Airbus Pauses Plans to Bring CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL Aircraft to Market | Aviation International News

Airbus Pauses Plans to Bring NextGen eVTOL Aircraft to Market

Decision was announced as the European manufacturer announced strong growth in helicopter sales

CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL — Airbus Helicopters has led work on the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL program, but the company is now suspending efforts to bring the four-passenger model to market.

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

January 28, 2025

Airbus is pausing plans to bring its CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL aircraft to market. Announcing growth in sales of conventional helicopters during 2024, the European aerospace group on Monday said it is deferring plans for a commercial launch following a rethink of both the business case and technology requirements.

“We launched this prototype four years ago with the objective to be in position to launch a new program before the end of the decade," Bruno Even, CEO of Airbus Helicopters explained. "It has been clearly instrumental in advancing our understanding of technologies which are not only relevant for the urban air mobility market but for all our portfolio. At the same time, we see today—and that’s been the result of the strategic review that we performed at the end of 2024—that the conditions to launch a new program are not necessarily there.”

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