German eVTOL Pioneer Volocopter Joins Lilium In Bankruptcy Proceedings

VoloCity aircraft flying

Volocopter continued certification flight tests of the VoloCity even as it operated under insolvency administration.

Credit: Volocopter
Once the leaders in a nascent market, German electric air taxi startups Lilium and Volocopter are clinging to diminishing hopes of financial rescue. The latter has joined the former in full insolvency proceedings, which could lead to a sell-off of its assets, although talks with a potential investor...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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