UAE Business: Groupe ADP to launch EV craft in 2024 – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Groupe ADP to launch EV craft in 2024 – Gulf Digital News

French company Groupe ADP, a world leader in airport design, construction and operation, will launch a commercial EV craft in December 2024 ahead of Paris Olympics, it has been revealed.

The test operation will be manned with one pilot and one passenger to define the progress, said Joyce Abou Moussa, Innovation Project Manager, ADP.

Participating in a panel discussion ‘Preparing for future urban mobility’ at the Airport Innovation & Development conference at the Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF), Abou Moussa said the programme is in the initial testing stage and components are being tested to address technical and regulatory requirements.

10 vertiports in Paris

“The programme is led by ADP and the testing is conducted at four vertiports initially and in the next phase the number of vertiports will be increased to 10 across the city of Paris before 2028,” added Abou Moussa, who is leading the urban mobility strategy and commercial development for Groupe ADP Aeroports de Paris.

The growth of urban air mobility, using highly automated aircraft that can operate and transport passengers or cargo at lower altitudes within urban and suburban areas, is gaining traction globally and will be an integral part of the future travel experience.

As the sector takes off, aviation,