Volocopter and Jet Systems agree deal for two eVTOL aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 18 Feb 25 0 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… Read more
Volocopter files for insolvency as search for investment continues news Yves Le Marquand 2 Jan 25 0 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… Read more
Volocopter appoints ex-Lilium CFO as certification slips to 2025 news Yves Le Marquand 19 Nov 24 0 Volocopter has appointed Oliver Vogelgesang as its chief financial officer as the firm repositions its certification expectations to next year. Effective immediately, Vogelgesang (pictured right)… Read more
Volocopter CEO to step down in early 2025 news Yves Le Marquand 6 Sep 24 0 Volocopter CEO Dirk Hoke has had his request to step down in February 2025 accepted by the firm’s advisory board. Hoke took over from Florian… Read more
Volocopter conducts validation flight in Paris news Yves Le Marquand 9 Aug 24 0 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… Read more
French government gives go ahead on Seine vertiport construction news Yves Le Marquand 10 Jul 24 0 France’s Ministry of Transport has given authorisation for the construction of a floating landing pad on the River Seine in Paris for electric air taxi… Read more
Volocopter capital needs intensify following loan option stall news Yves Le Marquand 29 Apr 24 0 Volocopter’s CEO, Dirk Hoke has said the company could be forced to look at insolvency options “in the foreseeable future”, according to German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. The… Read more
German regulator approves Volocopter as training organisation news Yves Le Marquand 1 Mar 24 0 Volocopter is now an approved training organisation (ATO) following certification by the German Federal Aviation office (Luftfahrt Bundesamt). This certification, held through its subsidiary Volocopter… Read more
Volocopter’s 2X begins test flying in Japan news Yves Le Marquand 13 Dec 23 0 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… Read more
Paris city councillors oppose air taxi service plans news Yves Le Marquand 17 Nov 23 0 Plans to integrate air tax services into a public transport system for the first time have been unanimously opposed by Paris city councillors. Aéroports de… Read more
Volocopter and Joby take to skies above New York news Yves Le Marquand 13 Nov 23 0 Volocopter and Joby have taken part in the world’s first public showcase of multiple eVTOL aircraft today and yesterday in New York. Joby and Volocopter… Read more
Bristow and Volocopter sign deal to launch eVTOL services news Yves Le Marquand 7 Sep 23 0 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… Read more
Volocopter completes flight tests with NEOM in Saudi Arabia news Yves Le Marquand 22 Jun 23 0 Volocopter and smart city, NEOM have successfully completed over a week of test flights in Saudi Arabia. This is the first time an eVTOL has… Read more
Volocopter reveals first public routes for Paris Olympics news Yves Le Marquand 20 Jun 23 0 Volocopter and Groupe ADP have revealed the first eVTOL routes open to the public which will be operational in time for the Paris Olympics in… Read more
ADAC Luftrettung and Volocopter to outfit eVTOLs for rescue operations news Yves Le Marquand 19 Jun 23 0 ADAC Luftrettung and Volocopter have signed off on two agreements to customise VoloCity eVTOLs for rescue services. The agreements, signed at the Paris Air Show,… Read more