UAM players optimistic about Asia-Pac prospects, despite lack of big orders
By Alfred Chua2021-07-12T02:01:00+01:00 The fledgling urban air mobility (UAM) sector has been boosted in recent months, with a slew of major orders for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Embraer’s UAM unit Eve clinched two significant orders within a week for its eVTOL aircraft – first from Halo, a helicopter and UAM travel provider in the US and UK, for 200 examples, then a 50-aircraft order from Brazil-based helicopter operator Helisul. Source: Embraer A rendering of Eve, the first urban air mobility project from EmbraerX But the order that thrust UAM into the...