FutureFlight
New eVTOL Promises 'Fly by Intent' Simplicity for Personal Air Mobility Customers
Israeli start-up Air this week came out of stealth mode, while declining to reveal more than a few bare details about its planned eVTOL aircraft for the personal air mobility sector.
Air founders
Air founders (left to right) Chen Rosen, Rani Plaut, and Netanel Goldberg. (Photo: Air)

Israeli start-up Air is the latest declared contender to offer eVTOL vehicles for personal mobility purposes. After operating in stealth mode for the past four years, the company issued an announcement on July 19 that promised a fundamentally different alternative to eVTOL air taxis “for those who want to enjoy the ultimate freedom of flying on their own terms.

The two-seat, all-electric model will have eight motors, supporting a range of up to around 160 km (100 miles) or a cruise flight duration of around 60 minutes. Based on batteries being used in the early prototypes, the range would currently be limited to around 120 km.