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Air Taxi Service Project funded by the UK Government

MTB Editor by MTB Editor
29th January 2021
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An industrial research grant has been given to a consortium led by Atkins (a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group), and including Vertical Aerospace and the West of England Combined Authority by the UK Government, in order to explore the feasibility of an air taxi service in the South West Region before conducting a demonstration in a live environment.

The £2.5m project has secured a partial funding through the Government’s Future of Flight Challenge, which was created to find innovative methods of achieving greener flight, finding new ways to travel, increasing mobility, improving connectivity and reducing congestion.

This project is expected to take 18 months. It will include an assessment of the demand for air taxi services in the South West; development of use cases for the technology; and an evaluation of the integration and impact on the wider transportation network, including the region’s airports, as well as the benefits to cities and residents. It will establish viable markets and businesses cases for these services and seek to understand public perceptions and attitudes towards eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft. These activities aim to culminate in a series of full-system demonstrations in live airspace across the region.

Atkins will also provide whole-system enterprise architecture, develop safety cases and create processes for secure passenger identification management.

James Richmond, Advanced Air Mobility Lead at Atkins, said:

“As we look to the future of travel, it’s now more important than ever that we begin exploring more sustainable methods of transport within our increasingly populated cities. Bringing together the experience and expertise from across the consortium, we’re excited to begin developing a fully integrated system concept, using the latest digital innovations. This an important and tangible step towards making Advanced Air Mobility a reality, and by demonstrating that we can provide a case for air taxis, we could begin trialling these services as early as 2023.”

Vertical Aerospace, a Bristol-based electric aircraft manufacturer will explore vehicle integration, using their eVTOL air taxi. On the other hand, Skyports, which is an infrastructure provider for the emerging Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) industry, will be responsible for design, development, operation and airport integration of the physical infrastructure to enable safe and efficient air taxi services.

Vic Terry, Head of Digital Systems at Vertical Aerospace, said: “At Vertical, our ultimate aim is to make air travel green and accessible to everyone. This is a great opportunity to bring the consortiums’ products and services together, showcasing that air taxis are not reserved for science fiction but achievable to benefit both our cities and economy in the UK and around the world.”

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Other consortium members include Altitude Angel and NATS, who will be investigating unified traffic management solutions and the integration of conventional air traffic control. Cranfield University will lead on the communication systems required to enable flight, particularly within an urban environment. London-based IT company Neuron will focus on interconnectivity to enable safe and efficient passenger movement. One of the British Government’s innovation agencies, Connected Places Catapult, will lead the research into public perception of air taxis, the ways this method of travel would be used, and the expected demand on AAM as a service. The West of England Combined Authority (WECA), offers the backing of a regional authority and will help ensure plans align with the Joint Local Transport Plan, and foster cross-sector collaboration between the project and the likes of the Future Transport Zone and 5G developments.

In addition to the grant partners, international gateway Bristol Airport will be acting as the principal support airport. Subsequent input will be provided by other airports in the region to ensure the concept’s transferability across different infrastructure.

Simon Earles, Sustainability & Corporate Affairs Director, Bristol Airport, said: “We have set the airport an ambitious target to be carbon net zero by 2050. Innovative new approaches to travel, like the air taxi service, are critical to making this a reality and also support the wider decarbonisation agenda in the South West, and we are proud to act as a test bed for this exciting project.”

While the feasibility studies and subsequent trials will be based in the South West, the project will also consider scalability and application in other cities.

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Credit: SNC-Lavalin Group

Tags: Air taxiAtkinsAviationFly TaxiFuture Flight ChallengeSNC-Lavalin GroupVertical Aerospace
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