{"id":27297,"date":"2023-11-27T18:55:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T18:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=27297"},"modified":"2023-11-27T18:55:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T18:55:38","slug":"air-taxis-could-help-boost-remote-communities-research-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/international-news\/air-taxis-could-help-boost-remote-communities-research-shows\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Air Taxis Could Help Boost Remote Communities, Research Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Growing support for the launch of air\ntaxi services could help boost remote communities in Canada with more people\nconsidering moving to remote areas, if access conditions improve according to new\nresearch conducted by Pure Profile, an independent research agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Government data shows that roughly one\nin nine Canadians are classed as living in remote areas, which accounts for\n74.6% of the Canadian landmass, and there is growing concern(3) about the\nlong-term future of these remote communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, a nationwide study by Horizon\nAircraft, a Canadian-based innovative leader in hybrid electric Vertical\nTake-off and Landing (eVTOL) aerial vehicles, shows the launch of air taxi\nservices could play a vital role in revitalising rural communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research, which included the views\nof people living in remote communities, found two out of three (66%) Canadians would\nwelcome the use of air taxis to address negative issues associated with living\nin remote communities such as poor access to transport, isolation, and\nunreliable supplies of critical goods and medical supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canadians in general are very receptive to\nthe idea of air taxis or eVTOLs \u2013 60% said they would be happy to travel in a\nregulatory agency approved air taxi and nearly half (48%) would be happy to use\nthem as soon as they are commercially operational. Around 48% would be happy to\nfly in eVTOLs in other countries outside Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research by Horizon shows that the\nintroduction of air taxis or eVTOLs could increase interest in Canada to moving\nto more remote areas \u2013 45% may consider moving if eVTOLs were more readily\navailable to enable travel and ensure a strong supply chain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regulators and eVTOL manufacturers and\noperators will need to focus on safety and pilot training if air taxis are to be\nseen as a viable mode of transport and attract customers. Around 70% of those questioned\nsaid safety issues are very important, while 67% stressed the need for\nwell-trained pilots. Around 56% said cost would be very important while just\n28% said comfort was very important to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brandon Robinson, CEO of Horizon\nAircraft, said: \u201cProperly designed eVTOLs could have multiple uses including\nurban transport, air ambulances, cargo transport, military and wildfire service\nuse but in Canada they are particularly suited to addressing the issues faced\nby people living in remote communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is interesting to see that so many\nCanadians would consider moving to more remote areas if they could rely on safe\nand secure air taxi services.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Horizon Aircraft is building an electric\nVertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft that designed with a hybrid\nelectric power system. The Company is designing the aircraft such that it\ncould, after its vertical takeoff, re-charge its batteries enroute when it is\nflying in a configuration like a traditional aircraft. Their \u201cCavorite X7\u201d is\nan eVTOL designed for longer-range regional passenger or cargo, as well as\nspecial missions. The Cavorite X7 aircraft would have a gross weight of an\nestimated 5,500 lbs with a projected useful load of 1,500 lbs. With an\nestimated maximum speed of 250 miles per hour and an average range of over 500\nmiles with fuel reserves, the Company believes that this experimental aircraft,\nif eventually licensed for commercial use, would be well-positioned to excel in\nmedical evacuation, critical supply delivery, disaster relief, and special\nmilitary missions.  The Company believes\nthat the proposed aircraft would also be attractive for Regional Air Mobility \u2013\nmoving people and cargo 50 to 500 miles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Company is continuing the testing of\nits 50%-scale aircraft that it believes will reduce technical risk moving\nforward as it continues to develop its full-scale aircraft. Horizon and its\nflagship Cavorite X7 design has been attracting significant interest from\nwithin the industry and has enabled Horizon to win several grants and a U.S.\nDepartment of Defense advanced research and development contract award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Growing support for the launch of air taxi services could help boost remote communities in Canada with more people considering moving to remote areas, if access conditions improve according to new research conducted by Pure Profile, an independent research agency. Government data shows that roughly one in nine Canadians are classed as living in remote […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":27298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[140,114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-evtol","category-international-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Horizon-Cavorite-edit-3.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27297","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=27297"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27300,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27297\/revisions\/27300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}