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PARIS/TORONTO, June 18 (Reuters) - A year ahead of the Paris Olympics, flying taxi maker Volocopter wants to prove to executives at the Paris Airshow it is on track to ferry customers around the sporting showcase and take off globally. Success could boost the broader urban air mobility sector by persuading risk-averse investors that air taxis are worth putting money into, analysts and executives said. No flying taxi maker, whether Germany's Lilium or American player Joby, has received certification so far. Air mobility projects that went public through special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC) in recent years have lost at least 30% of their initial value. Venture capital is down across several industries, with a shift in spend from air taxis to drones, Riedel said.
Persons: Volocopter, Dirk Hoke, Robin Riedel, Germany's, Joby, Hoke, Riedel, Alan Wink, Wink, Mike Madsen, Still, Madsen, Allison Lampert, Joanna Plucinska, Maiya, Mark Potter Organizations: PARIS, Paris Olympics, China's, Eastern General Aviation Co, McKinsey Center, Future Mobility, European Union Aviation Safety Agency, McKinsey, Honeywell International, Honeywell, Thomson Locations: TORONTO, Paris, Germany, U.S, Montreal, London, Toronto
German aircraft manufacturer Volocopter flew its electric helicopter in air traffic for the first time when it took to the skies in Paris on November 10. Benoit Tessier/ReutersThe aircraft, known as the VoloCity, resembles a large drone with eight rotors and space for two people. The helicopter is intended to be used to transport people in urban cities. Volocopter's CEO Dirk Hoke said in a press release that the company wanted to provide "an additional emission-free transport option for the public."
„Aceste 38 de aparate se numără printre cele prevăzute într-un plan mai amplu" prezentat în aprilie de guvern, a declarat pentru AFP un purtător de cuvânt al Ministerului Apărării german. La momentul respectiv, ministrul german al apărării Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer a anunţat un plan global pentru forţele aeriene germane vizând achiziţionarea a 93 de avioane europene Eurofighter şi a 45 de avioane F-18 americane pentru reînnoirea flotei sale de Tornado. Această primă comandă confirmată de 38 de avioane Eurofighter, cunoscută şi sub numele de proiectul Quadriga, vizează livrarea a 30 de aparate monoloc şi a opt cu două locuri. „Noul Eurofighter Tranche 4 este în prezent avionul de luptă de construcţie europeană cel mai modern, cu o durată de viaţă utilă care depăşeşte uşor 2060. Aparatul de zbor este în dotarea forţelor armate din Germania, Regatul Unit, Italia, Spania, Arabia Saudită şi sultanatul Oman.
Persons: Dirk Hoke Organizations: Apărării, Eurofighter, Defence, spaniol EADS Locations: Deputaţii, germano, spaniol, Germania, Regatul Unit, Italia, Spania, Arabia Saudită, Oman
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