In July 2018, Urban Aeronautics created a new subsidiary called Metro Skyways to handle the commercialization of its CityHawk aircraft for urban air mobility. The program is based on the Fancraft lift fan technology that the Israeli group has been developing since 2003 for unmanned aircraft applications. At the time, the company said that a first flight was projected to happen in either 2021 or 2022. 

It is unclear what timeline has been set for type certification and service entry. Partners in the CityHawk program include RADA Electronics Industries (navigation systems and sensors), CertCenterCanada (flight test and development work), Safran (powerplant), HyPoint (hydrogen fuel cells), and Kearfott Corp. (navigation and guidance systems). Initially, the aircraft's power will come from a pair of Safran turboshaft engines. Longer term plans call for the power source to be replaced by compressed hydrogen fuel cells. MetroSkyways argues that battery-sourced electrical power is too inefficient for urban air mobility needs.