Aircraft Transportation Industries - Voom: Airbus launches Voom helicopter service to compete with Uber, Blade

Voom, a consumer-facing helicopter charger service that's been active in Latin America for three years, launched this week in the San Francisco Bay Area, shuttling wealthy travelers between the region's airports, Silicon Valley, and Napa's wine country.

"We want to offer a better alternative to ground transportation to people living in an urban environment," Clément Monnet, the company's chief executive, told Business Insider in an interview.

Like Uber and its older competitor Blade, business travelers and their corporate credit cards are the first target for Voom as it launches in the US.

Prices start at $245 for a flight from Oakland to San Jose and climb as high as $425 from San Francisco International Airport to Napa.

Read more: Airbus launches Voom helicopter service to compete with Uber, Blade - Business Insider