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’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
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 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
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
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