European aerospace giant Airbus Group SE willcooperate with US ride-hailing service UberTechnologies Inc to provide on-demand flights withits H125 and H130 helicopters, Chief ExecutiveOfficer Tom Enders said.
The service will be first tested at the Sundance FilmFestival in Park City, Utah, which starts Jan 21,Enders told a technology conference in Munichyesterday. The project aims to make helicopter flights available to a wider audience, he said.
The cooperation with Uber comes as Airbus's Enders seeks to push innovation at theToulouse, France-based company that makes everything from civil airplanes to militarytransporters. Airbus has armed its Silicon Valley branch with US$150 million in venture capitalto invest in promising aerospace startups around the world.
Neither Uber nor Airbus disclosed how much a helicopter ride share might cost - but given themethod of transportation it's likely to be a pretty penny.