Volocopter, the pioneer of sustainable city air mobility (UAM), and Jet Methods Hélicoptères Companies, a number one licensed air service providing with over thirty years of passenger flight providers, introduced that that they had signed an settlement to carry electrical vertical takeoff and touchdown (eVTOL) plane providers to France.
This long-term settlement covers the preliminary supply of two VoloCity eVTOL plane after it’s licensed below the European Union Aviation Security Authority (EASA). As well as, Volocopter will contribute its experience in product, upkeep, pilot coaching, and VoloIQ, the digital spine of fleet administration and operations. Jet Methods Hélicoptères Companies will present basic airline providers, together with securing personnel (floor crew, pilots, and upkeep), whereas liaising with cities and infrastructure companions to safe operations.
The providers are set to start in Paris, the place European and French authorities have a longtime and authorised community of eVTOL flight routes and infrastructure. This safety comes from years of partnership with Groupe ADP and a number of discussions with the Path Générale de l’Aviation Civile (DGAC), guaranteeing the protection of eVTOLs within the air and on the bottom. From thereon, the partnership will prolong to France’s southwest and southeast areas, the place it’ll capitalize on Jet System’s confirmed helicopter routes that at the moment serve as much as 15,000 passengers per 12 months.
Michel Moulin
— CEO of Jet Methods Hélicoptères Companies
“We’re delighted to accomplice with Volocopter to supply protected, accountable, and environmentally pleasant mobility options whereas minimizing the affect on native communities in Paris. Due to Volocopter’s experience and its rigorously licensed plane, customers will have the ability to expertise Paris from a brand new perspective and journey extra effectively. The JSHS groups have joined forces with Volocopter to offer our prospects with an modern service tailor-made to their wants, pushed by a shared purpose: buyer satisfaction and environmental preservation.”
Andreas Fehring
— Managing Director and Chief Working Officer of Volocopter
“We’re excited to accomplice with Jet Methods and safe eVTOL operations in Paris, the place we have now invested our efforts for a few years. With 75% of our EASA audits accomplished, Volocopter is near and dedicated to attaining VoloCity’s EASA certification as quickly as potential to satisfy our prospects’ expectations and cities’ commitments to carry sustainable mobilities into service.”
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