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Volocopter and Jet Systems agree deal for two eVTOL aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand
21 Feb 25
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Ailing eVTOL developer Volocopter has signed an agreement with French operator Jet Systems Hélicoptères Services for two VoloCity eVTOL aircraft. The pair plan to operate…

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Volocopter files for insolvency as search for investors continues

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Yves Le Marquand
2 Jan 25
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Volocopter has started insolvency proceedings as it continues to look for further investment to fund its eVTOL programme. The German eVTOL developer announced on Monday…

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Volocopter appoints ex-Lilium CFO as certification slips to 2025

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Yves Le Marquand
19 Nov 24
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Volocopter has appointed Oliver Vogelgesang as its chief financial officer (CFO) as the firm repositions its certification expectations to next year. Effective immediately, Vogelgesang takes…

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Volocopter conducts eVTOL validation flight in Paris

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Yves Le Marquand
10 Aug 24
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Volocopter 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…

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Vertiport authorised in Paris.

French government approves building of vertiport on River Seine

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Yves Le Marquand
10 Jul 24
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France’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…

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VOLOCOPTER’S 2X BEGINS TEST FLYING IN JAPAN

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Yves Le Marquand
13 Dec 23
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Volocopter 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…

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BRISTOW AND VOLOCOPTER AGREE TO LAUNCH EVTOL SERVICES

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Yves Le Marquand
10 Sep 23
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Bristow Group and Volocopter have signed an agreement to look at launching eVTOL passenger and cargo services in the US and UK. As part of…

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Volocopter to bring electric air taxi services to US cities

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Alasdair Whyte
15 Jan 21
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German 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…

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A picture of some people standing in front of a VoloCity - air taxi prototype by Volocopter.

Volocopter to launch commercial air taxi routes in Paris region

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Alasdair Whyte
2 Oct 20
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  Volocopter has joined forces with RATP Group, Paris Region and Groupe ADP to test its VoloCity air taxi in the Paris region, with a…

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Volocopter extends Series C funding to €87 million

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Alasdair Whyte
21 Feb 20
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Following a partnership with Asian super app Grab earlier this week, Volocopter announced today (21 February) that it is extending its Series C financing round…

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Volocopter partners with Asian ‘SuperApp’ Grab for air-taxi study

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Alasdair Whyte
20 Feb 20
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German 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…

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Volocopter closes EUR 50 million financing

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Alasdair Whyte
9 Sep 19
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Volocopter 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…

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Volocopter and Skyports collaborate to bring the first Volo-Port this year

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Alasdair Whyte
29 May 19
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Volocopter 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,…

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Volocopter partners with Honeywell to develop VTOL landing systems

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Alasdair Whyte
10 Apr 19
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Volocopter 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…

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Volocopter – First out of the gate

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Alasdair Whyte
17 Apr 18
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A 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…

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Almost 85% of people will not fly in an unmanned aircraft

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Alasdair Whyte
20 Feb 18
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Despite 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…

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Volocopter flies its first passenger

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Alasdair Whyte
11 Jan 18
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German air taxi manufacturer Volocopter flew its first passenger at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), taking off on a short flight with Intel CEO Brian…

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Volocopter expects to be flying in “two or three years”

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Alasdair Whyte
7 Dec 17
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Volocopter 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…

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Uber partners with NASA for UberAir

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Alasdair Whyte
6 Dec 17
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At 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…

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Volocopter adds btov as new investor

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Alasdair Whyte
6 Nov 17
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European 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…

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