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Rome and Dubai Host eVTOL Demo Flights, One With Pilot On Board

Flights by Volocopter and XPeng are part of a broad move toward certification of electric air taxis.

XPeng X2 eVTOL performs a public demo flight in Dubai. [Courtesy: XPeng]
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Key Takeaways:

Two eVTOL vehicles recently completed separate public flight demonstrations in Rome, Italy, and Dubai, UAE, marking a key advance in the progress of electric powered vertical takeoff and landing aircraft toward regulatory certification and public acceptance. The Rome flight included a test pilot.

One of the flights took place at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport near Rome and was a collaboration among German eVTOL maker Volocopter, the Roman airport authority and mobility infrastructure companies UrbanV and Atlantia.

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4

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