January 2021, 18th

PRESS RELEASE

Choose Paris Region, Groupe ADP and RATP Group announce
the winners of the worldwide call for expressions of interest regarding
the setup of an Urban Air Mobility industry branch
In order to bring together an ecosystem around urban air mobility in the Paris region, the RATP Group,Groupe ADP and Choose Paris Region launched an international call for expressions of intereston October 1st, with the support of Paris Region. This initiative, the scope of which is unprecedented in Europe,
brought together 150 applications from 25 countries.
Some 30 winners were selected, with a view to conducting experiments from June 2021 in the test areaat the Pontoise-Cormeilles-en-Vexin airfield, which was inaugurated on September 30th, 2020.
To meet the challenges posed by this new form of mobility in terms of use cases, public acceptance,technologies and industrialization, the call for expressions of interest was structured around the following fivecategories:
Vehicle development: for manufacturers and equipment suppliers (batteries, avionics, etc.);

Urban infrastructure: for energy companies or vertiport designers;

Operations: for suppliers of intermodal solutions, maintenance, or digital platforms;

Airspace integration: for suppliers of unmanned traffic management (UTM) or communication/navigation systems;

Acceptability: for laboratories or research institutes dealing with social and environmental issues.

One of the key selection criteria defined beforehand was the maturity of the solution.

Working groups and start of experiments at summer 2021
Thus, from June 2021, in close cooperation with the French civil aviation authority (DGA) and with the supportof the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Eurocontrol, tests will be carried out in a realaeronautical environment at Pontoise, with respect to parking, takeoff and landing operations, as well as
operations around the vehicle, whether for maintenance or electrical recharging.
The selected candidates join Volocopter, manufacturer of the electric vertical take-off vehicle (eVTOL),
which will be the first industrial player to test its VoloCity vehicle from June 2021.
The players will now be able to share their expertise, identify synergies and deploy experimentationsin the coming months at the Pontoise-Cormeilles-en-Vexin airfield.
The success of this call for expressions of interest has brought together leading industrial players in the fieldof air mobility, such as Airbus, as well as international start-ups and major academic and research institutions,including the University of Berkeley and the French Civil Aviation School.
In addition, the prospect of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is an exceptional opportunity
to mobilize a sector to prepare a demonstrator for this horizon, and to make the Paris Region a referencein the global market for urban air mobility.
On this occasion, Edward Arkwright, Deputy CEO of Groupe ADP said: "the success of this call for international
interest shows that there is strong support for the structuring of an air mobility industry in the Paris Region.
Alongside all these industrial, academic and research players, and thanks to the setup of a test area
at our Pontoise airfield, the first of its kind in Europe, we will now be able to boost its development.
The test area integration within the airfield has been the result of collaborative work with French civil aviation
authority teams. Today, Groupe ADP wants to explore and make possible all the futures of aviation, bothcarbon-free and innovative".Catherine Guillouard, Chairwoman and CEO of RATP Group stated that "after the inauguration of a test area
on September 30th, the urban air mobility sector has just entered into a new phase with this call for expressionsof interest, which has proved to be a real success. As a partner to cities, RATP Group is pleased to contributeto the development of this new form of mobility, which complements our historical modes of transport, andto this integration of technology in the urban landscape in view of the 2024 Olympic Games ".
And Franck Margain, President of Choose Paris Region to add: "the success of the call for expressionsof interest conducted alongside ADP Group and RATP Group demonstrates the international attractivenessof the Paris region as well as the importance of our region for the development of tomorrow's mobility.
Through the collaboration of public and private players, and by inviting innovative companies from aroundthe world to join us and complete our value chain, we are building a unique ecosystem to develop
the urban air mobility sector, reinforce the attractiveness of the Paris region and to support responsible
industries and employment."
The winners chosen by the jury for the five categories are:
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For Vehicle development:
Airbus (France): aircraft manufacturer;Ascendance Flight Technologies (France): Hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft manufacturer;Ehang (China): passenger electric VTOL manufacturer;

H3 Dynamics (Singapore): manufacturer and ultralight hydrogen electric systems developer;Pipistrel (Slovenia): electric aircraft and logistics VTOL manufacturer;

Safran Electronics & Defense (France): manufacturer of the Patroller VTOL and optronics, avionics,
electronics systems and critical software provider for civil and military applications;

Volocopter (Germany): manufacturer of the VoloCity electric VTOL;

Vertical Aerospace (United Kingdom): manufacturer of the VA-1X eVTOL;Zipline (USA): logistics drone operator and manufacturer.

