PRODUCT LINEAGEReviewed20 Jul 2026
Airbus flew CityAirbus to learn from it while deciding the technology was not ready for a product programme
Airbus continued CityAirbus NextGen flight testing during 2025 but decided to pause the programme after the campaign rather than proceed toward market launch. The company cited battery performance, regulation and business-model maturity, so the demonstrator's flights remain real technical evidence without establishing an active certification or commercial-aircraft programme.