AirX Co., Ltd.
First in Kanto*! A test field for “flying cars” opens in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture.
First flying car demonstration flight held in Kanto*! You can also be invited to a flight event by lottery!
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AirX Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Satoru Tezuka, hereinafter referred to as “AirX”), which builds the infrastructure that will be the source of next-generation air mobility such as helicopters, private jets, and flying cars, is Tsukuba Airways Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Kamisaka, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Representative Director: Toshiyuki Nakata, hereinafter referred to as “Tsukuba Airlines”), we will establish a flying car demonstration flight, ground infrastructure, technology demonstration and maintenance base in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki
Prefecture. We are pleased to announce the opening of the Tsukuba Flying Car Test Field. To commemorate the opening, a flying car demonstration flight event will be held on March 20th
(Wednesday/holiday) and March 21st (Thursday).
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the purpose
In recent years, new concepts and technologies for the transportation of people have been introduced, such as MaaS (Mobility as a Service), self-driving cars, bike sharing, and electric scooters, and the concept of the transportation of people and goods is changing. “Flying cars” are a new form of mobility that allows for transportation in the “air”, which is less utilized than “land”, and if it becomes more popular, it will help solve social issues such as alleviating congestion in urban areas and reducing CO2 emissions. It is expected that this will contribute to the
As a first step toward developing this future in Japan, we have opened the Tsukuba Flying Car Test Field, a demonstration and infrastructure base for flying cars.
To commemorate the opening, we will hold a demonstration flight of EHang’s flying car “EH216-S”. This demonstration will be carried out to verify flight safety and improve social acceptance as an effort to implement flying cars in society. This demonstration will be the first time* that a flying car will fly in the skies of the Kanto region. (*) According to our research as of March 2024
Future prospects
Technology demonstration:
We will confirm the safe and effective operation of flying cars and contribute to the advancement of technology.
Vertiport (*2) maintenance:
The Tsukuba Heliport will be developed as a vertiport base for flying cars and will play a central role in the Kanto region.
Construction of infrastructure base for flight management, etc.: In anticipation of the future operation of thousands of flying cars in the Tokyo metropolitan area, we will build the foundations of a traffic management system and a maintenance base within 50 km of Tokyo to provide a foundation for flight operations.
Improving social acceptance:
In addition to exhibiting, we will create an environment where demonstration flights can be held, allowing people to get up close and personal with flying cars, and contributing to increasing the social acceptance of the passenger experience in the region.
(*2) Vertiport: A fixed area on land used for the arrival, departure, and ground movement of VTOL aircraft (aircraft with vertical take-off and landing functions), such as an airport. Among them, a land helipad dedicated to VTOL aircraft. (Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Vertiport Development Guidelines
https://www.mlit.go.jp/koku/content/001711020.pdf)
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■Date: March 20th (Wednesday/Holiday), 21st (Thursday), 2024
[Table 3: https://prtimes.jp/data/corp/28531/table/192_1_0d815fc0246b902c816b04055a01996b.jpg] *The 20th will be open to the public, and the 21st will be open to business and media.
*Business and media personnel are welcome to attend either the morning or the afternoon on open days.
■Venue: Tsukuba Heliport (Address: 992 Kamisaka, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, 305-0011)
■Contents: Flight of the flying car (EH216-S), panel exhibition, etc. ■Note: The demonstration flight may be subject to change or
cancellation depending on weather and aircraft conditions.
Event details
[Table 4: https://prtimes.jp/data/corp/28531/table/192_2_a093b8da74c4d8b6f42b50465aa79b5a.jpg] *1 Three guests are scheduled to greet the guests.
Tsukuba City: Mr. Tatsuo Igarashi (Mayor of Tsukuba)
EHang Holdings Limited: Mr. Xin Fang (COO)
Tsukuba Air: Tetsuo Tanaka (Managing Director)
*2 The demonstration flight may be subject to change or cancellation depending on weather and aircraft conditions.
Participation/application form
■Public release date: March 20th (Wednesday/Holiday)
Please apply using the form below. It will be a lottery system. https://forms.gle/t6jbPWcB6RgZfBJNA
・Application deadline: March 17th (Sun)
・Winner announcement: 3/18 (Monday)
■Business/media release date: March 21st (Thursday)
Please help us pre-register using the form below.
https://forms.gle/xjySVqdwyduacEeF6
Special site information
Please check the special website below for information on flying car exhibitions and demonstration experiments.
(About the service) https://airx.co.jp/uav
(About the aircraft) https://skyview.airos.jp/ehang
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AirX partner company EHang completes type certification for flying car “EH216-S” in China
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000177.000028531.html
AirX will exhibit at “TOKYO SUPERCAR DAY 2023 in JMS”
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000173.000028531.html
AirX selected for Hyogo Prefecture’s “Flying Car Implementation Promotion Project” and Kobe City’s “Kobe City Flying Car Society Implementation Promotion Project”
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000166.000028531.html
AirX Co., Ltd. Company Profile
Company name: AirX Co., Ltd.
Address: 5F, Banmachi Kojimachi Building, 6-6-2 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083 WeWork Kojimachi
Established: February 23, 2015
Representative Director: Tsutomu Tezuka
Business content: Travel arrangement business, air transportation agency business
Company URL: https://airx.co.jp
Service URL:
[AIROS] https://airos.jp
[AIROS Skyview] https://skyview.airos.jp
Recruitment related page: https://career.airx.co.jp
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/airos_skyview
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/airos_skyview
AirX is a company that builds infrastructure that will become a supply source for next-generation air mobility, including purchasing and selling not only helicopters and private jets but also next-generation aircraft (eVTOL) called flying cars, and installing and operating helipads. is. We also participated in the “Startup World Cup 2023” Tokyo qualifying round held in September of this year.
Currently, we offer charter services for helicopter sightseeing, travel, business trips, etc. at affordable prices, and boast the highest number of helicopter flights in Japan. In addition to providing services, we also develop systems for reservation
management, inventory management, and flight management, and are developing a wide range of businesses toward building an air mobility society.
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