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France 24
France 24
Business
Charles PELLEGRIN

Startups at Paris Air Show hope to get air taxis buzzing across European skies

Paris Volocopter Olympics Paris Olympics the Paris Air Show
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Several companies at the Paris Air Show are presenting advanced prototypes of air taxis that could offer an alternative means of inner city transport. One of them, German group Volocopter, is aiming to get its aircraft up and running for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Also in the show, we look ahead to the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact that's taking place in Paris later this week. World leaders will be convening to discuss changes to the global financial system in order to better respond to the climate emergency.

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