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Uber Elevate’s Eric Allison to Keynote NBAA Convention

Tuesday, October 09, 2018 at 08:05 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Eric Allison, Head of Aviation Programs at Uber and leader of its Elevate initiative, will speak at the NBAA convention about the developing electrically powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft industry.
Uber's Elevate initiative aims to establish "uberAir," a real-time, on-demand global network of aerial ridesharing vehicles that consumers can request with the push of a button.
The eVTOL industry is seen as holding significant promise for transforming on-demand aerial transportation and various business aviation applications.

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