Charter & Fractional
Private Flight Booking Platform Evaluates Manta's VTOL/STOL Aircraft
The Ann hybrid-electric family will be designed to fly between 300 and 800 kilometers
Skycab and Manta Aircraft
Skycab may offer flights in Manta's planned hybrid-electric VTOL/STOL aircraft through its booking platform. © Manta Aircraft

Private flight platform Skycab has launched a partnership aimed at developing applications for Manta Aircraft’s planned hybrid-electric aircraft that will operate in both vertical and short takeoff and landing modes. The companies launched the collaboration in early June, publishing examples of how the Ann family of aircraft could offer alternatives to helicopters, cars, trains, and ferries on domestic routes in Italy.

The Ann2 and Ann Plus models will carry between two and five passengers and are expected to have a range of at least 300 kilometers (163 nm) when operating in vertical takeoff and landing mode. Operating from a short field of less than 1,000 feet, the range would increase to at least 800 kilometers (435 nm).