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Kenya Airways Steps Up Plans for African Urban Air Mobility with Eve Deal
The East African carrier's Fahari Aviation division is extending a partnership with Eve to develop urban air mobility services.
Eve eVTOL aircraft.
Kenya Airways subsidiary is developing plans to operate eVTOL aircraft like Eve's four-passenger vehicle in cities such as the capital, Nairobi. (Image: Eve)

Kenya Airways subsidiary Fahari Aviation is laying plans to launch urban air mobility (UAM) services in the East African country. The new division of the airline is beginning joint studies with Eve to develop a business model that could cover both passenger and cargo flights, and it has signed a letter of intent for the purchase of up to 40 of the manufacturer’s four-passenger eVTOL aircraft.

The partners announced the formation of a UAM working group on June 22, extending a collaboration that started in 2021. Their latest agreement provisionally anticipates deliveries of the in-development eVTOL vehicle beginning in 2026.