MELBOURNE, Fla., March 16,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eve UAM, LLC ("Eve"), an
Embraer S.A. ("Embraer") (B3: EMBR3, NYSE: ERJ) company, has formed
a consortium of leading Urban Air Mobility (UAM) organizations and
technology enablers, including Skyports, L3Harris Technologies, and
the Community Air Mobility Initiative (CAMI) to develop a Concept
of Operations (CONOPS) for UAM operations between Miami International Airport (MIA) and the
Miami Beach Convention Center.
This agnostic document is intended to be the first of several
deliverables for bringing UAM operations to Miami-Dade.
The consortium examined the ecosystem required for both
passenger and vehicle journeys, received valuable insights and
feedback from stakeholders across Miami-Dade County, and accessed locally,
publicly available information. The data were used to establish a
foundational understanding of how UAM could safely support an
airport shuttle use case in the county.
Each of the consortium partners has been playing an essential
role within this collaboration. Skyports designs, builds, and
operates take-off and landing infrastructures for UAM aircraft,
L3Harris integrates next-generation Air Traffic Management (ATM)
technologies to enable UAM operations, and CAMI supports the
responsible integration of UAM into communities.
"Miami-Dade County and
Florida present a great
opportunity for Eve to create a blueprint that can be replicated in
markets in North America and other
regions as we look toward the introduction of UAM operations. Eve
and the consortium have gained valuable insights into how best we,
and our peers, can prepare the ecosystem to launch and scale
safely. We are excited to continue working with all stakeholders in
Miami-Dade County and the
community on the next phases of this concept of operations," said
Andre Stein, co-CEO of Eve.
"Skyports is proud to partner with this consortium and community
leaders to contribute our infrastructure knowledge to the future of
Urban Air Mobility in Miami-Dade.
We believe this study is an important first step to working with
the community as well as local industry to ensure vertiports can be
delivered with strong local support. As Miami-Dade County begins preparation for Urban
Air Mobility operations in the coming years we look forward to
working with local and state leaders to make this a reality," said
Duncan Walker, CEO of Skyports.
The consortium is now seeking community input on the first phase
of this CONOPS and will hold various "listen and learn" sessions
with community stakeholders, our peers, and potential operators to
examine how additional procedures and frameworks can be developed
in the coming months and years to facilitate the successful
adoption of UAM operations in Miami-Dade. This feedback will
allow the consortium to better understand Miami-Dade's unique operating environment,
establish a more detailed flight profile, address community
concerns, and determine how charging infrastructure for electric
vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft can be safely built
into a future UAM ecosystem.
The listen-and-learn period is expected to last until
June 30, 2022, during which time
feedback and requests to speak with the team can be addressed to
Contact@EveAirMobility.com. Following the conclusion of the
listen-and-learn period, the team will incorporate the community's
input and present the findings to the county and public
stakeholders later this summer.
Follow Eve and Embraer on Twitter: @EveAirMobility @Embraer
About Eve Air Mobility
Eve is dedicated to accelerating the UAM ecosystem. Benefitting
from a startup mindset, backed by Embraer's more than 50-year
history of aerospace expertise, and with a singular focus, Eve is
taking a holistic approach to progressing the UAM ecosystem, with
an advanced eVTOL project, a comprehensive global services and
support network and a unique air traffic management solution.
For more information, please visit www.eveairmobility.com.
About Embraer
A global aerospace company headquartered in Brazil, Embraer
has businesses in Commercial and Executive aviation, Defense &
Security and Agricultural Aviation. The company designs, develops,
manufactures and markets aircraft and systems, providing Services
& Support to customers after-sales.
Since it was founded in 1969, Embraer has delivered more than
8,000 aircraft. On average, about every 10 seconds an aircraft
manufactured by Embraer takes off somewhere in the world,
transporting over 145 million passengers a year.
Embraer is the leading manufacturer of commercial jets up to 150
seats and the main exporter of high value-added goods
in Brazil. The company maintains industrial units, offices,
service and parts distribution centers, among other activities,
across the Americas, Africa,
Asia and Europe.
About Skyports
Skyports is the leading enabler of advanced air mobility (AAM)
and provides the critical link between the ground and the sky. The
company designs, builds, and operates take-off and landing
infrastructure for air taxis, and partners with world-class
electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) passenger and cargo
vehicle manufacturers around the world to enable safe, sustainable
and efficient flight operations within urban and suburban
environments. Skyports also flies drones as a service, which is
already proving the viability of the company's best-in-class
unmanned systems technologies within the medical, e-commerce,
maritime and logistics sectors. Based in London, United Kingdom, Skyports has projects
operating in multiple continents, including in Asia, Africa,
Australia, Europe, Middle
East and North America.
