Credit: AirX
Japan’s AirX announces that Hyogo Prefecture and Kobe City would financially assist the consortium’s efforts to establish eVTOL services along with AirX, Mizushima Aero & Space Industry Cluster Study Group (MASC), and CTI Engineering.
According to AirX, “this project uses actual flying vehicles to undertake technical verification (safety operations, airport planning, design, and operation, environmental impact assessment), which is required for social implementation as well as serviceability verification connected to tourism. We want to commercialise the idea in Hyogo Prefecture and the Osaka Bay region based on these achievements.
Background
Flying cars are a new type of mobility that has the characteristics of electricity, autonomous flight, and vertical take-off and landing. They can alleviate congestion in urban areas, contribute to carbon neutrality by reducing CO2 emissions, and can be used on remote islands and mountainous areas. It is expected to contribute to solving social issues such as securing means of transportation in areas with insufficient transportation infrastructure. In Japan, the public and private sectors are working together to implement flying cars into society, with the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo as a milestone, led by the Public-Private Council for Air Mobility Revolution.
Aim of the project
This project utilizes actual flying cars to conduct technical verification (safety operations, airfield planning, design, and operation, environmental impact assessment) necessary for social implementation, as well as verification of serviceability related to tourism. Based on these results, Air X aim to commercialize the project in Hyogo Prefecture and the Osaka Bay area.
Business summary
This project will be carried out in accordance with the following objectives:
- Verification of safe navigation of flying cars
- Promising route setting and demonstration flight with an eye on tourism
- Verification of the design and operation of airfields for flying cars
- Verification of noise from flying cars
Assumed flight route 1
The flight route is a draft at the proposal creation stage and may be changed in the future depending on the status of coordination with related parties.
Special site information
Please check the special website below for information on flying car exhibitions and demonstration experiments.
(About the service) https://airx.co.jp/uav
(About the aircraft) https://skyview.airos.jp/ehang
AirX Co., Ltd. Company Profile
Company name: AirX Co., Ltd.
Address: 5F Kojimachi Building, 6-6-2 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Wework Kojimachi
Established: February 23, 2015
Representative Director: Suguru Tezuka
Business content: Travel industry, air transportation agency business
Company URL: https://airx.co.jp
Service URL:
[AIROS] https://airos.jp
[AIROS Skyview] https://skyview.airos.jp
Recruitment related page: https://career.airx.co.jp
Official Twitter: https://twitter. com/airos_skyview
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/airos_skyview
AirX is not limited to helicopters and private jets, but also purchases and sells next-generation aircraft (eVTOL) called flying cars, installs and operates helipads, etc. They are a company that builds the infrastructure that will be the source of next generation air mobility.
AirX currently boast the largest number of helicopter flights in Japan by providing helicopter charters for sightseeing, travel, business trips, etc. at affordable prices. In addition to providing services, they also develop systems for reservation management, inventory management, and flight management.
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