Private airline GlobeAir recently ordered 12 air taxis powered by electricity. Even though the take-off permission is not expected until 2026 at the earliest, it is already clear where the first flights will take place.
Taking off instead of being stuck in traffic is the motto used to explain the usefulness of air taxis, the development of which is spent billions. Airbus is creating a location in Donauwörth for the tests with its electric air taxi called CityAirbus, which can take off and land vertically like a helicopter.
Innviertler aircraft supplier FACC supplies fuselage and wing components for Archer Aviation’s range of aircraft capable of journeys of up to 30 kilometres. And GlobeAir is also involved in the future market.
The private airline from Hörsching, in whose fleet only Citation Mustang machines currently take off and land, is in the words of the German company Lilium that they want to use their E-Jets.
“I am always interested in new things,” says GlobeAir boss Bernhard Fragner of the decision to enter the air taxi market, which is hotly contested worldwide. “There are currently 126 projects,” says Fagner. With the airplanes powered by electricity, car traffic in the cities should also be reduced.
Area of application at the start: the Côte d’Azur
The boss of GlobeAir has ordered twelve electric jets from Lilium. The area of operations will initially be the Côte d’Azur, as flying conditions on the French coast are easier and there is little rain, fog or snow. There is still time to define charging and landing stations: successful certification is expected in 2026, with the first flights in 2027.
Source: Krone
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