MELBOURNE, Fla., June 7, 2021
/PRNewswire/ -- Eve Urban Air Mobility and Helisul Aviation,
one of the largest helicopter operators in Latin America, today announced a partnership
that will focus on creating an ecosystem-wide approach to prepare
for Urban Air Mobility operations in Brazil. In addition to collaborating on a
suite of products and services, the partnership includes an order
for up to 50 eVTOLs with deliveries expected to start in 2026.
Over the last few years, Eve and Helisul have been collaborating
to evaluate how to co-create solutions for Urban Air Mobility,
leveraging Brazil's existing air
taxi infrastructure – one of the largest in the world – for the use
of Eve's electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft
(eVTOL).
"This partnership with Eve is cause for great satisfaction to
Helisul. Eve is looking far ahead of the market needs and Helisul
shall follow all its steps hand-in-hand. With cities growing bigger
and traffic more and more congested, our partnership to build
intelligent solutions and practices for urban mobility in the big
cities will improve quality of life reducing air pollution and
moving times with door-to-door transportation.", said Luis Carlos Munhoz da Rocha, Commercial Director
of Helisul Aviation.
"Disruptive Urban Air Mobility solutions can bring same type of
benefits that aviation already brought to longer trips literally
closer to people, giving urban commuters more options to move
around the city. Our partnership with Helisul Aviation allows us to
disrupt Brazil's already large air
taxi infrastructure and it is well-positioned for the future of
flight transportation. Our team will provide comprehensive
services, including Urban Air Traffic Management solutions, while
benefiting from Helisul's unique market position," said
Andre Stein, President & CEO of
Eve Urban Air Mobility.
Helisul and Eve plan to begin their partnership working together
in a proof of concept (POC) operation, using helicopters in order
to validate parameters that will apply to the future eVTOL
operations. This partnership aims to develop new services and
procedures that, together with communities and other industry
stakeholders, can create a safe and scalable operating environment
for eVTOL operations to expand, focusing on critical aspects to
design for all users, including how to maximize accessibility and
inclusiveness in vertiports and eVTOL boarding operations.
Benefitting from a startup mindset and backed by Embraer's more
than 50-year history of aircraft manufacturing and certification
expertise, Eve unveils a unique value proposition by positioning
itself as an ecosystem partner by offering a suite of products and
services. Eve's human-centered, eVTOL design represents a simple
and intuitive design that continues to reach development
milestones, including the first flight of the engineering simulator
in July 2020 and proof of concept in
October 2020. In addition to the
aircraft program, Eve is harnessing the expertise of both Embraer
and Atech, a subsidiary of the Embraer Group, in providing globally
recognized air traffic management software to create the solutions
that will help safely scale the UAM industry going forward.
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About Helisul Aviation
Helisul has nearly 50 years of activity in the rotary wing
market and today is one of the largest helicopter operators in
Latin America, with a fleet of
more than 50 aircraft and 14 bases throughout the Brazilian
territory. The company offers a wide spectrum of helicopter
services: sightseeing flights, transmission line inspections,
aeromedical transport, aerogeophysics, external cargo, rappelling,
firefighting, charter flights, aerocinematography – its helicopters
produced all the official images of the World Cup Brazil 2014 and
Rio 2016 Olympic Games –, FBO-airport services, as well as airplane
chartering for passenger transport and medevac flights. Helisul is
factory approved maintenance service center for the AIRBUS and BELL
helicopters, as well as to SAFRAN helicopter engine factory.
Company has IAGSA, BARS and ISO-14001 certifications and currently
has a workforce of over 500 people in Brazil.
About Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions (Eve)
Eve is a new, independent company dedicated to accelerating the
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem. Benefitting from a startup
mindset, backed by Embraer's more than 50-year history of aerospace
expertise, and with a singular focus, Eve is taking a holistic
approach to progressing the UAM ecosystem, with an advanced
electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (eVTOL) project, a
comprehensive global services and support network, and a unique air
traffic management solution. Eve is the first company to graduate
from EmbraerX. For more information, visit
www.eveairmobility.com.
Forward-Looking Information Is Subject to Risk and
Uncertainty
Certain statements in this release may be "forward-looking"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995, including statements regarding the potential order of up
to 50 eVTOLs, the ability of EVE to deliver eVTOL aircraft in 2026,
as well as any other statement that does not directly relate to any
historical or current fact. Forward-looking statements are based on
current assumptions about future events that may not prove to be
accurate. These statements are not guarantee and are subject to
risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that are
difficult to predict. Many factors could cause actual results to
differ materially from these forward-looking statements. As a
result, these statements speak only as of the date they are made
and neither party undertakes an obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statement, except as required by law. Specific
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
these forward-looking statements include the effect of global
economic conditions, the ability of the parties to negotiate and
enter into a definitive agreement and realize anticipated
synergies, the ability of EVE to obtain the required certifications
to manufacture and sell its eVTOL aircraft, and other important
factors disclosed previously and from time to time in the filings
of Embraer with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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About Embraer
A global aerospace company headquartered in Brazil, Embraer (B3: EMBR3, NYSE: ERJ) has
businesses in Commercial and Executive aviation, Defense &
Security and Agricultural Aviation. The company designs, develops,
manufactures and markets aircraft and systems, providing Services
& Support to customers after-sales.
Since it was founded in 1969, Embraer has delivered more than
8,000 aircraft. On average, about every 10 seconds an aircraft
manufactured by Embraer takes off somewhere in the world,
transporting over 145 million passengers a year.
Embraer is the leading manufacturer of commercial jets up to 150
seats and the main exporter of high value-added goods in
Brazil. The company maintains
industrial units, offices, service and parts distribution centers,
among other activities, across the Americas, Africa, Asia
and Europe.
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