BlackBird, that's how the Uber of the planes works in the USA. UU

BlackBird, that's how the Uber of the planes works in the USA. UU




The application received an investment of 10 million dollars to expand its services.




  For the past three years, the mentality of Rudd Davis, the creator of the Blackbird application , has been connecting users who want to travel with pilots who have private planes.


The idea is very similar to what platforms like Uber have: a client connects through an application, searches for a destination, pays for his seat and travels with other people on an aircraft.

" If people think of luxury travel, then they should not think of us; there are no sofas on our planes , "Davis told Forbes to describe his venture as an accessible way for people.

Currently, the majority of trips and clients that Blackbird has are located in the United States, specifically in areas of California. A flight from Los Angeles to the town of Palm Springs (which could take two hours by car) costs $ 59. And between Los Angeles and San Francisco - a 7-hour drive - 261 dollars.



"Blackbird has become an alternative for those who drive," adds Davis in the Forbes article.

Recently, Blackbird announced that the venture capital company 'New Enterprise Associates' (Nea, for its acronym in English) invested a total of 10 million dollars in its venture.

"Blackbird is the first flight market in the world. Regional flights of less than 800 kilometers used to be common in the United States, but it has decreased in the last 50. With this app personal aviation can be a realistic option for everyday travelers. We already have everything we need, we just need to discover the correct business model, "he says on Nea's official website, regarding his investment portfolio in which this 'startup' was included.

Regarding the regulations, Forbes recalled that in the past in the United States several initiatives have fallen because they do not have the standards required in that country. However, in the official page of Blackbird they make a list of the permits they have managed to operate under this type of models.


On the application page they display some of the aircraft models they offer to the public. Among them there are small airplanes (small planes) of 4, 5, 6 and up to 9 posts . And for commercial pilots who want to be part of the network, they are offered a total of $ 75 per hour . In addition, the possibility of renting an airplane and receiving a payment to be used in Blackbird.

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