United Airlines announcementó which has completed an agreement to work with the mobility companyérea Archer in aircraft developmentéeVTOL metrics.
All this as part of effort sás large from the airíline to invest in technologyíEmerging companies that decarbonize traveléprisoners, where instead of depending on combustion enginesón traditional, the planeséelectric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) from Archer isán designñdesigned to use motorsécitrus and have the potential to be used in the future as a ‘taxi toéreo’ in urban markets.
under the téterms of the agreement, United will contribute with its management experienceón of space aéreo to assist Archer in developing battery-powered short-haul aircraftías. Once the aircraft isé an operationón and has met United's business operating requirements, the airínea, together with Mesa Airlines, acquireíto a fleet of up to 200 of these aircraftéctrics to beíThey are still operated by a partner and are expected to provide customers with a convenient way toáask, económica and low emissionón carbon to get to United hubs and get around in high-density urban environments in the prówe went five toños.
Working with Archer is another example of United's commitment to identifying and investing in technology.ían innovative that can reduce carbon emissions and, at the same time, improve customer experience and get a sópoor financial performance. the airínea was one of the first to invest in Fulcrum BioEnergy and recently joinedó con 1PointFive, a joint venture between Oxi Low Carbon Ventures and Rusheen Capital, to promote the establishment of the technologyícapture and retentionódirect air n.
With the technologyía actual, Archer's planes areán designñdesigned to travel distances up to 60 miles at speeds up to 150 miles per hour and future models will beán designñados to travel más ráI ask and más far. Archer aircraft are not only capable of saving people time on their journeys, United estimates that Archer's use of eVTOL aircraft couldíto reduce CO2 emissions by 47% per passenger on a trip between Hollywood and Los Angeles International Airport Ádrooling (LAX), one of the initial cities where Archer plans to launch his fleet.
Led by Co-Founders and Co-CEOs Brett Adcock and Adam Goldstein, la misióArcher's goal is to promote the benefits of mobility toésustainable area at scale. Archer plans to introduce his avión large-scale eVTOL in 2021, start productionón of airplanes in 2023 and launch flights for consumers in 2024. To promote this fourth revolutionón transportation and transform the way people live their daily lives, work and adventure, Archer has created a highly qualified team of top engineering talent.íto and designñO, con más de 200 años of collective experience in eVTOL.
“I won't be able toíwe love being máWe're happy to work with an established global brand like United”, Brett Adcock said, co-CEO and co-founder of Archer. “This agreement represents much más than a simple commercial agreement for our aircraft, sino máIt's the beginning of a relationshipón that we believe to accelerateá our marketing scheduleón as a result of the orientationón strataéUnited logic around certificationón, FAA operations and maintenance”.
Adam Goldstein aggregó what “The United team shares our visionón of a future más sustainable. We are working closely with its test pilots and environmental teams to make mobility aésustainable urban area will be a reality much sooner than people everácaníto imagine”.
