I-United Airlines ityale imali kubuchwepheshe obuvelayo obukhupha ukuhamba komoya
I-United iya kufaka igalelo kubuchule bayo kulawulo lwendawo yomoya ukunceda i-Archer ngophuhliso lweenqwelo moya ezisebenzisa ibhetri, iinqwelo moya ezimfutshane
Nje ukuba inqwelomoya isebenze, i-United, kunye neMesa Airlines, ziya kufumana iinqwelomoya ukuya kuthi ga kuma-200 ezi nqwelo-moya zombane

I-United Airlines namhlanje ibhengeze ukuba isigqibile isivumelwano sokusebenza nenkampani yokuhamba komoya i-Archer njengenxalenye yomzamo wenqwelomoya wenqwelomoya wokutyala imali kubuchwepheshe obuvelayo obukhupha ukuhamba komoya. Endaweni yokuxhomekeka kwiinjini zomlilo zesiko, inqwelomoya ehamba ngokuthe nkqo ngombane kunye nokufika (eVTOL) ziyilelwe ukusebenzisa iinjini zombane kwaye zinokubakho ekusetyenzisweni kwixesha elizayo njenge 'teksi yomoya' kwiimarike zasedolophini.

Phantsi kwemvumelwano yesivumelwano, United Airlines iya kuba negalelo kubungcali bayo kulawulo lwendawo yokunceda i-Archer ngophuhliso lweenqwelo moya ezisebenzisa ibhetri. Nje ukuba inqwelomoya isebenze kwaye ihlangabezane neemfuno zomsebenzi nezeshishini ze-United, i-United, kunye neMesa Airlines, iya kufumana iinqwelomoya ukuya kuthi ga kuma-200 kwezi nqwelo moya zombane eziza kuqhutywa liqabane kwaye kulindeleke ukuba zinike abathengi ngokukhawuleza, Uqoqosho kunye nekhabhoni esezantsi yokufika kwizikhululo zeenqwelo moya zaseUnited kunye nokuhamba kwiindawo ezixineneyo zasezidolophini kwiminyaka emihlanu ezayo.

Ukusebenza noArcher ngomnye umzekelo wokuzibophelela kwe-United ekuchongeni nasekutyalomali kubuchwephesha obunokunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwekhabhoni ngelixa liphucula amava abathengi kunye nokufumana imbuyekezo eyomeleleyo yemali. I-airline yayingumtyali mali wokuqala kwiFulcrum BioEnergy kwaye kutsha nje idibene ne1PointFive, indibaniselwano phakathi kweOxy Low Carbon Ventures kunye neRusheen Capital, ukuqala ukusekwa kokubanjwa ngokuthe ngqo komoya kunye netekhnoloji yokuthimba.

“Inxalenye yendlela uManyano azokulwa ngayo ubushushu behlabathi kukwamkela ubuchwepheshe obuvelayo obenza ukuba uhambo lomoya lube nkulu. Ngokusebenza noArcher, iUnited ibonisa ishishini lokuhamba ngenqwelomoya ngoku lixesha lokwamkela ucoceko, iindlela ezifanelekileyo zokuhamba. Ngobuchwephesha obuchanekileyo, singathintela inqwelomoya enefuthe kwiplanethi yethu, kodwa kufuneka sichonge isizukulwana esilandelayo seenkampani eziza kuyenza le nto kwangoko kwaye zifumane iindlela zokuzinceda zisuke emhlabeni, utshilo umphathi we-United uScott Kirby . Uyilo lwe-eVTOL ka-Archer, imodeli yokuvelisa kunye nobuchule bobunjineli bunamandla acacileyo okutshintsha indlela abantu abangena ngayo kwiidolophu ezinkulu kwihlabathi liphela. ”

Ngobuchwephesha banamhlanje, iinqwelomoya zeArcher ziyilelwe ukuhamba umgama ukuya kuthi ga kwiimayile ezingama-60 ngesantya ukuya kuthi ga kwi-150 yeekhilomitha ngeyure kwaye iimodeli ezizayo ziya kuyilwa ukuba zihambe ngokukhawuleza nangaphezulu. Ayisiyiyo inqwelo moya ka-Archer kuphela ekwaziyo ukonga ixesha lomntu kuhambo lwabo, I-United iqikelela ukuba ukusebenzisa iinqwelomoya ze-Archer ze-eVTOL kunokunciphisa i-CO₂ ezikhutshwayo ngama-47% kumgibeli ngamnye kuhambo oluphakathi kweHollywood neLos Angeles International Airport (LAX), esinye sezixeko zokuqala apho iArcher iceba ukumilisela iinqanawa zayo.

Bakhokelwa ngabaququzeleli kunye nabaphathi be-CEO uBrett Adcock kunye noAdam Goldstein, injongo ka-Archer kukuqhubela phambili izibonelelo zokuhamba komoya okuzinzileyo kwinqanaba. I-Archer iceba ukutyhila inqanaba elipheleleyo leenqwelo moya ze-eVTOL ngo-2021, ukuqala ukuveliswa kweenqwelomoya ngo-2023, kunye nokwazisa ngeenqwelomoya zabathengi ngo-2024. Yobunjineli obuphezulu kunye neetalente zoyilo, ngokudibeneyo iminyaka engama-200 + yamava eVTOL.

"Asinakonwaba ngakumbi ekusebenzeni nomdlali wehlabathi omiselweyo njengo-United," utshilo u-Brett Adcock, u-CEO kunye nomsunguli we-Archer. "Esi sivumelwano simele okungaphezulu kwesivumelwano sokuthengisa ngenqwelomoya, kodwa ukuqala kobudlelwane esikholelwa ukuba buza kukhawulezisa ixesha lethu lokuthengisa ngenxa yesikhokelo sobumbano se-United malunga nokuqinisekiswa kwe-FAA, ukusebenza kunye nolondolozo."

U-Adam Goldstein, u-co-CEO kunye noMseki we-Archer wongeze "iqela e-United labelana ngombono wethu ngekamva elizinzileyo. Sisebenza ngokusondeleyo novavanyo lwabo abaqhubi beenqwelo moya kunye namaqela okusingqongileyo ukwenza ukuhamba okuzinzileyo komoya edolophini kwenzeke ngokukhawuleza kunokuba abantu bebecinga. ”