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Turkish Operator Gozen Will Fly Vertical's VX4 eVTOL in Scheduled Services
Leasing group Avolon says that payments for provisional eVTOL orders will be finalized only after operating plans have been confirmed with prospective customers.
Vertical Aerospace XV4 eVTOL aircraft could operate in Turkey.
Turkey's Gozen is developing plans to operate scheduled flights with Vertical Aerospace's four-passenger VX4 eVTOL aircraft. (image: Vertical Aerospace)

Turkish aviation group Gozen Holding is to lease or purchase up to 50 of Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 eVTOL aircraft under an agreement with leasing group Avolon announced on March 29. The deal means that Avolon has now placed all 500 of the VX4s it agreed to buy from the UK-based manufacturer last year, plus an additional 50 options.

Gozen, which owns Freebird Airlines and ground-handling operation Gozen Air Services, has launched a strategic partnership with the Ireland-based leasing group’s Avolon-e division to prepare to commercialize eVTOL passenger services in Turkey. The companies said they will identify local partners to support operations, research market opportunities, and prepare the infrastructure and certification requirements for urban air mobility services in the country.