Former Volocopter chief test pilot switches to eVTOL rival Vertical Aerospace
Former Volocopter chief test pilot Paul Stone has joined electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) rival Vertical Aerospace…
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Chinese automaker Wanfeng acquires eVTOL developer Volocopter in €10M deal
Chinese automotive group Zhejiang Wanfeng Auto Wheel has acquired insolvent German eVTOL developer Volocopter for €10 million. The…
Diamond Aircraft may acquire troubled eVTOL developer Volocopter
The Volocopter insolvency saga may not be over, just yet. Just days after laying off all of its entire…
Volocopter lays off its entire workforce as insolvency proceedings go ahead
Advanced air mobility developer Volocopter has laid off its entire workforce as it enters insolvency proceedings, several German…
Volocopter teams up with Jet Systems to bring eVTOL aircraft services to Paris
The German electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer Volocopter is teaming up with Jet Systems Hélicoptères Services…
German eVTOL aircraft developer Volocopter files for insolvency
The German electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Volocopter has filed for insolvency while seeking new…
Volocopter gains approval to start serial production of eVTOL aircraft VoloCity
German electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer Volocopter has gained approval to start serial production of its…
eVTOL developer Volocopter completes flight tests in Japan ready for EXPO 2025
The German electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer Volocopter has completed a multi-day flight test campaign in…
Bristow reaches agreement with Volocopter for up to 80 VoloCity eVTOL aircraft
Helicopter provider Bristow has reached an agreement with German electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer Volocopter for…
eVTOL aircraft: the revolutionary industry that may all end in tears
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s an eVTOL aircraft! There is no question, the…
Volocopter affirms plans for Paris Olympics, Saudi new cities
This has proved to be an eventful week for German advanced air mobility (AAM) firm Volocopter. Just as Volocopter’s…
The eVTOL and Urban Air Mobility aircraft battling to be the first certified
2023 has seen the race between companies to have the first eVTOL to receive certification, and ultimately carry the…
Volocopter opens new production facilities in Germany
German eVTOL developer Volocopter is gearing up to go into full production mode. A ceremony attended by several senior…
When – and where – will the first eVTOLs enter service?
For many years now the headlines have been full of stories about electric take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft,…
Volocopter, Vertical Aerospace to fly eVTOLs at Expo 2025 Osaka
The World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan is shaping up to become one of the first major occasions…
Volocopter eVTOL takes off for first crewed demo flight in Italy: video
Germany-based urban mobility developer Volocopter and its partners, Atlantia, UrbanV, and airport operator Aeroporti di Roma, have conducted…
Volocopter’s four-seater eVTOL completes first flight
German air taxi firm Volocopter announced that the VoloConnect, a four-seater electric vertical and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, has…
Volocopter to launch Singapore service in 2024
Singapore is poised to become one of the first nations to offer an air taxi service as Volocopter…