German electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) startup Volocopter conducted its first crewed public test flight in Italy Thursday morning. The flight launched from a vertiport built at Rome's ...

In 2021, Volocopter began working with aviation training group CAE to begin training pilots for commercial eVTOL operations. Lilium, another German eVTOL developer that shut down in February after ...

Bruchsal, 8 August 2024: Volocopter, the pioneer of sustainable air mobility, successfully completed a crewed test flight at the Aerodrome of Saint-Cyr-l’École, the first bespoke commercial vertiport ...

German air taxi developer Volocopter has its sights set on further operational milestones as it regroups following the Paris Olympics, where it had intended to launch commercial operations of its ...

VERSAILLES, France (AP) — It was a tantalizing vision: autonomous flying taxis zipping spectators around the Paris Olympics, their electric engines humming softly over the cityscape, ushering in a new ...

Volocopter's plan to launch commercial eVTOL air taxi flights during the 2024 Paris Olympics was unsuccessful due to delays in obtaining type certification for its VoloCity aircraft. Despite not ...

The second week of December was a memorable time for numerous children in Osaka, Japan. They got to witness firsthand the first local flight of a futuristic-shaped eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and ...

NEOM, the smart and sustainable regional development in northwest Saudi Arabia, and Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), announced today the successful completion of a series of air ...

Volocopter, an electric air taxi company, filed for insolvency in Germany due to a cash shortage despite significant previous funding. Despite technological advancements and progress in flight testing ...

SINGAPORE — At noon on Tuesday (22 October), a Volocopter flying taxi made its maiden test flight over the Marina Bay. The three-minute flight came a day after a press conference unveiled a prototype ...