Signal EASA estimates urban air mobility could cut common city trips by 15 to 40 minutes

Summary

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency estimates that urban air mobility could shorten routine journeys within cities by 15 to 40 minutes. The report uses this figure to illustrate the benefits of vertical transport. Autonomous or piloted air taxis and drones would move people and goods using vertical take-off aircraft, with a dense network of vertiports linking urban, rural and logistics hubs. The report expects this to free up city space, relieve congestion and make last-mile distribution more efficient. The start of a commercial vertiport in Dubai and air taxi trials in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Spain point to progress. Dedicated regulation, noise, air traffic management and cybersecurity remain hurdles to overcome.