the airínea American Airlines informó its plan to invest in the future of mobilityéurban area with taxi toéreo theéelectric.
It is not the first aerosolícompany that seeks new investment segmentsón around transportationéreo, just like you did United Airlines time agoás, American goes for the taxi toéprisoner of the future.
As part of its ongoing commitment to the environmental sustainability, American Airlines announcementó what to investá en Vertical Aerospace, a company líthere an engineería and aeronáutica based in the United Kingdom that develops airplaneséelectric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL). With the inverseón, American isá demonstrating its focus on technologyíemerging companies to reduce carbon emissions and investing in innovative ways that caníto improve the customer journey.
As part of your investmentón in Vertical, American acordó place a pre-order, subject to certain agreed milestones in the future and other téterms, up to 250 planes, representing a potential pre-order commitment of $ 1 billion, and an optionón to request an additional order of 100 planes.
the airínea también hopes to make an investmentón of $25 million in Vertical throughés of a transactionón of inversesóp private in capital público (PIPE). Vertical isá developing the VA-X4, I saw oneón zero carbon emissions that can carry four passengers and a pilot, and fly at speeds up to 200 mph in a range of más de 100 miles.
These planes couldían potentially transport customers rábetween urban city centers and airports. Vertical plans to conduct its first test flight of the VA-X4 later this year.ñO, with the certify usón of the aircraft from 2024.
La associationón of American with Vertical is the úlast in the commitment of the airlineíne with sustainability. Aerol's recent effortsíne include:
- Inversionón of $24 billion since 2013 on 595 airplanesáfuel-efficient vehicles as part of the renovation effortón of flota más extensive in the history of the aviation industryón.
- During the same periodíodo, American retiró a núsimilar group of less fuel efficient aircraft, including the withdrawal of más de 150 older and less fuel efficient aircraft in 2020.
- Committed to buy 9 million gallons of aviation fuelón sustainable for three toñthose of Neste, a producer líder of renewable products.
- Engaged American customers in driving demand for aviation fuelón sustainable throughés of agreements with Deloitte and Kuehne + Nagel.
- Invested in new technologyíto help our planes operate more smoothlyás efficient.
