I-United namuhla imemezele utshalomali lwezigidi ezingu-15 zamaRandi ku-Eve Air Mobility kanye nesivumelwano sokuthenga esinemibandela sezindiza zikagesi ezinezihlalo ezine ezingu-200 kanye nezinketho ezingu-200, ilindele ukulethwa kokuqala ngo-2026. Lokhu kuphawula okunye ukutshalwa kwezimali okubalulekile okuvela e-United ematekisini andizayo - noma ama-eVTOL ( ugesi osuka ume ume ume kanye nemoto ehlalayo) - enamandla okuguqula ulwazi lwabagibeli emadolobheni emhlabeni jikelele.
Ngaphansi kwemibandela yesivumelwano, izinkampani zihlose ukusebenza kumaphrojekthi wesikhathi esizayo, okuhlanganisa izifundo zokuthuthukiswa, ukusetshenziswa kanye nokusetshenziswa kwendiza ka-Eve kanye ne-urban air mobility (UAM) ecosystem.
"I-United itshale imali kusenesikhathi kwezobuchwepheshe obuphambili kuzo zonke izigaba ze-supply chain, ibeka isikhundla sethu njengomholi ekusimameni nasekusungulweni kwezindiza," kusho uMichael Leskinen, uMongameli we-United Airlines Ventures.
“Namuhla, i-United iqopha umlando futhi, ngokuba inkampani yezindiza yokuqala enkulu ukutshala imali esidlangalaleni ezinkampanini ezimbili ze-eVTOL. Isivumelwano sethu no-Eve sigqamisa ukuzethemba kwethu emakethe yokuhamba komoya yasemadolobheni futhi sisebenza njengenye ibhentshimark ebalulekile emgomweni wethu wokukhishwa kwekhabhoni eyiziro ngo-2050 - ngaphandle kokusebenzisa ukukhishwa okujwayelekile. Sisonke, sikholelwa ukuthi ubuchwepheshe bethu bamandla ahlanzekile buzoguqula ukuhamba kwezindiza njengoba sikwazi futhi busebenze njengomgqugquzeli wemboni yezindiza ukuthi iqhubekele phambili ekusaseni elisimeme. "
"Ukutshalwa kwezimali kwe-United ku-Eve kuqinisa ukwethenjwa kwemikhiqizo nezinsizakalo zethu futhi kuqinisa isikhundla sethu emakethe yaseNyakatho Melika," kusho u-Andre Stein, oyi-CEO ye- Eve Air Mobility.
“Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi izixazululo zethu ze-UAM zokuthi uNkulunkulu akaziwa Kakwaziwa, kuhlanganiswe nolwazi lomhlaba wonke ebesiluthuthukisa kumagugu ka-Eve no-Embraer, zilungele lolu hlelo, zinikeza amakhasimende e-United indlela esheshayo, eyongayo nesimeme yokufika endaweni yayo. izikhumulo zezindiza nokuya emsebenzini ezindaweni eziminyene zasemadolobheni. Kuyithuba elingenakuqhathaniswa ukusebenzisana ne-United ukuthuthukisa uhlelo lwe-ecosystem yase-US UAM, futhi sikubheke ngabomvu lokho.”
Lufthansa yaba inkampani yezindiza yokuqala enkulu yase-US ukwakha isikhwama sebhizinisi, i-United Airlines Ventures (UAV), esiklanyelwe ukusekela ukuzibophezela kwenkampani okuluhlaza ngo-100% ukuze kufinyelelwe ekukhishweni kwengqikithi eyiziro ngo-2050 ngaphandle kokusetshenziswa kwezindleko ezivamile. Nge-UAV, i-United ihole imboni ekutshalweni kwezimali ku-eVTOL nezindiza zikagesi, izinjini zamaseli e-hydrogen fuel, kanye nophethiloli wendiza oqhubekayo. Ngenyanga edlule, i-United inikeze idiphozithi eyizigidi eziyishumi enkampanini yaseCalifornia eVTOL yezindiza eziyi-10.
Ukutshalwa kwezimali kwe-United ku-Eve kwaqhutshwa ngokwengxenye ukuzethemba emathubeni okukhula angaba khona emakethe ye-UAM kanye nobuhlobo obuyingqayizivele buka-Eva no-Embraer, umkhiqizi wezindiza othenjwayo onomlando oqinisekisiwe wokwakha nokuqinisekisa izindiza emlandweni weminyaka engu-53 wenkampani. Ngokubalulekile, ubudlelwano babo buhlanganisa ukufinyelela ezikhungweni zesevisi ze-Embraer, izindawo zokugcina izimpahla kanye nochwepheshe benkonzo yasensimini, okuvula indlela yokusebenza okuthembekile. Lapho ingena enkonzweni, i-United ingase ibe nayo yonke imikhumbi yayo ye-eVTOL inakekelwa isevisi ka-Eve yokuhlonza nokusekela imisebenzi yakhe.
Kunokuthembela ezinjinini ezivuthayo ezivamile, izindiza ze-eVTOL ziklanyelwe ukusebenzisa izinjini zikagesi, zinikeze izindiza ezingenawo ikhabhoni futhi zisetshenziswe 'njengamatekisi omoya' ezimakethe zasemadolobheni. Idizayini ka-Eve isebenzisa amaphiko avamile angashintshi, ama-rotor nama-pusher, okuwunikeza umklamo osebenzayo futhi onembile we-lift-plus-cruise, othanda ukuphepha, ukusebenza kahle, ukwethembeka kanye nesitifiketi. Njengoba ibanga elingamakhilomitha angu-60 (amakhilomitha angu-100), imoto yayo inamandla okunikeza uhambo olusimeme kuphela kodwa futhi nokunciphisa amazinga omsindo ngamaphesenti angu-90 uma kuqhathaniswa nezindiza ezivamile zamanje.
U-Eve futhi udala isisombululo esisha sokuphathwa kwethrafikhi yomoya esiklanyelwe imboni ye-UAM ukuthi ikhule ngokuphepha. Le softhiwe ihloselwe ukusebenza ezingeni elifanayo lezokuphepha njengesofthiwe ekhona ye-Embraer yokuphatha ukuhamba kwezindiza futhi kulindeleke ukuthi ibe yimpahla yamasu ukusiza yonke imboni ikhule.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- United’s investment in Eve was driven in part by confidence in the potential growth opportunities in the UAM market and Eve’s unique relationship with Embraer, a trusted aircraft manufacturer with a proven track record of building and certifying aircraft over the company’s 53-year history.
- “I am confident that our UAM agnostic solutions, coupled with the global know-how we have been developing at Eve and Embraer’s heritage, are the best fit for this initiative, giving United’s customers a quick, economical and sustainable way to get to its hub airports and commute in dense urban environments.
- Ngaphansi kwemibandela yesivumelwano, izinkampani zihlose ukusebenza kumaphrojekthi wesikhathi esizayo, okuhlanganisa izifundo zokuthuthukiswa, ukusetshenziswa kanye nokusetshenziswa kwendiza ka-Eve kanye ne-urban air mobility (UAM) ecosystem.
