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Embraer's Eve and Airservices Australia Collaborate on eVTOL Operations
EmbraerX subsidiary Eve and Airservices Australia are working together to create a scalable UAM framework that could work for any large metropolitan area.
Embraer Eve eVTOL
Embraer's new Eve Urban Air Mobility Division is developing an eVTOL aircraft for urban air mobility services in cities that could include Melbourne in Australia and Singapore. (Image: Embraer)

Airservices Australia and EmbraerX spinoff Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions provided more details about their collaboration on developing urban air mobility (UAM) services in Melbourne Australia, as outlined in their recently released concept of operations (CONOPS) for the UAM market. Melbourne offers unique air traffic challenges but is also one of the world’s cities, like Sao Paulo, Brazil, where high levels of helicopter traffic provide a potential framework for UAM operations.

Melbourne was selected in June 2019 as the first international Uber Air launch city, but with Uber recently having sold its Uber Elevate operation to Joby Aviation, the door appears to be open for other prospective service providers. Embraer was one of eight Uber Elevate manufacturing partners, but this agreement is now null and void.