Hoʻolālā ʻo United Airlines i nā ʻenehana e kū nei i ka de-carbonize ea huakaʻi
Hāʻawi ʻo United i kona mākaukau i ka hoʻokele mokulele e kōkua iā Archer me ka hoʻomohala ʻana o ka mokulele uila, mokulele pōkole
I ka manawa e holo ana nā mokulele, United, me Mesa Airlines, e loaʻa i nāʻauwaʻa a hiki i 200 o kēia mau mokulele uila

Ua hoʻolaha ʻo United Airlines i kēia lā ua hoʻopau i kahi ʻaelike e hana pū me ka hui mokulele ʻo Archer ma ke ʻano he ʻāpana nui o ka airline e hoʻopukapuka i nā ʻenehana e kū nei i ka de-carbonize ea huakaʻi. Ma mua o ka hilinaʻi ʻana i nā ʻenekini kuni kuʻuna, hoʻolālā ʻia ka lele uila a me ka pae ʻana o ka uila (eVTOL) e hoʻohana i nā kaʻa uila a hiki i ka hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ma ke ʻano he 'air taxi' ma nā mākeke kūlanakauhale.

Ma lalo o nā ʻōlelo o ka ʻaelike, Hawaiian Airlines e hāʻawi i kona mākaukau i ka hoʻokele mokulele e kōkua iā Archer me ka hoʻomohala ʻana o ka mokulele me ka mokulele, mokulele pōkole. I ka manawa e holo ana nā mokulele a hālāwai i nā koina o United a me nā koi ʻoihana, United, a me Mesa Airlines, e loaʻa nā ʻauwa a i 200 o kēia mau mokulele uila e lawelawe ʻia e kahi hoa a manaʻo ʻia e hāʻawi wikiwiki i nā mea kūʻai aku, ke ala waiwai a me ka haʻahaʻa-kalapona e kiʻi ai i nā kahua mokulele hub o United a hele i nā wahi kaiāulu i loko o nā makahiki ʻelima e hiki mai ana.

ʻO ka hana pū ʻana me Archer kekahi kumu hoʻohālikelike o ka hoʻokō o United i ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana a me ka hoʻopukapuka ʻana i nā ʻenehana hou e hiki ai ke hōʻemi i nā hoʻokuʻu ʻana o ke kalapona ʻoiai e hoʻomaikaʻi ana i ka ʻike o ka mea kūʻai aku a loaʻa ka loaʻa kālā ikaika. He mea hoʻopuka mua ka mokulele ma Fulcrum BioEnergy a hui pū ʻia me 1PointFive, kahi huakaʻi pū ma waena o Oxy Low Carbon Ventures a me Rusheen Capital, e hoʻomaka i ka hoʻokumu ʻana i ka ʻenehana lele pololei a me ka ʻenehana hōʻoki.

"ʻO ka ʻāpana o ka pehea e hakakā ai ʻo United i ka hoʻomehana honua ma o ka ʻapo ʻana i nā ʻenehana e kū mai ana e hoʻopau ana i ka huakaʻi ea. Ma ka hana ʻana me Archer, ke hōʻike nei ʻo United i ka ʻoihana mokulele ʻo kēia ka manawa e ʻapo i nā ʻano hoʻomaʻemaʻe, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka halihali. Me ka ʻenehana kūpono, hiki iā mākou ke kaohi i ka hopena o ka mokulele ma ka honua, akā pono mākou e ʻike i ka hanauna hou o nā ʻoihana e hana i kēia mea i ka wanaʻao a ʻike i nā ala e kōkua ai iā lākou e haʻalele i ka honua, "wahi a ka Luna Nui o United ʻo Scott Kirby. . "ʻO Archer's eVTOL hoʻolālā, hana hoʻohālikelike a me ka ʻenehana ʻenehana i hiki ke hoʻololi i ka holo ʻana o ka poʻe ma waena o nā kūlanakauhale nui o ka honua holoʻokoʻa."

