Eve Air Mobility and US-based Helicopters Inc. Sign LOI for up to 50 eVTOLs, Service Support & Urban ATM Software
The aircraft order was announced during the Revolution. Aero AAM conference in San Francisco.
(San Francisco, California) Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer Eve Air Mobility (NYSE: EVEX) announced this morning the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) with US-based Helicopters, Inc. for up to 50 eVTOL aircraft.
Rendering of a Helicopters, Inc.-branded Eve eVTOL aircraft courtesy of Eve Air Mobility.
The order for aircraft, service support (via Eve TechCare) and Vector, Eve’s urban air traffic management (ATM) software, was announced during the Revolution. Aero Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) conference in San Francisco (Dec. 4-5) where Eve was participating in the event discussing how to support and scale the future of air mobility, per today’s press release from Eve.
“We appreciate Helicopters Inc.’s confidence in Eve by purchasing up to 50 of our eVTOL aircraft,” said Megha Bhatia, Eve Air Mobility’s Chief Commercial Officer. “Helicopters Inc. is a recognized leader, safely operating aircraft in more than 30 metropolitan areas throughout the U.S., and we are excited to add such a credible vertical lift operator to our list of customers. We look forward to working with them on deploying our all-electric eVTOL aircraft as part of their extensive U.S. operation.”
Eve’s relationship with Helicopters Inc. dates back to a simulation the two companies worked on together in Chicago, Illinois in 2022 – at that time, Eve, partnering with Blade, Inc. and Helicopters Inc., used a helicopter that was operated by Helicopters Inc. to replicate future eVTOL operations.
“Eve Air Mobility’s maturity and reliability, backed by Embraer, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of commercial aircraft, was a key factor in our decision to select Eve for our future eVTOL aircraft,” said Tom Wagner, president of Helicopters Inc. “The eVTOL aircraft will provide numerous advantages including competitive cost of operation, fewer parts and optimized structures and systems, not to mention a lower noise footprint and environmental benefits.”
Eve recently unveiled its first full-scale prototype at the Farnborough Air Show this past July, and has LOIs for nearly 3,000 eVTOL vehicles across the globe.
