Airbus and Ecocopter will provide urban air mobility services in Chile, Ecuador and Peru

Airbus and Ecocopter have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start collaborating on the launch of urban air mobility services in Chile, Ecuador and Peru, as reported in a statement.

The companies have highlighted that this is an important step towards the co-creation of a functioning urban air mobility (UAM) ecosystem in the region.

With this agreement, the firms will explore and define scenarios for launching air mobility operations, especially in Ecuador, Chile and Peru. This includes joint activities to develop UAM operations on the continent, as well as ways to approach early use cases and pilot cities and regions.

“With 20 years of experience operating helicopters and five years operating drones, this association is a natural step for us. We seek to be a relevant player in the UAM ecosystem and the projects that we will develop together with Airbus will bring us closer to this goal”, highlighted the CEO of Ecocopter, Marcelo Rajchman.

For his part, the head of Partnerships and Execution of Airbus Strategies for the UAM, Balkiz Sarihan, pointed out that with this alliance the companies take “concrete steps in the co-creation of the UAM ecosystem” and in the decarbonization roadmap.

“This partnership leverages Airbus’ expertise in innovative vertical flight technologies, and Ecocopter’s extensive operational history and innovative culture,” added Sarihan.

Founded in 2003, Ecocopter specializes in highly complex aerial work missions in South America. Its fleet of Airbus helicopters, made up of 16 H125s, two H135s and three H145s, is characterized by its great versatility and performs missions ranging from offshore transport, mining support, medical evacuation, firefighting and nearly the full range of aerial work missions.

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Source: dpa