additional flight test miles.
"They are a natural choice for EVFLY, since both will bring expertise to the new eVTOL cargo and passenger markets."
The agreement follows quickly from AutoFlight’s globally recognized achievement of the world’s longest eVTOL flight in history with a distance of 250 KM (155 miles) on a single charge of the aircraft’s lithium-ion batteries.
According to the report, the flight, which took place at AutoFlight’s eVTOL testing facility on February 23, consisted of 20 circuits on a predefined flight track, with the plane remotely piloted from the ground by AutoFlight’s Flight Test team.
Even though AutoFlight's Gen4 aircraft has the most up-to-date avionics, it also used third-party avionics to record and verify the distance flown on ForeFlight, an independent system that is widely used in the aviation industry.