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Airbus CityAirbus (lineage)
Airbus Helicopters eVTOL demonstrator lineage (Vahana → CityAirbus NextGen); program paused
Marignane / Europe (Airbus Helicopters) · EU
Image: Wikimedia Commons — CityAirbus NextGen model (Leo067, CC BY-SA)
Overview
Airbus’s urban air mobility lineage includes the Vahana demonstrator and CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL. In early 2025 Airbus Helicopters leadership publicly stated conditions were not met to launch a new CityAirbus program, citing battery maturity for the intended passenger mission; flight-test learning was to continue, with development paused thereafter per FlightGlobal/Aviation Week reporting.