Me nā ʻenehana o kēia lā, hoʻolālā ʻia nā mokulele o Archer e huakaʻi i nā wahi mamao a 60 mau mile i ka wikiwiki a hiki i 150 mile i kēlā me kēia hola a e hoʻolālā ʻia nā hiʻohiʻona e hiki mai ana no ka holo wikiwiki ʻana. ʻAʻole hiki i nā mokulele Archer ke mālama i ka manawa o kēlā me kēia kanaka ma kā lākou huakaʻi, ua koho ʻo United e hoʻohana ana i nā mokulele eVTOL a Archer e hiki ai ke hōʻemi i ka CO₂ nā emissions e 47% no kēlā me kēia mea mākaʻikaʻi i kahi huakaʻi ma waena o Hollywood a me Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), kekahi o nā kūlanakauhale mua kahi a Archer e hoʻolālā ai e hoʻolana i kāna ʻauwaʻa.

Alakaʻi ʻia e nā hoa hui a me nā hoa hui ʻo Brett Adcock lāua ʻo Adam Goldstein, ʻo kā Archer misiona e hoʻonui i nā pono o ka neʻe mau ʻana o ka ea ma ka pālākiō Hoʻolālā ʻo Archer e wehe i kāna mokulele eVTOL pālākiō i 2021, e hoʻomaka i ka hana mokulele ma 2023, a hoʻomaka i nā huakaʻi o nā mea kūʻai i 2024. No ka hoʻokele ʻana i kēia kipi ʻehā a hoʻololi i ka hoʻokokoke ʻana o ka poʻe i ke ola o kēlā me kēia lā, ka hana a me ka huakaʻi, ua kūkulu ʻo Archer i kahi kime i hoʻokō nui ʻia. o nā ʻenekinia poʻokela a me nā kālena hoʻolālā, me kahi 200+ mau makahiki o ka ʻike eVTOL.

"ʻAʻole hiki iā mākou ke hauʻoli i ka hana pū ʻana me kahi mea pāʻani honua i hoʻokumu ʻia e like me United," i ʻōlelo ʻia ʻo Brett Adcock, ka luna alakaʻi a me ka hoa hoʻokumu o Archer. "ʻOi aku ka nui o kēia hana ma mua o ka ʻaelike kalepa wale no kā mākou mokulele, akā ʻo ka hoʻomaka o kahi pilina a mākou e manaʻo nei e hoʻonui i kā mākou kaʻina manawa i ka mākeke ma muli o ke alakaʻi alakaʻi a United e pili ana i ka palapala hōʻoia FAA, nā hana a me ka mālama ʻana."

Ua hoʻohui ʻo Adam Goldstein, ka luna hui a me ka mea hoʻokumu o Archer "ʻo ka hui ma United e kaʻana like i kā mākou ʻike i kahi wā e hiki ke hoʻomau ʻia. Ke hana pū nei mākou me kā lākou pailaka hoʻāʻo a me nā hui kaiapuni e hana i ka neʻe ʻana o ke ea kūleʻa i kahi ʻoiaʻiʻo ma mua o ka manaʻo o ka poʻe. "

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Once the aircraft are in operation and have met United’s operating and business requirements, United, together with Mesa Airlines, would acquire a fleet of up to 200 of these electric aircraft that would be operated by a partner and are expected to give customers a quick, economical and low-carbon way to get to United’s hub airports and commute in dense urban environments within the next five years.
United Airlines invests in emerging technologies that de-carbonize air travelUnited will contribute its expertise in airspace management to assist Archer with the development of battery-powered, short-haul aircraftOnce the aircraft are in operation, United, together with Mesa Airlines, would acquire a fleet of up to 200 of these electric aircraft.
Not only are Archer’s aircraft capable of saving individuals time on their commute, United estimates that using Archer’s eVTOL aircraft could reduce CO2 emissions by 47% per passenger on a trip between Hollywood and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), one of the initial cities where Archer plans to launch its fleet.