Bourget Air Show: AutoFlight Will Fly Its Autonomous Flying Taxi

For the world premiere, the German company AutoFlight will demonstrate its future autonomous flying taxi Prosperity 1 in flight at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget.

AutoFlight, the global pioneer of eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing), announced its participation in the 2023 Le Bourget Air Show, to be held from June 19 to 25 in Le Bourget, suburb of Paris. AutoFlight’s first appearance (which could be translated as “Automatic Flight”) at this event will provide industry professionals and aviation enthusiasts an opportunity to witness the world’s first public demonstration of Prosperity I, including the full interior cabin design.

This innovative aircraft, often called Airtaxi, offers safe, quiet, and affordable urban air mobility solutions. AutoFlight is one of the few eVTOL manufacturers to have mastered the challenging “transition phase” from vertical to horizontal flight and has done so hundreds of times, paving the way for sustainable, efficient, and reliable logistics and passenger transport systems.

The 2023 Le Bourget Air Show will serve as a global platform for AutoFlight to showcase the capabilities and advancements of Prosperity I. This highly anticipated event, after a 4-year absence due to the Covid-19 crisis, aims to highlight and promote environmentally friendly innovations in advanced air mobility (AAM). It will offer a unique opportunity to demonstrate AutoFlight’s leadership in the field, following the success of the world’s longest eVTOL flight in February, covering 250 km on a single charge.

Prosperity I, with its advanced features and design, ushers in a new era of safe and sustainable transportation possibilities, opening the prospect of more livable cities, with reduced congestion and air pollution. For us French or Europeans, this may seem far from our current realities, but in many metropolises in Brazil, Asia, or the United States, helicopter flights are the norm to escape monstrous traffic jams… and crime. This is especially true in Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo in Brazil. Its deployment is still scheduled for 2025, but obtaining flight authorizations and other certifications remains very complex in the aviation industry.

Finally, the City of Paris no longer hides its desire to see flying taxis operating in its skies during the 2024 Olympic Games. Perfect for showcasing its modernity… at least for a few weeks.

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