Last week:

Air taxi startup Vertical Aerospace achieved a world’s first this week, completing the first flight between two airports through public airspace for an eVTOL at the Royal International Air Tattoo in Gloucestershire, England.

Vertical Aerospace completes first ever public airport-to-airport eVTOL flight

That was only a 17 mile journey.

Ronaldsway to Blackpool Airport is just under 70 miles. Ronaldsway to Liverpool Airport is around 100 miles.

The existing aircraft reportedly has a range of 100 miles on a single charge:

Vertical’s VX4 debuted last year, with a 20% increase in the power-to-weight ratio that enables a top cruising speed of 150 mph and transports four passengers plus a pilot up to 100 miles on a single charge.

Vertical Aerospace completes first ever public airport-to-airport eVTOL flight

The range will need to increase to provide additional coverage in case of disruption. We are not there yet – but it is easy to imagine the engineering required for such trips in the next decade or so. While such aircraft are unlikely to fly between London and New York this century, they are likely to improve connectivity between the Isle of Man and the United Kingdom.

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Michael Josem is a long-term consumer advocate, most prominently as a global leader in combating fraud in the online gambling industry. He was in part the inspiration for the 20th Century Fox Movie, Runner Runner, starring Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake.

Josem has over a decade of experience as a senior business leader working across various high-tech and online industries, and takes action to build a better community. His primary volunteer roles include service for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and Graih, the homelessness charity.