Aircraft
New Study Projects UAM Market at $80 Billion by 2050
A new report maps out the size and timeline for the urban air mobility market, with airport shuttles and intercity flights seen as big earners.
Earlier this month, Chinese eVTOL developer EHang started offering non-revenue sightseeing demonstration flights over the coastal city of Yintai in its all-electric, autonomous aircraft. (Photo: EHang)
Earlier this month, Chinese eVTOL developer EHang started offering non-revenue sightseeing demonstration flights over the coastal city of Yintai in its all-electric, autonomous aircraft. (Photo: EHang)

More than 160,000 eVTOL aircraft are expected to be carrying passengers in urban air mobility (UAM) services by 2050, according to new research by aviation consultants Roland Berger. In a report presented for the FIA Connect event on July 23, the company said that it expects such operations to be evenly divided between what it defined as “city taxi” (on-demand flights of 15-50 km), “airport shuttle” (also 15-50 km, or up to around 30 miles), and “intercity” (scheduled flights of between 50 and 250 km, or up to around 150 miles).


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