AIR Begins Production at New Plant in Israel to Meet Growing Demand to its eVTOL

8 July, 2025

The 3,000-square-meter facility will be capable of assembling six aircraft simultaneously and will serve as a stepping stone toward building a larger manufacturing site in the United States

[Image: AIR’s cargo drone, AIR One Cargo, on display]

AIR, the developer of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for civilian and logistics use, has inaugurated a new production and assembly plant in Pardes Hanna, Israel. Spanning 3,000 square meters, the facility will allow simultaneous assembly of up to six aircraft and marks AIR’s transition to commercial-scale serial manufacturing. The move is aimed at accelerating the delivery of its growing order backlog across the personal air mobility, transportation, and defense sectors.

According to AIR, the site is a state-of-the-art manufacturing center featuring a final assembly line, an engineering lab, a composite materials workshop, a metalworks division, and more. The plant will also serve as a launchpad for AIR’s planned U.S.-based facility, which will include an automated production line. The site will be managed by Roy Peleg, AIR’s Chief Operating Officer. Recently, AIR announced a partnership with German engineering firm EDAG for production of the aircraft chassis, and completed a nighttime field test of its cargo model in northern Israel.

The AIR ONE platform falls into the eVTOL category, using four dual-propellers in a drone-like configuration combined with short fixed wings for horizontal flight. Its battery system is developed and manufactured by Amicell, an Israeli company based in Ashdod. Weighing approximately 970 kilograms, the aircraft is designed for personal use and can carry two passengers (or a payload of up to 250 kg) over short distances of up to 180 kilometers, with a maximum cruising speed of 250 km/h. It is envisioned as a personal transport solution akin to a car—intended, for example, for daily commutes above urban traffic congestion. Its compact size allows it to be stored in a standard garage or parking space.

According to AIR’s estimates, the U.S. market has the potential for 15,000 vehicles sold per year. In addition to the manned model, the company has also developed an unmanned cargo version, AIR One Cargo, designed specifically for freight delivery.

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