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Jaunt Air Mobility, Vertiko Mobility agree to purchase of aircraft as urban air taxis

Rotor Media — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 13:10:47 +0000

A historic step for personal mobility in Québec. After more than 10 months of collaborative work, the teams at Vertiko Mobility and Jaunt Air Mobility are pleased to publicly announce the signing of a letter of intent for the purchase of more than 70 all-electric Jaunt Journey aircraft and two hybrid aircraft, with an option for a further 25 units. The aircraft will be acquired during the first five years of operation of the Québec, Canada, vertiport network. The goal is to transform the letter of intent into a contract during the second quarter of 2025, with operations to begin in 2026. Under the same agreement, Jaunt will also act as a pilot training and aircraft maintenance partner with Vertiko. The 12 months between the contract signing and the start of operations will serve as a break-in period. Training of the 36 pilots needed to fly the first nine aircraft during the first year of operations will also be conducted during this period. Éric Côté, president of Jaunt Canada, is proud to see the electric air transportation ecosystem gradually taking shape. “Each new phase we complete is a further step in the right direction in positioning Québec as a leader (more…)

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EUROPEAN ROTORS 2021: The VTOL Show and Safety Conference

Rotor Media — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:49:50 +0000

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HAI@Work: Enhancing Safety in Our Industry

Rotor Media — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 10:00:36 +0000

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HAI@Work: Our AAM Future: The Global Perspective

Rotor Media — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 23:00:07 +0000

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HAI introduces ROTOR Media website

Rotor Media — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 14:00:23 +0000

Photo above: Mark Bennett New microsite offers industry news, videos, magazine, webinars all in one place. With the goal of providing faster, broader, more accessible coverage of the vertical aviation industry, HAI introduces ROTOR Media. The new, image-oriented microsite, launched Jul. 12, features news, videos, and other content from HAI as well as external news outlets. Not only is ROTOR Media the new home of HAI’s flagship magazine, ROTOR; it also serves as the story database for HAI’s ROTOR Daily e-newsletter, which summarizes each weekday’s VTOL news. The microsite will soon host the association’s popular HAI@Work webinar series, too, which currently can be found at rotor.org. Both current and past issues of ROTOR magazine, produced by and for the VTOL industry, are available on ROTOR Media. Readers can access the content online on the website or in a digital edition or save the issue for offline viewing via downloadable PDFs of the quarterly publication. The ROTOR Daily section of ROTOR Media provides original HAI content as well as curated stories from external sources, including regulatory bodies, governments, the media, OEMs, and more. Readers can view articles in chronological order on the ROTOR Daily home page, use the pull-down menu to (more…)

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Helicopter engine catches fire during emergency landing in Thailand

Rotor Media — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:09:46 +0000

(Bangkok Post) – The engine of a helicopter with 11 people onboard, including the deputy provincial governor, caught fire during an emergency landing in Thailand. (more…)

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