Deliveries are expected to have started by the end of 2023 following first flight, while Aeroter hopes to achieve EASA certification for the type in 2024.
The new unit is independent from the OEM, which was deemed necessary to give Airbus Urban Mobility the nimbleness to react in the dynamic advanced air mobility market.
The company is seeing countries increasingly look to its business-jet platforms capable of special missions which can operate with lower costs than converted airliners or military aircraft.
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The GE Aviation CEO also commented on the RISE program and the recently announced decision by General Electric to spin off its other businesses and focus on aerospace.
The revised system will be flight-tested on the 737-10 in 2022 and is likely to be rolled in as a retrofit to the MAX following certification of the stretched derivative which is planned for 2023.