DJI Drone

 In order to get closer to the goal of a UAM industry in the greater Paris area step by step, those involved can now share their specialist knowledge, identify synergies and carry out experiments at the Pontoise airfield in the coming months. In close cooperation with the French civil aviation authority (DGAC), with the support of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Eurocontrol, complex operating processes can be simulated and maintenance and repair scenarios can be tested under real conditions. An extremely exciting project that definitely has the potential to spark charisma in other metropolitan regions of the world.

Choose Paris Region, Groupe ADP, and the RATP Group combine the goal of establishing an ecosystem of large corporations, small and medium-sized companies, start-ups and universities in the Paris region in the long term and creating the conditions for drones to complement the existing mobility offer can be established. An important step in this direction is the establishment of a test field at the Pontoise airfield, around 35 km north-west of Paris. In the first half of 2021, the necessary processes on the airfield, in the area of ​​entry and exit within the building as well as maintenance and operation are to be established. In cooperation with the French civil aviation authority DGACAccording to current plans, air taxi operations can then be tested in a real airport environment in June 2021, with Volocopter apparently first on the train. In order to get interested players enthusiastic about the ambitious project and at the same time be able to select the most suitable comrades-in-arm

 The topic of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is one of the most exciting urban planning challenges of our time. Gigantic metropolitan regions like the French capital Paris seem to be the perfect environment to establish new forms of passenger and goods traffic. For example with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles. In addition to technological and regulatory challenges, there are also questions about public acceptance and scalable business models that need to be answered in advance.  A challenging transport infrastructure and the need to use modern technologies to reduce emissions of fine dust or gases that are harmful to the climate: not least against the backdrop of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024, the urban development agency Choose Paris Region is currently intensively developing a concept for establishing a UAM ecosystem around the French capital. A concept in which air taxis could be of central importance. In addition to the airport operator Aéroports de Paris (Groupe ADP) , R