Eve Air Mobility, Brazil-based AAM platform Revo and its parent company Omni Helicopters International Group (OHI), have completed an urban air traffic simulation in São Paulo.

The simulation, which utilised Revo’s helicopters and Eve’s Urban air traffic management (urban ATM) software solution Vector, took place at Revo’s operations control centre. In shadowing Revo’s helicopter operations, Vector simulated the management and tracking of eVTOL operations in an urban environment, applying the services necessary to respond to various scenarios such as delay on departure and to destination; airspace/weather constraints; and in-flight deviation to alternate landing locations. The simulation focused on validating traffic management services necessary for eVTOLs to conduct safe and reliable operations at entry into service and in high-utilisation use cases at scale.

Eve and Revo have also been partnering to encourage critical AAM stakeholder collaboration to develop best-in-class eVTOL operations practices, air management protocols and ground handling. Renowned for having the world's largest number of helicopter operations, São Paulo presents a significant opportunity for eVTOLs to Revolutionise transportation in one of the world’s largest and traffic-congested cities.

“This simulation reinforces Eve’s efforts to introduce eVTOL flights to metropolitan areas and provide communities with an additional mode of transportation that is safe, sustainable and efficient,” says CEO Johann Bordais. “We’re delighted to partner with Revo for this initiative to foster the urban air mobility market in Latin America’s largest city, aiming to conduct a real-world simulation to set the stage for urban flights in São Paulo in a climate-conscious manner.”

“We see ourselves as a provider of aerial mobility solutions, with innovation in our DNA. As the leader in Latin America in offshore transportation, we aim to be pioneers in adopting new technologies and helicopter models,” adds OHI CEO Jeremy Akel. “Recently, we contributed to aviation history in Brazil with the first and longest uncrewed civil flight to an offshore platform, co-existing in airspace with other aircraft. This demonstrates that we have the experience and vision to help shape the future of air mobility.”

“eVTOLs are the future of air mobility. They will make flights more sustainable and easily available. To make this a reality, we must develop the ecosystem and required infrastructure,” says João Welsh, CEO of Revo. “We took the first step just over a year ago, starting an accelerated learning process with helicopters to lead this transition. Early collaboration between industry leaders, regulators, urban planners, infrastructure developers and local communities will help ensure that key challenges are addressed holistically, and we will continue to develop the ecosystem over the coming months. We are committed to creating a future where urban flights will be safe, more democratic and carbon-neutral.”

The simulation and development of the AAM ecosystem in Sao Paulo are in addition to the Revo’s pre-order of up to 50 of Eve eVTOLs, access to the all-in-one Eve TechCare eVTOL service portfolio and Vector.