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AAM advocates team up on the US East Coast
Since its launch in April 2024, UrbanLink has expanded its fleet to include eVTOL aircraft from Lilium and Crisalion Mobility, the nine-passenger Eviation Alice and electric sea vessels. Now it is working with FEAM.
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Miami-based line maintenance firm FEAM Aero has commenced a strategic partnership with UrbanLink Air Mobility, a South Florida-based advanced air mobility operator. This collaboration marks a critical step in ensuring the safety, efficiency and readiness of UrbanLink's future all-electric fleet, including its eVTOL aircraft and sea vessels. All UrbanLink aircraft are currently on order. FEAM also recently signed deals with ZeroAvia and SkyDrive.

FEAM has 52 global line stations in the US, the UK and Europe, and supports more than 130,000 flights annually, servicing 70 operators, including major airlines, cargo carriers and regional airlines. It operates four hangar facilities boasting over 300,000 square feet of space and employs a growing workforce of over 1,500 aircraft maintenance technicians and engineers. Over the years, FEAM Aero has diversified its MRO portfolio to include line maintenance, technical training, global AOG support, technical support services and base maintenance. The company sees commercial eVTOLs and electric sea vessels as the future of advanced air mobility, leading to the recent business partnering with UrbanLink's approach to all-electric AAM fleet.

“Partnering with FEAM Aero ensures that our fleet operates at the highest standards of safety and reliability,” says Ed Wegel, founder and chairman of UrbanLink. “UrbanLink has developed a comprehensive, integrated strategy for global operations. As we move toward launching the first all-electric AAM fleet in the US, FEAM Aero's expertise will be instrumental in reducing downtime and enhancing operational efficiency.”

Since its launch in April 2024, UrbanLink has rapidly expanded its fleet to include eVTOL aircraft from Lilium and Crisalion Mobility, the nine-passenger Eviation Alice aircraft and electric sea vessels from Regent Craft and Artemis Technologies as well as Traverse Aero's Orca drones.

“This partnership with UrbanLink marks another significant milestone for FEAM Aero as we continue expanding our role in the rapidly evolving advanced air mobility industry, a field we believe will be revolutionised by eVTOL technology,” states Dan Allawat, chief strategy officer. “Our collaboration with UrbanLink reflects FEAM’s commitment to innovation and our leadership in aviation maintenance. Incorporating our trusted expertise in maintenance with UrbanLink’s approach to establishing a fully integrated sustainable transportation network across air, sea and ground, positions FEAM at the forefront of the next era in aviation.”

UrbanLink has also forged partnerships with Ferrovial Vertiports, recently rebranded as VertiPorts by Atlantic, and Skyway Technologies to establish strategic vertiports in key markets, and signed an agreement with mba Aviation for its Jumpseat SMS. Currently focused on servicing Miami and south Florida, Los Angeles and southern California, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, UrbanLink recently announced its expansion to Europe with a strategic focus on the Spanish and Italian markets through Crisalion Mobility’s Integrity eVTOL aircraft.

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