Volocopter

Volocopter’s VoloConnect eVTOL aircraft completes first flight in its latest milestone

Jason Pritchard7 June 2022

Volocopter has announced its VoloConnect fixed-winged passenger aircraft completed its first flight last month at the UP Summit, an annual gathering of leaders in transportation innovation hosted by investment firm UP Partners. Voloco...

Volocopter completes first crewed flight of an eVTOL aircraft in France as part of week-long test campaign

Jason Pritchard24 March 2022

Volocopter has become the first eVTOL aircraft company to conduct both crewed and remotely piloted test flights in France, after its full-scale 2X prototype completed successful demonstrations at Pontoise Airfield near Paris on Monday. The crewed...

Volocopter confirms Dirk Hoke as its new CEO and Managing Director, to replace Florian Reuter later this year

Jason Pritchard11 March 2022

Dirk Hoke was been announced as Volocopter's new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, replacing Florian Reuter, who will be leaving the company after seven years in the role. Hoke is former CEO of Airbus Defence and Space and will take ...

Volocopter raises $170 million in first signing of its Series E Financing Round, to help with certification of its eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard4 March 2022

Volocopter has raised $170 million in the initial signing of its Series E financing round, led by South Korean investor WP Investment at a pre-money valuation of $1.7 billion. Composed of funds from new and existing investors, the money raised w...

Aviation Capital Group to finance Volocopter’s fleet of eVTOL aircraft for up to $1 billion, helping to fulfil customer demand for UAM services

Jason Pritchard10 February 2022

Volocopter and Aviation Capital Group LLC (ACG) have entered into an agreement in principle to develop financing solutions that will assist with the sale of Volocopter’s family of eVTOL aircraft for up to USD $1 billion. The agreement between bot...

Volocopter releases handbook guide for building physical infrastructure for eVTOL aircraft operations

Jason Pritchard9 December 2021

Volocopter has unveiled a comprehensive VoloPort handbook for the physical infrastructure supporting eVTOL) aircraft operations. This detailed handbook is described as a valuable resource for Volocopter partners building urban air mobility infra...

Volocopter establishes joint venture with NEOM in Saudi Arabia to develop world’s first bespoke eVTOL mobility system

Jason Pritchard1 December 2021

Volocopter has partnered with NEOM, the smart and sustainable regional development in Saudi Arabia, to design, implement and operate the world’s first bespoke public eVTOL mobility system. This includes a confirmed order of 15 aircraft from Volo...

Volocopter and Kakao Mobility team up to conduct feasibility study on bringing urban air mobility to South Korea

Jason Pritchard23 November 2021

Volocopter and South Korea’s largest mobility platform company, Kakao Mobility (KM), have inked a memorandum of understanding to conduct a feasibility study on introducing urban air mobility in the country. The study will identify a list of poten...

Volocopter’s 2X aircraft completes first public crewed test flight in South Korea

Jason Pritchard12 November 2021

Volocopter has completed the first ever public crewed test flight of an eVTOL air taxi in South Korea, with its 2X aircraft completing a five-minute demo in the country's capital, Seoul. The historic event took place at Gimpo International Airpor...

Volocopter, Atlantia and Aeroporti di Roma partner up to help bring electric air taxis to Italy’s capital city as early as 2023

Jason Pritchard28 October 2021

Volocopter, the infrastructures’ holding company Atlantia and Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), the largest airport operator in Italy, have announced their partnership to bring electric air taxis to Rome. This will include a new service that will connect ...

Volocopter joins Osaka Roundtable as it accelerates commitment to launching urban air mobility services in Japan

Jason Pritchard21 October 2021

Volocopter has joined the Osaka Roundtable, an institution eager to bring urban air mobility to one of the busiest cities in Asia, as the company continues to accelerate its commitment to launching services in Japan.As part of the engagement, the Ge...

Volocopter’s VoloDrone completes successful first public flight at ITS Congress in Hamburg

Jason Pritchard13 October 2021

Volocopter’s electric heavy-lift drone VoloDrone has conducted its first public flight, with a demonstration at ITS Congress in Hamburg this week. Together with the international logistics leader DB Schenker, Volocopter demonstrated VoloDron...

Volocopter and Geely finalise joint venture to launch urban air mobility services in China, includes order for 150 eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard23 September 2021

Volocopter and Aerofugia, a subsidiary of China's innovation-driven group, Geely Technology Group, have announced the finalization of their joint venture company to introduce urban air mobility in China. Operating under Volocopter Chengdu, the j...

Volocopter to explore its eVTOL aircraft applications in Los Angeles as part of new partnership with Urban Movement Labs

Jason Pritchard17 September 2021

Volocopter is working with Urban Movement Labs (UML) to explore the application of its urban air mobility (UAM) solutions in the Los Angeles region. The partnership between both companies will provide lessons to inform a policy framework th...

Volocopter’s VoloCity eVTOL integrated into Microsoft Flight Simulator

Jason Pritchard26 August 2021

Microsoft Flight Simulator has partnered with Volocopter and integrated the German startup's VoloCity eVTOL into the game, which will allow players to immerse themselves in a flight in cities across the world. Released earlier this year on PC an...

Malaysia Airports, Skyports and Volocopter to conduct feasibility study on vertiport development in Malaysia

Jason Pritchard22 July 2021

Volocopter and Skyports are combining their expertise with Malaysia Airports to conduct a feasibility study which will examine suitable vertiport solutions and consider factors such as customer flow, demand and how urban air mobility operations will...

Volocopter and CAE to develop global training programme for future eVTOL aircraft pilots

Jason Pritchard9 July 2021

Volocopter has partnered with CAE to develop, certify, and deploy a pilot training programme for eVTOL aircraft operations, which will see the German startup purchase a simulator to be used in its pilot training program certification. The aim of ...

Volocopter acquires DG Flugzeugbau’s manufacturing operations and secures POA from EASA

Jason Pritchard7 July 2021

Volocopter has secured Production Organisation Approval (POA) in compliance with EASA after acquiring its long-term partner DG Flugzeugbau - meaning it is now the only company to hold both POA and Design Organisation Approvals to advance its aircraf...