Skyports investors include Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures, Groupe
ADP, Irelandia Aviation and Levitate Capital.
About L3Harris Technologies
L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense
technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet
customers' mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced
defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea
and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000
employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.
L3Harris.com.
About CAMI
The Community Air Mobility Initiative (CAMI) is a nonprofit
organization founded to support the responsible integration of
advanced air mobility into communities through education,
communication, and collaboration. CAMI understands the importance
of connecting communities and helps equip state and local
decision-makers, planners, and the public with the information
needed to formulate policy and identify and design the
infrastructure and system elements needed to integrate advanced air
mobility into transportation systems. CAMI connects communities and
industry by providing expertise, resources, and peer collaboration
opportunities to state and local leaders, decision-makers and
planners that will be vital to the successful integration of
aviation into our daily transportation options.
Important Information and Where to Find it
In connection with the proposed business combination among
Zanite Acquisition Corp. ("Zanite") (NASDAQ: ZNTE), Embraer, Eve
and Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc. ("EAH"), Zanite has filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a preliminary proxy
statement (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the preliminary proxy
statement, filed on February 9, 2022)
relating to the business combination. When available, Zanite will
mail a definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents to
its stockholders. This press release does not contain all the
information that should be considered concerning the proposed
business combination and is not intended to form the basis of any
investment decision or any other decision in respect of the
business combination. Zanite's stockholders and other interested
persons are advised to read the preliminary proxy statement and the
amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement, when
available, and documents incorporated by reference therein filed in
connection with Zanite's solicitation of proxies for its special
meeting of stockholders to be held to approve the business
combination and other matters, as these materials contain or will
contain important information about Zanite, Eve and the business
combination. When available, the definitive proxy statement and
other relevant materials for the business combination will be
mailed to stockholders of Zanite as of a record date to be
established for voting on the business combination. Stockholders of
Zanite may obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement, the
definitive proxy statement (when available) and other documents
that have been or will be filed with the SEC or that are
incorporated by reference therein, without charge, once available,
at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to
Zanite Acquisition Corp. at 25101 Chagrin Boulevard Suite 350,
Cleveland, Ohio 44122, Attention:
Steven H. Rosen, or by calling (216)
292-0200.
Forward-Looking Statements Disclosure
This press release contains "forward-looking statements."
Forward-looking statements represent Eve's, Embraer's, Skyports',
L3Harris', and CAMI's current expectations or forecasts of
future events. Forward-looking statements generally can be
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Forward-looking statements are based on current assumptions about
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changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Many
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forward-looking statements. As a result, these statements speak
only as of the date they are made, and neither party undertakes an
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement,
except as required by law. Specific factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements
include the effect of global economic conditions, the ability of
the parties to negotiate and enter into a definitive agreement and
realize anticipated synergies, the ability of Eve to obtain the
required certifications to manufacture and sell its eVTOL aircraft,
and other important factors previously disclosed in the section
entitled "Risk Factors" in Zanite's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31,
2021 and other documents of Zanite filed, or to be filed,
with the SEC, all of which are accessible on the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov.
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not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to
buy any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor
shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which
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participants in the solicitation of proxies from Zanite's
stockholders with respect to the proposed business combination. A
list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a
description of their interests in Zanite is contained in Zanite's
Registration Statement on Form S-1/A and by Zanite's Current Report
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directing a request to Zanite Acquisition Corp. at 25101 Chagrin
Boulevard Suite 350, Cleveland,
Ohio 44122, Attention: Steven H.
Rosen, or by calling (216) 292-0200.
Eve, Embraer, EAH and their respective directors and executive
officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation
of proxies from the stockholders of Zanite in connection with the
proposed business combination.
Additional information regarding the persons who may, under SEC
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of Zanite stockholders generally, may be obtained by reading
Zanite's preliminary proxy statement for the proposed business
combination and, when it is filed with the SEC, the definitive
proxy statement and any other relevant documents that are filed or
will be filed with the SEC relating to the proposed business
combination. Stockholders, potential investors and other interested
persons should read the preliminary proxy statement carefully and,
when it becomes available, the definitive proxy statement and any
other relevant documents that are filed or will be filed with the
SEC relating to the proposed business combination before making any
voting or investment decisions. These documents can be obtained
free of charge from the sources indicated above.
Contact: investors@eveairmobility.com;
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