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Airbus and ITA Airways To Develop eVTOL Air Taxi Network in Italy
The agreement calls for adding local partners to participate in the launch of the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL aircraft operations.
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ITA Airways and Airbus have agreed to collaborate on the introduction of the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL aircraft in Italy. The fixed-wing vehicle would carry up to four passengers to a range of 80 km and a cruise speed of 120 km/h. (Image: Airbus)

Airbus and Alitalia successor ITA Airways have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on urban air mobility (UAM) in Italy. The agreement, announced on April 27, calls on the companies to recruit local partners to participate in the launch of operations with the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL aircraft, now under development. The parties also agreed to identify pilot cases with the goal of securing public acceptance of UAM by local communities.

“The partnership between ITA Airways and Airbus started with the evolution toward more modern, more comfortable and environmentally-friendly commercial aircraft, equipped with cutting-edge technologies”, said Alfredo Altavilla, chairman of ITA Airways. “With this agreement, our partnership expands to the segment of urban air mobility for a wider, customer-centric, innovative, and sustainable offer for our customers.”