Capital A, formerly AirAsia is making steps to introduce flying taxis to the Southeast Asian market in the near future.
According to Ling Liong Tien, AirAsia Chief Safety Officer, the design called Urban Air Mobility is a new concept, so the company is now focusing on creating and enabling ecosystems and fostered blocks to develop future project growth.
He explained, in order to launch the trade, many procedures such as air taxi logging certificates including flight regulations, landing and parking infrastructure need to be taken into account.
It said the flight taxi design would start by connecting Kuala Lumpur City Center (KLCC) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), which would reduce the travel distance of more than 1 hour to 17 minutes.
Ura-ura also said that the mine for the flying taxi is worth US$50 per person if there are 4 passengers at a time.
It was understood in February that the AirAsia Aviation Group signed a memorandum of understanding to tax 100 VX4s electric aircraft from Avalon, a tax company based in Ireland.
Avalon will also order the VX4 from British advance, Vertical Aerospace, which is also processing any documentation and flight certificates in Europe.
Apart from Malaysia, Japan is also said to have signed an agreement to obtain the right to tax approximately 50 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, eVTOL rather than Avolon.
Turning back to Capital A, Chief Operating Officer (CEO) Tony Fernandes commented that AirAsia representing Malaysia will be the first country in Southeast Asia to enter the flying taxi industry which is expected to become a trend by 2050 based on a report by the Munich negotiating agency, Roland Berger.
Meanwhile, Capital A, Avalon and Vertical Aerospace will hold their first meeting this month, in a bid to bring in the VX4s by 2025.
