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Falcon and Eve Plan To Launch eVTOL Services in Dubai
The United Arab Emirates-based operator says questions need to be resolved about how eVTOL aircraft will perform in the region's high temperatures.
Falcon Aviation will operate Eve's eVTOL aircraft in Dubai.
Falcon Aviation intends to operate at least 35 of Eve's eVTOL aircraft, initially for sightseeing flights from Dubai's luxury resort Atlantis The Palm. (Image: Eve)

UAE-based helicopter and business jet operator Falcon Aviation plans to launch eVTOL air taxi services from luxury resort Atlantis the Palm in Dubai starting in 2026. Under a partnership with Eve Urban Air Mobility announced on June 7, the company signed a letter of intent to buy 35 of the manufacturer’s planned four-passenger eVTOL aircraft.

Falcon believes that its track record as a launch operator for several new helicopter types makes it well qualified to be an early adopter of eVTOL vehicles. According to chief operating officer Raman Oberoi, Eve—which is majority-owned by Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer following a recent initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange—approached Falcon with the proposal to launch services in the Gulf region.