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U.S. Helicopter Operator Plans to Buy Eve Air Mobility's eVTOL Aircraft
Helicopters Inc has previously conducted eVTOL air taxi simulation flights with the Embraer offshoot
Helicopters Inc Eve eVTOL aircraft
Helicopters Inc is planning to add Eve's eVTOL aircraft to its fleet of rotorcraft. © Eve Air Mobility

U.S. flight services group Helicopters Inc is planning to add up to 50 of Eve Air Mobility’s four-passenger eVTOL aircraft to its fleet. Under a letter of intent signed on December 4, the rotorcraft operator also agreed to use Eve’s Vector air traffic management system when the eVTOLs enter service as well as the manufacturer’s TechCare product support program.

In 2022, Eve worked with Helicopters Inc and Blade to run a simulation of eVTOL air taxi services using helicopters. These flights carried passengers between Vertiport Chicago and a pair of temporary “helistops” on the northwest and southwest sides of the city in Schaumberg and Tinley Park.