SkyDrive has announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Tohoku Air Service (TAS), a helicopter operator owned by Tohoku Electric Power Company, for the purchase of a SkyDrive Model SD-05 eVTOL. Under this agreement, SkyDrive aims to deliver the aircraft in 2028.
“Tohoku Air Service hopes to leverage the numerous advantages offered by eVTOL aircraft including quiet operation, lower purchase and maintenance costs, said SkyDrive in a press release. The aircraft “also provides a wide range of potential applications including sightseeing flights, easy transportation of people and cargo, and specialist roles in medical service provision and natural disaster response. Tohoku Air Service has decided to enter into this agreement in recognition of these wide-ranging potential contributions to improve quality of life through safety, reliability and comfort.”
This LOI marks SkyDrive’s first agreement for the purchase of an aircraft by a Japan-based helicopter operator.
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(Image: Tohoku Air Service President Shigeyuki Ouchi; Right: SkyDrive CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa)