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
Volocopter to use Swiss-AS MRO software news Yves Le Marquand 30 May 23 0 Swiss Aviation Software (Swiss-AS) and Volocopter have agreed a contract for AMOS, Swiss-AS’s maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) software. The multi-year deal will see AMOS… Read more
Volocopter opens final assembly line facility in Germany news Yves Le Marquand 5 Apr 23 0 Volocopter yesterday opened the hangar that will host the OEM’s final assembly line in Bruchsal, Germany. The production facility also includes an airfield to conduct… Read more
Volocopter and SITA partner on vertiport development news Yves Le Marquand 14 Mar 23 0 Volocopter and air transport industry IT provider, SITA have entered a partnership, with SITA selected as Volocopter’s digital and IT systems partner for vertiports. Under… Read more
Sekisui Chemical makes strategic investment in Volocopter news Yves Le Marquand 6 Mar 23 0 Sekisui Chemical has joined growing number of Japanese investors in German eVTOL OEM, Volocopter. Sekisui will develop various materials and technologies for Volocopter’s eVTOL cultivated… Read more
Volocopter receives Series E funding from Sumitomo Corporation news Yves Le Marquand 21 Feb 23 0 Volocopter has received Series E funding from Japanese trading house, Sumitomo Corporation and concurrent type certification from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). Sumitomo will… Read more
Une porte verte pour AAM? Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 16 Nov 22 0 Last week Skyports, Volocopter and Groupe ADP cut the ribbon on Europe’s first vertiport, and the door to green urban air mobility appeared to open… Read more
Skyports and Volocopter inaugurate Europe’s first vertiport terminal news Yves Le Marquand 11 Nov 22 0 Skyports and Volocopter in partnership with Groupe ADP have launched Europe’s first “fully integrated” vertiport terminal for UAM. The AAM sandbox located at Pontoise-Cormeilles airfield,… Read more
To certification and beyond: Volocopter raises a further $182m news Yves Le Marquand 1 Nov 22 0 Volocopter has raised an additional $182m from the second signing of its Series E funding round. This latest capital raise will carry the company beyond… Read more
Revolution.Aero: Forza A(AM)zzurri Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 25 Oct 22 0 Last week Italy’s first vertiport opened for testing. The occasion was marked by the first crewed flight of an eVTOL in the country as Volocopter’s… Read more