AirAsia Plans Urban Air Mobility Service with Leased VX4 eVTOL Aircraft
The Southeast Asian scheduled airline has agreed to take at least 100 of Vertical Aerospace's four-passenger VX4 eVTOL aircraft from leasing group Avolon.
AirAsia plans to lease at least 100 of Vertical Aerospace's VX4 eVTOL aircraft and deploy them for urban air mobility services in Southeast Asian cities. Under a non-binding memorandum of understanding signed on February 16 during the Singapore Airshow, the Malaysia-based airline will take the aircraft from a batch of 500 units ordered by leasing group Avolon in June 2021.
Through Avolon’s investment and innovation affiliate Avolon-e, the companies say, they will work together to launch commercial operations of the four-passenger eVTOL models, with passengers booking flights using the AirAsia app. They are to form a working group to pursue local approvals for the aircraft, conduct market research, and evaluate infrastructure requirements.
