Lifting the Game of Maintenance Engineering www.engineeringnews.co.nz 17 14-15-16 November 2017 Claudelands Event Centre, Hamilton Sponsor and Exhibitor Enquiries Welcome More information: www.nmec.co.nz EN209 Electric future cemented by Airbus rollout Those ‘Jetson’s’ days may just be around the corner following a rapid modernisation of the aerospace industry at the Paris Air Show when Airbus Group’s chief technology officer, Paul Eremenko, rolled out the company’s developing portfolio of urban air mobility solutions. In a presentation to media, three air vehicles were uncloaked: a four-passenger CityAirbus (top left), Vahana (left) and a last-mile delivery Octacopter. It is common knowledge that Airbus A3 has been working with Uber, which is planning to add an airborne component to its car-based ride-sharing program, and A3 is already operating an on-demand helicopter booking platform named Voom in Sao Paulo, one of the world’s most congested cities.
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