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Eve and Kenya Airways studying potential applications proceeds of eVTOLs

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 12:34:48 +0000

For aviation enthusiasts, the development of air taxis presents an exciting new mobility option. The prospect of the electric air taxi has also been greeted as eagerly as in airline boardrooms. Even as the travel industry continues to emerge from the coronavirus crisis, one of Africa’s leading carriers has been embracing the promise of eVTOLs, [...]

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Eve unveils eVTOL cabin at the Farnborough Airshow

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 17:08:18 +0000

Eve Holding unveiled at the Farnborough Airshow its first full-sized eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle) cabin mock-up, which reinforces the Company’s human-centred design approach. The mock-up was showcased at Embraer’s ‘Fly the Future’ exhibition, together with the manufacturer’s sustainable aircraft concepts. Visitors were able to experience the future of Urban Air Mobility (“UAM”) [...]

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Embraer’s EVE UAM Getting Closer to Becoming a Publicly Traded Company

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:18:16 +0000

Embraer is moving closer to divesting its air taxi business Eve Urban Air Mobility (UAM), saying it expects to close the deal on May 6, pending shareholder approval. The deal, which gives Eve a pre-money valuation of around US$2.2 billion, has been in the works at least since June previous year when Zanite confirmed it [...]

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Flying Cars and The Changing Travel Experience

admin — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 05:28:10 +0000

No doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic hit the aviation industry hard and although for many airlines recovery plans are a key priority, innovation and technology is still on the agenda. While, flying cars have been a science fiction staple for many decades, in Kenya, the vision will soon be a reality thanks to the country’s [...]

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Embraer’s Eve and Kenya Airways’ Fahari Partner to Develop Urban Air Mobility Network

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:03:08 +0000

Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions (“Eve”) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kenya Airways PLC, the flag carrier of Kenya, through its fully owned subsidiary Fahari Aviation. Fahari Aviation was created by Kenya Airways in order to lead the application of Emerging Aviation technology in the region and continent while Eve is a [...]

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