The prospects of urban air mobility flights in Singapore took a key step forward on Feb .12 with the signing of an agreement between Airbus and the island state’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAS) to improve regional connectivity.

The deal with Airbus, which builds on an earlier agreement established in 2016 between the aircraft maker and CAAS for proof-of-concept trials of a cargo-carrying Skyways unmanned air system, lays the foundations for potential services with both passenger and larger cargo carrying vehicles throughout Singapore.

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