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Volocopter’s plans to trial passenger flights in its striking electric air taxi from a floating platform on the River Seine during the Olympics have been thwarted by bureaucracy. However, the company has managed to kick off the eVTOL operational valida… Continue reading Stunning eVTOL lifts off after setback of Olympic proportions
While eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft certainly are fascinating, it’s hard to say how many will ever be anything more than concepts. Volocopter’s VoloConnect may be the real deal, however, as it flew for the first time last month… Continue reading Volocopter announces successful first flight of VoloConnect eVTOL
Volocopter’s ambitions in the flying taxi space have taken another step forward, with the startup’s electric aircraft performing its first crewed flight in South Korea. This also marks the country’s first demonstration of a crewed eVTOL aircraft, as it… Continue reading Volocopter performs South Korea’s first crewed air taxi flight
Better known for its work developing audacious 18-rotor flying taxis to solve congestion in city centers, Volocopter is adapting its expertise in electric aviation for the purposes of moving heavy cargo. Its giant VoloDrone has now completed its very f… Continue reading Volocopter’s massive cargo drone lifts off in public for the first time
As it aggressively pursues a future where flying taxis carry people and cargo between busy urban centers, German aviation startup Volocopter has ticked off an important milestone not just for itself, but the industry as a whole. At the Oshkosh air show… Continue reading Volocopter performs first crewed public eVTOL flight in the US
Volocopter has added to its suite of futuristic air taxis with a fixed-wing version designed to carry more people across greater distances. The newly unveiled VoloConnect is designed to complement the company’s existing aircraft built for travel around… Continue reading Volocopter launches a fixed-wing flying taxi for longer flights
Germany’s Volocopter has committed to launching commercial eVTOL flights in Singapore “within the next two to three years,” and advance tickets have already sold out to early adopters eager to take the first joyrides in this electric air taxi.Continue … Continue reading Volocopter sells out its first tourist eVTOL flights in Singapore
A feasibility study modeled on Volocopter’s VoloCity multirotor electric air taxi has concluded that electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft would benefit emergency air rescue services. Now the project is looking to begin operational testing in… Continue reading Volocopter’s air taxi to take part in air rescue field testing
Innovation hub Paris Region, airport operator ADP and urban transport operator RATP are eyeing the development of an urban air mobility branch ahead of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, and have joined forces with German air taxi startup … Continue reading Electric air taxi could take to the Paris skies in time for the Olympics
Having tested out its aircraft in Dubai, Singapore, Helsinki and Germany, Volocopter is spreading its tentacles far and wide in its efforts to get its air taxi service up and running. The company is now turning its attention to Japan through a new agre… Continue reading Volocopter and Japan Airlines plan air taxi launch within three years