hVTOL developer Horizon Aircraft has announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with Great Lakes Helicopter (“GLH”), an Ontario-based helicopter operator, MRO service provider, and pilot school. According to the terms of the agreement GLH will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for Horizon Aircraft’s Cavorite X7 aircraft as well as facilitate pilot training programmess to support future X7 operators. In addition, GLH intends to purchase an undisclosed number of Cavorite X7s.
Speaking about the announcement, Chad McIntosh, Managing Director of Great Lakes Helicopter stated, “At Great Lakes Helicopter, our vision extends beyond operating aircraft. We’re a flight school and operator building the training, maintenance, and operational infrastructure to support our operations and the clients we serve today — and this partnership with Horizon Aircraft is a natural extension of that work. We are building a new Rotor Services maintenance facility that will support next-generation platforms like the X7. Aircraft like this could open up faster, more reliable access to critical services for remote and underserved communities, and we want GLH’s maintenance, training, and operations expertise to be part of making that real.”
Meanwhile Horizon Aircraft Co-Founder and CEO Brandon Robinson added, “Partnering with an experienced MRO and pilot training organisation like Great Lakes Helicopter is an important step as we build the ecosystem needed to support the Cavorite X7 and its future customers. With so many operators and communities poised to benefit from the X7’s capabilities, having reliable maintenance and pilot training in place gives future customers a clearer path toward integrating our next-generation VTOL aircraft into their operations.”
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