# Airbus partners with Thales and Diehl for CityAirbus NextGen flight control computers

Airbus signed a trilateral agreement with Thales and Diehl Aerospace to jointly develop flight control computers for the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL vehicle. Thales will develop the primary computing system and Diehl the secondary flight control computer.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2021-11-17
- Where: Cologne, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: flight control computers, eVTOL
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Airbus](https://endata.com/companies/1653.md)
- [Thales](https://endata.com/companies/16630.md) (partner)
- [Diehl Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/59071.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [airbus.com](https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2021-11-thales-and-diehl-join-airbus-to-develop-flight-control-computers), 2021-11-17: "I'm delighted to announce today the first system partnership for the development of our CityAirbus NextGen"

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