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Signature CEO Tony Lefebvre said his company is not interested in converting downtown parking garages into vertiports, explaining, \u201cThis is not our core competency.\u201d The company\u2019s current emphasis is adapting its FBOs for eVTOL operations, he noted.<\/p>\n
Both said they\u2019re taking an \u201cagnostic\u201d approach to electric aircraft charging infrastructure, though Lefebvre would like to see OEMs commit to a common charging system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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