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Tumodo & Tabby Drive Innovation In The UAE’s Travel Market

The collaboration signifies a significant step forward in digitizing MENA business travel, including the use of AI technologies.

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1 year ago

June 4, 2024

Nour Nasir

tumodo and tabby drive innovation in the uae's travel market

UAE business travel platform Tumodo is set to integrate its services with Tabby, a leading MENA shopping and financial services app, in a move that will further the digital transformation of the region’s travel market.

Tabby already helps millions of people in the MENA region stay in control of their finances. Now, with the integration of Tumodo’s platform, business travelers will gain improved control over their travel expenses, along with greater transparency and accountability.

“The collaboration with Tabby signifies a major step forward in our mission to digitize business travel in the UAE and GCC, including the use of AI technologies. Now, we can extend brands’ reach to a wider audience and lead to a sustainable future,” said Vladimir Kokorin, founder of Tumodo.

Tumodo’s MENA expansion also comes at a time where the company is doubling its efforts to promote sustainable travel. Tumodo is advising all customers and partners on how they can be more eco-friendly when it comes to travel, and how to minimize the ecological impact of business trips.

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By 2022, spending in the global business travel market had risen to $1.03 trillion. However, that figure is expected to surpass the pre-pandemic figure of $1.4 trillion sometime this year. Despite many companies continuing to prefer online meetings, the business travel market continues to grow rapidly and is expected to reach $1.8 trillion by 2027.

The integration of Tumodo’s travel platform into Tabby’s service will surely enhance business efficiency and reinforce both companies’ commitments to sustainability. Meanwhile, the UAE will also benefit as it continues to grow into a leading business hub focused on sustainable practices.

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AltoVolo Opens Orders For Limited Edition Sigma eVTOLs

Early buyers can now reserve build slots for AltoVolo’s 500-mile hybrid aircraft through a new online configurator.

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6 days ago

November 1, 2025

Nour Nasir

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AltoVolo has started taking pre-orders for its first electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, the Sigma, moving the startup closer to commercial rollout. Customers can now secure a build slot with a £860 deposit and customize every detail online — from paintwork to seatbelt stitching. It’s the first configurator of its kind for a civilian eVTOL, mirroring how luxury car brands let clients tailor performance models before production.

The Sigma runs on a hybrid-electric tilting jet system built for long range and low noise. It can travel up to 500 miles at a 220-mph cruise, and is over 80% quieter than a helicopter. The three-seater weighs just 980kg and can maintain stable flight even if one jet fails. Safety systems include triple-redundant controls, thrust-vectoring stability and a ballistic parachute.

“We will be delivering an ultra-refined hybrid electric aircraft,” said founder and CEO Will Wood. “We believe there are thousands of customers for this type of cutting-edge technology”.

The first 100 units will come with exclusive materials and finishes. AltoVolo is also setting up a global service and maintenance network, with early planning for overhaul schedules already underway. The company’s focus on ownership experience echoes its ambition to anchor itself alongside established aviation brands rather than pure tech ventures.

To help new owners train, the company has built a full-scale simulator that replicates the Sigma cockpit in carbon fiber and leather. Pilots can log time toward a license using the system, aligned with the new US MOSAIC rules that ease certification for powered-lift aircraft. Certification work in Europe and the UK continues in parallel, signaling growing international alignment around light sport and eVTOL regulation.

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Noise inside the cabin has become another design focus. Engineers are refining internal vibration levels and developing a responsive soundscape that shifts with each jet’s power load — part feedback, part theatre.

Urban air mobility projects across the Gulf and elsewhere are pushing regulators and manufacturers to meet in the middle. Dubai, Riyadh and Doha have each outlined plans for air taxi corridors this decade. AltoVolo’s hybrid Sigma, sitting between electric promise and aviation realism, looks built for that middle ground.