{"id":25639,"date":"2023-05-22T14:27:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T14:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=25639"},"modified":"2023-05-22T14:27:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T14:27:21","slug":"blade-to-bring-urban-air-mobility-to-newport-jersey-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/new-jersey\/blade-to-bring-urban-air-mobility-to-newport-jersey-city\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Blade to Bring Urban Air Mobility to Newport, Jersey City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Blade Air Mobility, Inc.<\/a> announced that it has entered into an agreement with Newport Helipad LLC to operate and revitalize the Newport Helistop (91NJ), located in Newport, Jersey City, New Jersey, one of the largest and most successful mixed-use communities on the Hudson River waterfront, subject to the execution of definitive documentation. As part of the agreement, Blade will manage and operate the Helistop on behalf of Newport for both Blade flights and third-party operations. The Helistop is located on the Hudson River waterfront, approximately 3,800 feet from Manhattan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll large communities will need an urban air mobility\nstrategy to bolster their attractiveness to corporations and residents alike in\nan increasingly competitive market,\u201d said Nate Alexander, Blade’s Senior\nDirector, Rotorcraft Operations. \u201cWe are pleased that Newport had the foresight\nto relight this Helistop and partner with Blade to ensure safe and reliable\nvertical transportation for all tenants and residents in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This arrangement will create an additional amenity for the\nbusinesses and residents of Newport and beyond, as well as Blade\u2019s client base.\nIt will demonstrate the proper processes and working relationships required to\nsafely grow urban air mobility in the greater New York City metropolitan area\nusing conventional aircraft today, while preparing for the deployment of Electric\nVertical Aircraft (\u201cEVA\u201d) in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the agreement, Blade will begin a pilot program for\ncharter flights and explore the viability of the first ever scheduled,\nby-the-seat service between the Helistop and local New York City area airports\nand heliports, providing a convenient travel option for commuters, particularly\nfor Newport tenants and employees of major banks and corporations that maintain\nlarge office presences around the Helistop. A flight from the Helistop to JFK\nAirport will take approximately 5 minutes versus up to 2 \u00c2\u00bd hours by car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an effort to mitigate any potential noise impact on the\nneighboring communities, only helicopter flights for public transportation or\nemergency services will be permitted at the Helistop. Tourist flights, as well\nas helicopter operators who violate the New York City Economic Development\nCorporation\u2019s designated noise abatement routing for tourist flights along the\nNew Jersey and New York City Hudson River corridor, will not be allowed to\nutilize the Helistop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agreement will also provide Blade with the opportunity\nto construct an exclusive-use, Blade-branded terminal at the Helistop to\nfacilitate safe and efficient operations for Blade flights and provide lounge\namenities for Blade fliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Helistop will provide urban air mobility connectivity to\nNewport, a vibrant live-work-play community with over 7,000 residences,\nincluding the award-winning and record-breaking Ellipse, which was honored with\nthe Urban Land Institute\u2019s Northern New Jersey Excellence Award for its\nthoughtful design and contribution to the community. The neighborhood\u2019s eight\nstate-of-the-art office towers provide more than five million square feet of\noffice space to major employers including JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, Fidelity\nInvestments, L\u2019Oreal, Forbes, and Tory Burch, and more than 25,000 employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to its easy access to Manhattan, Newport is\nsought after for its lifestyle amenities, including the sports and wellness\nofferings at Newport Swim & Fitness, shopping at Newport Centre Mall and\nThe Newport River Market, Newport Green – a 4.25-acre landscaped park with the\nonly urban beach on the Hudson River, Westin and Courtyard by Marriott hotels,\nNewport Skates outdoor skating rink, and two onsite schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blade will operate and revitalize the Newport Helistop,\noffering additional amenities and demonstrating the working relationships\nrequired to grow urban air mobility infrastructure and connectivity in the New\nYork metro area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blade will begin a pilot program for charter service and\ndevelop plans for by-the-seat service between the Newport Helistop, local New\nYork area commercial airports, and select Manhattan locations, providing\nconvenient travel options for a growing community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Blade Air Mobility, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Newport Helipad LLC to operate and revitalize the Newport Helistop (91NJ), located in Newport, Jersey City, New Jersey, one of the largest and most successful mixed-use communities on the Hudson River waterfront, subject to the execution of definitive documentation. As part of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-jersey"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25639"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25640,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25639\/revisions\/25640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}