Partnership will further inform Supernal's eVTOL product and mature companies' commercial efforts
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Supernal LLC – Hyundai Motor Group's (HMG) Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company – and Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. (Blade) today announced a partnership at 2024 NBAA-BACE to explore opportunities to develop AAM networks and fleet operations. This will include studying varied AAM use cases in markets of shared interest and will further inform Supernal's electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle product.
Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. William Heyburn, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development, Blade; Melissa Tomkiel, President and General Counsel, Blade; Jaeyong Song, Chief Strategy Officer, Supernal; David Rottblatt, Senior Director, Strategy and Commercialization, Supernal
As part of the three-year agreement, Supernal and Blade will leverage each other's expertise in aviation, technology and infrastructure access to further develop the AAM sector and exchange knowledge about the companies' respective products, services and capabilities. Specifically, Supernal – as an eVTOL OEM – will provide insights on technological and operational nuances to support the development of Blade's future AAM service offerings. Blade – as an established air transport platform – and its operator partners will provide Supernal with feedback on aircraft design and safety, upgradeability, passenger comfort and flexibility for various operating markets.
"As Supernal prepares to finalize our eVTOL features, it is critical we collaborate with experienced commercial partners like Blade to ensure our eVTOL's cabin features align with passenger expectations for comfort, safety and efficiency in the next generation of inter-city mobility," said David Rottblatt, senior director of strategy and commercialization, Supernal. "Supernal and Blade's partnership underscores how the Advanced Air Mobility industry has evolved: The dialogue is no longer about the feasibility of eVTOL technology, but rather how it can be optimized to suit existing commercial platforms and operators."
With a shared goal to better understand capital, infrastructure and development solutions to help the AAM industry grow, Supernal and Blade will collaborate on scenario planning using hypothetical routes and networks in New York City to support air taxi, organ transplant transportation and other use cases. The two will also work together to identify advantageous commercial arrangements in geographies of mutual interest – including Southern California – using Supernal's eVTOL vehicle and Blade's aggregation platforms as an air charter broker.
"Our goal is to make aviation more accessible by preparing to adopt eVTOL aircraft," said Melissa Tomkiel, president and general counsel, Blade. "In combining Blade's expertise with Supernal's forward-thinking innovations, this partnership is poised to accelerate Advanced Air Mobility development and enable quiet, safe and emission-free transportation."
Attendees at 2024 NBAA-BACE can learn more about Supernal's eVTOL product concept vehicle, S-A2, through a virtual reality experience in Blade's Lounge at the Henderson Executive Airport. Click here for more information about Supernal's presence and here to book Blade shuttle flights during the show.
About Supernal Supernal (Su•per•nal) is an Advanced Air Mobility company that's developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle and the ground-to-air ecosystem to support the emerging industry. As part of Hyundai Motor Group, Supernal is harnessing world-class manufacturing, automation, supply chain and R&D expertise to make this new, efficient transportation option widely accessible in the coming decades. Simply put: Rather than being first to market, we're building the right product and right market, first. Visit Supernal's newsroom site for more information and follow us on LinkedIn.
About Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. Blade Air Mobility provides air transportation and logistics for hospitals across the United States, where it is one of the largest transporters of human organs for transplant, and for passengers, with helicopter and fixed wing services primarily in the Northeast United States, Southern Europe, and Western Canada. Based in New York City, Blade's asset-light model, coupled with its exclusive passenger terminal infrastructure and proprietary technologies, is designed to facilitate a seamless transition from helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft to Electric Vertical Aircraft ("EVA" or "eVTOL"), enabling lower cost air mobility that is both quiet and emission-free.
Contacts: Jennifer Darland Supernal [email protected]
Lee Gold Blade Air Mobility, Inc. [email protected]
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LAS VEGAS、2024年10月24日 / PRNewswire/ - - Supernal LLC - ヒュンダイ自動車グループ(HMG)のAdvanced Air Mobility(AAM)企業 - とBlade Urban Air Mobility, Inc.(Blade)は、2024 NBAA-BACEでパートナーシップを発表し、AAmネットワークとフリート運用の開発の機会を探ることを発表しました。これには、共通の関心事の市場でさまざまなAAmの使用事例を検討することが含まれ、Supernalの電動垂直離着陸(eVTOL)車両製品にさらなる情報を提供するでしょう
Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. William Heyburn、Bladeの最高財務責任者兼企業開発責任者;Melissa Tomkiel、Bladeの社長兼総務担当者;Jaeyong Song、Supernalの最高戦略責任者;David Rottblatt、Supernalの戦略と商業化のシニアディレクター
「SupernalがeVTOLの特長を最終決定する準備をする中で、私たちが快適さ、安全性、そして次世代の都市間移動における効率と乗客の期待に合致するようにeVTOLのキャビン特長と協力することは重要です」と述べたDavid Rottblatt氏、Supernalの戦略と商業化のシニアディレクター。「SupernalとBladeのパートナーシップは、Advanced Air Mobility業界がどのように進化しているかを示しています:対話はもはやeVTOL技術の実現可能性についてではなく、既存の商業プラットフォームやオペレーターに合わせて最適化されるべきかどうかについてです」
Supernalについて Supernal(スーパーナル)は、電動垂直離着陸(eVTOL)機と新興業界をサポートする地上から空へのエコシステムを開発している先進的なエアモビリティ企業です。Hyundai Motor Groupの一部であるSupernalは、世界クラスの製造、自動化、サプライチェーン、およびR&Dの専門知識を活用し、この新しい効率的な交通手段を今後数十年で広く利用可能にします。単純に言えば、市場参入第一を目指すのではなく、最適な製品と適切な市場の構築を最優先しています。詳細情報については、Supernalのニュースルームサイトをご覧いただくか、LinkedInでフォローしてください。
Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc.について Blade Air Mobilityは、アメリカ全土の病院向けに人の臓器の輸送、およびヘリコプターと固定翼機を主に東北部アメリカ、南ヨーロッパ、西カナダで運航する旅客向けの空輸および物流を提供しています。ニューヨーク市を拠点とするBladeのアセットライトモデルは、独自の乗客ターミナルインフラと独自のテクノロジーを利用し、ヘリコプターや固定翼機から電動垂直離着陸機("EVA"または"eVTOL")へのシームレスな移行を実現し、より静かで、排出ガスゼロの低コストな空飛び移動を可能にしています。
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