15 companies join hands to push for 2028 air taxi service in western Japan

MUFG Bank and other major Japanese companies from a range of industries have joined forces to study how to commercially deploy air taxis in western Japan, including sustainable business models, necessary infrastructure and ways to create demand through tourism.Japanese startup SkyDrive Inc.'s compact aircraft, which can take off and land vertically without a runway, will be used in the service targeting the Kansai region, which includes Osaka and Kyoto prefectures. Companies joining the study may establish a jointly owned company to operate the service planned for launch in 2028.In a road m…READ FULL ARTICLE