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Delta Launching Electric Aircraft City to Airport Transfers
Source: Joby Aviation
Delta customers could soon hitch a ride to the airport courtesy of an electric aircraft.
The airline has partnered with Joby Aviation to operate fast, quiet, sustainable, city-to-airport service by air onboard 5-seater electric aircraft.
We’ve partnered with @Delta – the world's leading airline – to deliver a seamless, differentiated experience for Delta customers traveling to and from the airport, alongside our standard airport service. [1/2] pic.twitter.com/5g1WKnY0tX
— Joby Aviation (@jobyaviation) October 11, 2022
According to a press release from Delta, the airline will begin rolling out the service in Los Angeles and New York in the next couple of years.
“Delta always looks forward and embraces opportunities to lead the future, and we’ve found in Joby a partner that shares our pioneering spirit and commitment to delivering innovative, seamless experiences that are better for our customers, their journeys, and our world,” said Delta CEO Ed Bastian. “This is a groundbreaking opportunity for Delta to deliver a time-saving, uniquely premium home-to-airport solution for customers in key markets we’ve been investing and innovating in for many years.”
As part of the first-of-its-kind arrangement, the companies will work together to integrate a Joby-operated service into Delta’s customer-facing channels, providing customers who travel with Delta through New York and Los Angeles the opportunity to reserve a seat for seamless, zero-operating-emission, short-range journeys to and from city airports when booking Delta travel.
According to a press release from Joby Aviation, their piloted five-seat eVTOL aircraft can carry four passengers at speeds of up to 200 mph, with a maximum range of 150 miles on a single charge. With more than 10 years of development and over a thousand flight tests completed, Joby is targeting the launch of its aerial ridesharing service in 2024.
