UK-based LYTE Aviation is working in 19 different cities on 4 continents Asia, Europe, Africa and Americas on several new point-to-point regional routes for passenger mass transit (LA-44 SkyBus) and cargo transport (LA-44C SkyTruck), without requiring a runway.
The 40 passengers flying on new regional routes of up to 1000km with the LA-44 SkyBus will benefit in the near future from the new collaboration with Crisalion Mobility‘s 5-seater eVTOL ‘Integrity’, an air taxi, that will take over the last mile transport for shorter ranges.
Freshta Farzam, CEO & Founder LYTE Aviation, said; “We are in the position today to shape new routes and new collaborations the way we see our customers and future passengers will benefit most from. And as being the only 40 seater eVTOL in the industry, also called the SkyBus, we can lead the way by initiating strong ties with 2- to 4-seater air taxis and drones (up to 500kg) to take over the last mile for our passengers and customers in the future.
“With this collaboration, with Crisalion Mobility air taxi (and many more to come), we are taking UAM and RAM a step further by pioneering new routes and business cases in combination with our regional range of up to 1,000km and their short range of up to 200km, our large passenger capacity of 40 pax and their more compact capacity of 5pax. And we both offer point to point transfer, without requiring a runway.”
LYTE Aviation is working on their hybrid-hydrogen tilt-wing solution which is hoping to operate within the next 5-6 years. Their portfolio includes point-to-point mass transit of 40 pax (SkyBus), cargo of 4.5 tons (SkyTruck) and 19 prime seats (X-Prime). And recently, they have expanded their portfolio to a “TurboBus” for Humanitarian Aid use cases, where the range is doubled to up to 2000km and the speed is increased to 500/h! LYTE will additionally generate business for air taxis and drones through all these new use cases, which they actively promote.
“We are excited to work with LYTE Aviation to analyse and study the interfaces between their eVTOLs and ours. This is another step forward in Crisalion’s commitment to R&D and sustainability in air transport and will allow us to adapt to market needs, as eVTOLs are the future of the industry for both short- and long-haul flights. A significant number of market players will be involved in the new mobility ecosystem and it is a privilege for us to work with LYTE Aviation,” said Óscar Lara, Chief Operating Officer, Crisalion Mobility.
