Japan Airlines inks Vertical Aerospace’s VA-X4 deal with Avolon

Avolon and Japan Airlines (JAL) have announced a partnership to commercialide zero-emissions eVTOL aircraft in Japan. Avolon, through its investment and innovation affiliate Avolon-e, has formed a strategic partnership with JAL to identify and target local partners and customers, infrastructure requirements, certification, and a range of commercial models for an eVTOL ride sharing businesses in Japan. Through this partnership, JAL will have a right to purchase or lease up to 50 Vertical VA-X4 eVTOL aircraft from Avolon, with the option to purchase or lease up to 50 additional units. Dómhnal Slattery, Avolon CEO, commented: “We continue to identify partners who