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Joby’s Blade Trials eVTOL NYC Commutes with Helicopters
Helicopter flights will verify commuter demand and trial planned air taxi operations
Man in suit walking towards helicopter on Manhattan helipad
Commuter-focused services will operate to Blade’s dedicated Manhattan facility

Blade Urban Air Mobility is launching a trial commuter flights into New York City from Westchester County Airport (KHPN) in Whit Plains, New York. The twice-daily weekday services will start on December 1 and use helicopters and are intended to prepare the way for operations later with the four-passenger eVTOL being develop by Blade parent company Joby.

According to Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal, the move is in response to rising demand for more efficient commuting options. "With the return of five-day work weeks and traffic between the greater New York City suburbs and Manhattan now exceeding pre-pandemic levels, it was time for Blade to service this demand,” he said.

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