Tag: Air taxi
Air taxi company collects fresh money from Tencent
Animation of a vertiport with a Lilium jet The German air taxi company was able to collect fresh funds from investors. (Photo: lilium) Frankfurt The German air taxi company Lilium…
Lilium starts building the production jet
tubingen Daniel Wiegand, co-founder of the air taxi start-up Lilium, does not want to be thrown off course despite all the adversities. “We have started to build molds for the…
Air taxi start-up continues to have trouble with investors from the Seedmatch platform
object of dispute The “Volo City” by Volocopter. It still lacks certification for the market launch (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt The air taxi start-up Volocopter is threatened with legal trouble…
Start-up Vaeridion builds small aircraft with batteries
Munich Two Munich start-up entrepreneurs want to build climate-friendly small aircraft. So far, Ivor van Dartel (38) and Sebastian Seemann (39) have kept the plans of their start-up Vaeridion secret.…
This is how US airlines want to become climate-neutral
Archer Aviation flying taxi wing The Lufthansa partner United Airlines has taken a stake in the US start-up and intends to use the electric vertical take-off aircraft for part of…
Dirk Hoke to run air taxi company
Frankfurt, Dusseldorf The German air taxi start-up Volocopter from Karlsruhe is bringing a former Airbus manager to the top of the company. Dirk Hoke, former head of Airbus Defense &…
Lilium wants to simplify high-flyers significantly
Frankfurt The German air taxi company Lilium wants to simplify its planned electric VTOL aircraft. “By designing a slightly larger and more powerful engine, we will reduce the number of…
Boeing again writes billions in losses because of Dreamliner
Boeing 787 The stop in production of the “Dreamliner” is one of the factors that again led to losses at Boeing. (Photo: dpa) new York The pandemic and production problems…
Nine reasons for optimism in 2022: The editor-in-chief’s weekly review
Good morning dear readers, I’ll get in touch from Düsseldorf with best wishes for 2022. This new year begins with a contradiction: While the latest Corona variant Omikron is spreading…
Nine reasons for optimism in 2022: The editor-in-chief’s weekly review
Good morning dear readers, I’ll get in touch from Düsseldorf with best wishes for 2022. This new year begins with a contradiction: While the latest Corona variant Omikron is spreading…
These are the silent stars of the aviation industry
Wingcopter delivery drone The start-up from Weiterstadt near Darmstadt is very far in the development of the delivery drone and already has specific orders in Japan, for example. (Photo: Wingcopter)…
Lilium boss Wiegand is planning the first test flights in 14 months
Frankfurt, Düsseldorf Daniel Wiegand is used to criticism. The head of the air taxi company Lilium has been criticized for months. The IPO through the merger with an empty shell…
Deutscher sets global standard for operating system
Palo Alto Kitty Hawk’s building in Palo Alto is nondescript. The air taxi start-up didn’t even put up a company sign. But Lorenz Meier knows his way around the sensational…
Do not write off flight taxes too quickly
Animation of the new seven-seater flying taxi from Lilium The German air taxi startup will in future be listed on the US technology exchange Nasdaq. (Photo: Lilium) Whenever things get…
Subdued debut on the stock market
Five-seater prototype from Lilium Lilium is only the third company from the new flight tax business area to venture onto the trading floor. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt, New York The German…
Air taxi start-up Lilium is collecting less money than hoped
Lilium Electric air taxis, micro planes with seven seats, are supposed to bring managers and tourists to their destination directly from the front door. Dusseldorf The idea can inspire: Electric…