The 220-ton-lift SkyShuttle offers a highly economical mass passenger transport vehicle for short-haul routes, carrying up to 900 passengers at a cost per passenger/km of under 10 US cents.

Spacious cabin areas: a 70m-long cabin would accommodate 660 passengers in a typical F/B/Y mix, with generous allowance for circulation. Further, there is ample height for an upper floor, providing ideal space for recreation, dining or sleeping.

Low costs: the capital cost per seat of the SkyShuttle is $120,000, compared with $365-380,000 for the largest Airbus and Boeing passenger aircraft. When combined with very low direct operating costs, this gives a cost per passenger as low as $9 per 100km. And, with the space available, economy class can be luxury travel.