Volocopter and Jet Systems agree deal for two eVTOL aircraftnews Yves Le Marquand 21 Feb 25 0Ailing eVTOL developer Volocopter has signed an agreement with French operator Jet Systems Hélicoptères Services for two VoloCity eVTOL aircraft. The pair plan to operate… Read more
Volocopter files for insolvency as search for investors continuesnews Yves Le Marquand 2 Jan 25 0Volocopter has started insolvency proceedings as it continues to look for further investment to fund its eVTOL programme. The German eVTOL developer announced on Monday… Read more
Volocopter appoints ex-Lilium CFO as certification slips to 2025news Yves Le Marquand 19 Nov 24 0Volocopter has appointed Oliver Vogelgesang as its chief financial officer (CFO) as the firm repositions its certification expectations to next year. Effective immediately, Vogelgesang takes… Read more
Volocopter conducts eVTOL validation flight in Parisnews Yves Le Marquand 10 Aug 24 0Volocopter has begun crewed validation test flights at the Aerodrome of Saint-Cyr-l’École, just outside Versailles, France. Conducted on August 8th, the flight marks the beginning… Read more
French government approves building of vertiport on River Seinenews Yves Le Marquand 10 Jul 24 0France’s Ministry of Transport has authorised the construction of a vertiport on a floating landing pad on the River Seine in Paris for electric air… Read more
VOLOCOPTER’S 2X BEGINS TEST FLYING IN JAPANnews Yves Le Marquand 13 Dec 23 0Volocopter is fresh off its first multi-day flight test campaign with a crewed eVTOL aircraft above the Japanese cities of Osaka and Amagasaki. The testing… Read more
BRISTOW AND VOLOCOPTER AGREE TO LAUNCH EVTOL SERVICESnews Yves Le Marquand 10 Sep 23 0Bristow Group and Volocopter have signed an agreement to look at launching eVTOL passenger and cargo services in the US and UK. As part of… Read more
Volocopter to bring electric air taxi services to US citiesnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Jan 21 0German air taxi start-up Volocopter announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) accepted its application for Type Certificate validation on December 22nd 2020. Volocopter has… Read more
Volocopter to launch commercial air taxi routes in Paris regionnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Oct 20 0 Volocopter has joined forces with RATP Group, Paris Region and Groupe ADP to test its VoloCity air taxi in the Paris region, with a… Read more
Volocopter extends Series C funding to €87 millionnews Alasdair Whyte 21 Feb 20 0Following a partnership with Asian super app Grab earlier this week, Volocopter announced today (21 February) that it is extending its Series C financing round… Read more
Volocopter partners with Asian ‘SuperApp’ Grab for air-taxi studynews Alasdair Whyte 20 Feb 20 0German eVTOL pioneer Volocopter has partnered with Southeast Asian delivery, payment, and delivery services app Grab to study the feasibility of air-taxi services across the… Read more
Volocopter closes EUR 50 million financingnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Sep 19 0Volocopter has closed a EUR 50 million financing round led by Chinese automotive conglomerate Geely. The Series C financing more than doubles Volocopter’s capital. It… Read more
Volocopter and Skyports collaborate to bring the first Volo-Port this yearnews Alasdair Whyte 29 May 19 0Volocopter is collaborating with UK-based helipad company Skyports to build its first eVTOL landing pad in Singapore this year. Along with its flagship 2X eVTOL,… Read more
Volocopter partners with Honeywell to develop VTOL landing systemsnews Alasdair Whyte 10 Apr 19 0Volocopter has signed an agreement with aviation services company Honeywelll to develop new automatic take-off and landing systems for Volocopter’s VTOL aircraft. Honeywell is breaking… Read more
Volocopter – First out of the gatenews Alasdair Whyte 17 Apr 18 0A slew of different manufacturers developing passenger vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft ready for the next decade, making promises for full-scale production in early… Read more
Almost 85% of people will not fly in an unmanned aircraftnews Alasdair Whyte 20 Feb 18 0Despite a large influx of autonomous aircraft development in 2017, the vast majority of people are still unwilling to fly in an unmanned/pilotless aircraft. Helicopter… Read more
Volocopter flies its first passengernews Alasdair Whyte 11 Jan 18 0German air taxi manufacturer Volocopter flew its first passenger at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), taking off on a short flight with Intel CEO Brian… Read more
Volocopter expects to be flying in “two or three years”news Alasdair Whyte 7 Dec 17 0Volocopter co-founder and CIO Alex Zosel has predicted that its VTOL-hailing service could be up and running as soon as 2020. Speaking at the TechCrunch… Read more
Uber partners with NASA for UberAirnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Dec 17 0At almost every conference or industry event you attend nowadays, there will be talk about air taxis. Companies are rushing to get in on the ground… Read more
Volocopter adds btov as new investornews Alasdair Whyte 6 Nov 17 0European venture capital firm btov is investing in Volocopter, the start-up electric multicopter company. It joins car company Daimler, Intel Capital and technology investor Lukasz… Read more
