Aug 09, 2023 / 06:55PM GMT
Jason Helfstein - Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. - Analyst
Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for tuning in for our fireside chat with Blade and the company's CEO and Founder, Rob Wiesenthal. Before we get into the Q&A, we want to play a video. So here's the video.
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Perfect. So I hope I gave people a flavor of Blade, their products.
Questions and Answers:
Jason Helfstein - Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. - AnalystBut Rob, maybe just start for those who might be watching and are new to the story. Give some background when the company got started with the original mission and then where it has evolved too today.
Rob Wiesenthal - Blade Air Mobility, Inc. - CEO & Director
Sure. We started the company in 2014 to build the entire ecosystem that was acquired for urban air mobility, without actually owning aircraft, operating them or maintaining them. And there are really three pillars to that. The technology stack that goes from consumer-to-cockpit.
So it's everything from the