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Airbus Teams With Aircraft Lessor LCI on Advanced Air Mobility
LCI will explore leasing options for the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL aircraft
LCI CityAirbus NextGen
LCI is exploring leasing and financing options for the CityAirbus NextGen, a four-seat eVTOL aircraft that Airbus aims to have in service by the end of this decade. © Airbus/LCI

Aircraft leasing group LCI and Airbus are joining forces to capitalize on the nascent advanced air mobility (AAM) industry. The partners have agreed to collaborate on several facets of the AAM ecosystem such as partnership scenarios, business strategies, commercialization, and finance. 

As part of the agreement, LCI will explore leasing and financing options for the CityAirbus NextGen, a four-seat eVTOL air taxi that Airbus aims to have certified and in service in Europe before the end of this decade. Airbus said it finished assembling the first full-scale prototype of the CityAirbus NextGen late last year and intends to publicly reveal the aircraft on March 7 in Donauwörth, Germany, where it is preparing to start flight testing later this year.