垂直航空航天公司将在2028年推出英国首个电动空中出租车网络,将主要城市与安静,清洁的eVTOL连接起来. Vertical Aerospace to launch UK’s first electric air-taxi network in 2028, linking major cities with quiet, clean eVTOLs.

垂直航空公司计划在2028年推出英国的第一条电动空中出租车网络,将加纳里码头与希思罗机场,盖特威克机场,剑桥机场,牛津机场和比塞斯特机场连接,使用其Valo eVTOL飞机. Vertical Aerospace plans to launch the UK’s first electric air-taxi network in 2028, connecting Canary Wharf to Heathrow, Gatwick, Cambridge, Oxford, and Bicester using its Valo eVTOL aircraft. 飞机的飞行速度将比地面交通快, 现场将展出一个全尺寸的原型. The four-seat planes, capable of 100-mile flights at 150mph, will offer faster travel than ground transport, with a full-scale prototype on display at a Canary Wharf open house. 联合王国正在建造七架认证飞机,以便与联合王国民航局和EASA进行测试,目的是在开机前进行类型认证。 Seven certification aircraft are being built in the UK for testing with the UK Civil Aviation Authority and EASA, aiming for Type Certification before service begins. 该公司说,飞机将比直升机更安静、更清洁、更便宜,今后定价可能与搭乘共享服务相匹配。 The company says the aircraft will be quieter, cleaner, and cheaper to operate than helicopters, with future pricing potentially matching ride-sharing services. 该网络可以扩大到六个座位,并支持紧急医疗和货运特派团。 The network may expand to six seats and support emergency medical and cargo missions.