Contact: Dan Hubbard, 202-431-5970, dhubbard@nbaa.org
Washington, DC, Sept. 28, 2023 – The many applications for game-changing advanced air mobility (AAM) technologies will be on display through a series of flights (weather and environmental conditions permitting) by Volocopter’s electric 2X air taxi, planned as part of the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA’s) Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) taking place Oct. 17 – 19 in Las Vegas.
“Advanced air mobility represents one of the most significant breakthroughs in aviation history, with the potential to fundamentally change the way we think about safe, fast, efficient and sustainable on-demand air transportation,” said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen. “We are pleased to host Volocopter’s revolutionary AAM aircraft and seeing the 2X’s electric flights over the course of the three NBAA-BACE show days.”
The two-seat, zero-emission AAM vehicle will be the first to meet the European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s comprehensive requirements for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft certification under the Special Condition VTOL. The flights planned during NBAA-BACE, to be conducted at Henderson Executive Airport (HND), are part of the German-based company’s flight test with the Volocopter 2X, the predecessor and prototype to the VoloCity air taxi, which will begin commercial AAM passenger flights in Paris in the summer of 2024. The NBAA-BACE flights are scheduled to begin on the show’s opening day, Tuesday, Oct. 17, and continue through the final NBAA-BACE show day, Thursday, Oct. 19.
Volocopter flights will highlight the industry’s rapid progress toward full-scale introduction of AAM aircraft. Since 2021, the NBAA AAM Roundtable has served as a forum for high-level policy planning with sector leaders to chart a course for the integration of the technologies into the nation’s airspace and infrastructure. Learn more about the NBAA AAM Roundtable.
Taking place Oct. 17-19 in Las Vegas, NV, NBAA-BACE is the largest international showcase of the latest developments in business aviation, as well as leading-edge technologies and innovations powering the industry’s exciting and more sustainable future.
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Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, DC, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is the leading organization for companies that rely on general aviation aircraft to help make their businesses more efficient, productive and successful. The association represents more than 10,000 company and professional members and provides more than 100 products and services to the business aviation community, including the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), the world’s largest civil aviation trade show. Learn more about NBAA at nbaa.org.
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