All-electric lift-and-cruise eVTOL prototype with fixed wings, V-shaped tail and eight electric propellers.
Propulsion Unit Count
8
Redundancy Approach
Airbus has described redundant flight-control computing and distributed electric propulsion. Current public material does not establish the complete certification-level system safety case.
Range / Speed
Airbus-published prototype targets: 80 km range and 120 km/h cruise speed; four seats.
Seat Count
4
Last Updated
September 25, 2026
CityAirbus NextGen first flew in November 2024 and flew a 2025 test campaign including transitions. Airbus Helicopters said in January 2025 it would pause the programme at the end of 2025 until battery technology matures; there is no certification or entry-into-service plan.
Any Airbus announcement to resume development or to carry NextGen test results into a new programme.
CityAirbus NextGen is Airbus's four-seat, all-electric lift-and-cruise eVTOL prototype. Airbus publishes an 80 km range and 120 km/h cruise speed for the configuration.
The prototype uses fixed wings, a V-tail and eight electric propellers. Airbus has also described a dissimilar dual flight-control-computer architecture developed with Thales and Diehl.
The full-electric prototype first flew on 6 November 2024 at Donauwörth and continued a flight-test campaign through 2025, including transition flights. In January 2025 Airbus Helicopters said it would pause CityAirbus NextGen development at the end of 2025, citing the maturity of battery technology.
PropulsionWatch has found no announcement of a restart in 2026.
Airbus discusses passenger, medical and broader advanced-air-mobility missions, but PropulsionWatch does not treat ecosystem partnerships as evidence of an approved commercial service program.
The programme is paused. Any restart depends on Airbus judging battery technology mature enough for a commercially viable product; older certification schedules should not be treated as current.
September 25, 2026
