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Singapore Partners With Airbus to Further Develop Plans to Launch Urban Air Mobility Services
Airbus and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore signed a new memorandum of understanding during the Singapore Air Show.
Airbus and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore signed a memorandum of understanding.
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore director general Kevin Shum and Jean-Brice Dumont, executive vice president for engineering with Airbus signed a memorandum of understanding on February 11 covering more joint work on urban air mobility.

Airbus and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have agreed to a further collaboration to prepare the way to launch urban air mobility (UAM) services in the Southeast Asian country. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) announced on February 11 aims to “bring UAM services and platforms to reality in Singapore’s urban environment, with the target to enhance industry productivity and improve the country’s regional connectivity.”

The MoU was signed during the Singapore Air Show by CAAS director-general Kevin Shum and Jean-Brice Dumont, the Airbus group’s executive vice president for engineering. Under the agreement, Airbus will collaborate with the CAAS on an unmanned aircraft system to be used in an “initial” UAM service.