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Helicopter Operator Joins Plans For eVTOL Air Taxi Services in Los Angeles
Helinet is joining the Urban Movement Labs project, which already involves eVTOL aircraft developers Archer, Volocopter and Supernal.
Helinet's Sikorsky S76 helicopter.
Helinet operates rotorcraft in various missions, including private charters, as well as flying two Sikorsky S76 helicopters for the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. (Image: Helinet)

California-based helicopter operator Helinet is partnering with Urban Movement Labs (UML) to explore eVTOL applications for advanced air mobility in Los Angeles as a new member of the Urban Air Mobility Partnership. The partnership, announced in 2020 by L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti, will explore how aviation operators can integrate new eVTOL technology into their operations to reduce community impacts while enhancing safety and efficiency. Its work will be used to fashion regulations and policies governing local urban air mobility. 

Helinet operates a diverse, multi-mission helicopter fleet, including two Sikorsky S-76 helicopters tasked to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA). Since the inception of that program in 1998, Helinet has logged more than 10,000 trips in support of CHLA. The company also transports over 900 transplant organs annually.