For Operations:

Air France (France): expected contribution in several areas, especially in aircraft maintenance andrepair;CAE (Canada): aviation training and simulation solutions provider;Dassault Falcon Services (France): subsidiary of Dassault Aviation specialized in maintenance
operations and other services for business aviation;

ESTACA (France): engineering school specialized in mobility and aeronautical techniques, including
aircraft maintenance;Helifirst (France): airline specialized in business aviation with helicopters;

Helipass (France): on-demand helicopter flight reservation platform.

For Urban Infrastructure:Green Motion (Switzerland): charging systems designer and provider for electric vehicles;

IDEMIA I&S (France): specialist in digital security, biometrics and identification-authentication
solutions;Leosphere (France): Lidar equipment provider allowing remote sensing and precise weather
forecasts;

Skyports (United Kingdom): vertiport designer & operator and logistics VTOL operator.

For Airspace integration:
Cergy University and ESSEC (France): university and school consortium, gathering 25 000 students,including the first junior company in Europe;

ENAC (France): engineering school specialized in civil aviation;

Internest (France): positioning systems allowing autonomous landing in complex environments;

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M3 Systems (Belgium): high performance on-board geo-tracking applications developer;Thales SIX (France): on-board anti-collision systems developer.

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For Public Acceptance:Bruitparif (France): noise environment technical assessment center in the Ile-de-France region;

Ecole Polytechnique (France): engineering school with an Executive Master's specializing
on technological innovation and new business models;Envirosuite (Australia): real-time and localized data collection technologies provider allowingindustries to improve their environmental performance;

UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation studies, NEXTOR (USA): research university center in transportand new mobility;

ONERA (France): public research center in the aviation, space and defense industries;

Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (Netherlands): aviation expertise, consulting and researchcenter.

About Groupe ADP
Press contact: Lola Bourget, Head of Medias and Reputation Department, +33 1 74 25 23 23
Investor Relations: Audrey Arnoux, Head of Investor Relations, +33 6 61 27 07 39 - invest@adp.fr
Groupe ADP develops and manages airports, including Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget. In 2019, the grouphandled through its brand Paris Aéroport more than 108 million passengers and 2.2 million metric tons of freight and mail at Paris-Charlesde Gaulle and Paris-Orly, and more than 110 million passengers in airports abroad. Boasting an exceptional geographic location and amajor catchment area, the Group is pursuing its strategy of adapting and modernizing its terminal facilities and upgrading quality ofservices; the group also intends to develop its retail and real estate businesses. In 2019, group revenue stood at €4,700 million and net
income at €588 million.
Registered office: 1 rue de France - 93290 Tremblay en France, France. A public limited company (Société Anonyme) with share capitalof €296,881,806. Registered in the Bobigny Trade and Company Register under no. 552 016 628.
More information on: http://www.groupeadp.fr/en and on twitter: @GroupeADP

About RATP Group
Press contact: Lea Commeau, +33 1 58 78 37 37 - lea.commeau@ratp.fr / servicedepresse@ratp.fr
With sixteen million journeys every day across the planet, RATP Group is one of the leading urban transport operators in the world. The
Group operates in twelve countries on four continents through its RATP Dev subsidiary and each day runs eight modes of transport: metros,urban and inter-city bus services, tramways, rail, sightseeing, cable cars, maritime shuttle services and transport on demand. The Groupis also present across the entire spectrum of new mobility services in partnership with four other modes (electric scooters, car-sharing, carpooling and driverless shuttle services). As a widely-hailed expert in infrastructure management and engineering,
the Group also
fields a broad range of urban services through its subsidiaries in real estate management and engineering, operating retail facilities, fibreoptic technologies, customized passenger information and innovative ticketing solutions.
RATP has been running one of the densest multimodal networks in the world for over seventy years in Paris and around the French capital.
Thanks to its 64,000 staff members RATP Group designs, implements and runs mobility solutions and innovative services each day forsustainable and more human towns and cities.
More information on: www.ratp.fr/groupe-ratp/en and on twitter: @RATPGroup

About Choose Paris Region
Press contacts: Maude Megtert, +33 6 19 20 67 35 - maude.megtert@chooseparisregion.org
Boris Pankiewicz, + 33 3 74 02 02 51- boris@oxygen-rp.com / Maïwenn Régnault + 33 7 69 95 01 14 - maiwenn.r@oxygen-rp.com
Choose Paris Region is a catalyst for business and innovation which supports international companies willing to expand in the Paris Region.
As a non-profit governmental agency, Choose Paris Region works with local public entities to provide free tailor-made services. Choose
Paris Region brings its deep market and industry expertise together with an extensive network to support international companies inbuilding tech partnerships, designing their go to market strategy, and providing guidance to implement their local presence.
Every year, with a team of 80 dedicated professionals across Europe, the US and China, Choose Paris Region supports 1,000+ international
companies looking to grow their business in the Paris Region, one of the leading tech and business hubs in the world.
More information on: www.chooseparisregion.org/en and on twitter: @ChooseIDF