Tag: Lilium
Who will be the new Biontech?
Munich Travel educates, and sometimes even develops a life theme. At least that’s how it was a few years ago for longtime journalist Christoph Keese. His employer Axel Springer had…
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…
A start-up culture should develop at universities
Dusseldorf The founding story of Jerome Lange, Marco Trippler and Lasse Steffen shows how much potential can arise at universities: They quit their student jobs in order to set up…
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…
Infineon boss Ploss becomes chief supervisor at Knorr-Bremse
Reinhard Ploss A few weeks after leaving Infineon, the 66-year-old is to be elected chief supervisor at Knorr-Bremse. (Photo: dpa) Munich, Stuttgart Knorr-Bremse appoints Infineon CEO Reinhard Ploss as the…
Sind Europas Milliarden-Start-ups zu fabelhaft, um wahr zu sein?
Sechs Worte sind es nur, und sie machen Wagniskapitalgeber nervös. „Building a fintech company – stealth mode“, steht im Profil von Iris Liliana Bleck auf der Karriereplattform LinkedIn. Wer in…
These 20 tech trends will shape the year 2022
Near future Several innovative products and solutions will be launched in the current year. (Photo: Smetek) The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is considered the most important preview…
German companies are making up ground
Jet by Lilium (illustration) The air taxi should someday fly autonomously over cities like New York. (Photo: lilium) Munich Most of the inventions relating to air taxis still come from…
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)…
Atomico introduces State of European Tech
Dusseldorf They have reached their billion dollar valuation in record time and have something in common: The four fastest unicorns in Europe all come from Berlin. The fabulous companies valued…
$ 100 million for air taxi from China
Munich, Düsseldorf A German investor makes the next huge deal in the hotly contested air taxi segment: Lukasz Gadowski and Team Global are investing 100 million dollars in the Chinese…
Why America’s business schools are making a comeback
Cologne Kevin Bay did not begin his MBA at the Kellogg School of Management in the classroom of his new university. Instead of sitting in Evanston, 20 kilometers north of…
Gisbert Rühl is planning an IPO in Frankfurt
Gisbert Rühl The aim is to take over a start-up valued at between EUR 500 million and EUR 1.5 billion. (Photo: ddp images / Sven Simon) Düsseldorf, San Francisco He…
The ten strongest stocks in the world – part 1
8th The market value of the more than 61,000 companies listed on the stock exchanges worldwide has risen to almost 120 trillion euros since the Corona low in spring last…
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…
“Air taxis will connect all major German cities with each other”
Dusseldorf More than two years ago, he was the first guest on the Handelsblatt Disrupt podcast and even then told of a pretty crazy idea: He wants to develop an…
Wake-up call for a tired country: The editor-in-chief’s weekly review
Good morning dear readers, to be honest: I’m glad this election campaign is over. The past weeks and months have been an imposition. One could almost get the impression that…
The railway and the GDL union come to an agreement in the wage dispute
Bahn and GDL invite you to press conference – collective bargaining dispute resolved? The state-owned company and the union fought for months. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The train drivers’ union GDL…