02-Mar-24 - Volocopter received German Federal Aviation Office’s approval for serial production of its electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) VoloCity and the Approved Training Organisation (ATO) certificate #eVTOL
15-Nov-23 - Volocopter completed its first flight test at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in New York City (NYC) with its crewed Volocopter 2X electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft #UrbanAirMobility
07-Sep-23 - Bristow and Volocopter have entered into a new partnership to introduce Urban Air Mobility (UAM) services in the U.S. and U.K. Bristow has placed an order for two VoloCity aircraft out of a total of 80, which will be delivered after certification is completed #VoloCity
24-Jun-23 - German Urban Air Mobility (UAM) manufacturer Volocopter has signed a collaboration agreement with Safran for the development of a next-generation powertrain for its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft during the Paris Air Show 2023 #UrbanAirMobility
20-Jun-23 - German air ambulance ADAC signed for two VoloCity eVTOL aircraft and intention of 150 additional units. ADAC will start research operations in late 2024 to provide Emergency Medical Services (EMS) #AirAmbulance
10-Oct-22 - German Volocopter completed the first crewed eVTOL test flights in Italian airspace. In partnership with Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), Atlantia and UrbanV and demonstration test flight was carried out at Fiumicino Airport #UrbanAirMobility
13-Nov-21 - German urban air mobility (UAM) Volocopter conducts South Korea’s first crewed public air taxi fest flight with its 2X prototype #SouthKorea
19-Jul-21 - German urban air mobility pioneer Volocopter teams up with global leader in aviation training CAE to develop an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) training program for the air taxi pilot workforce of tomorrow. CAE commits investment of up to US$ 40M #UrbanAirMobility
03-Oct-20 - Japan Airlines and German Volocopter signed agreement to develop and launch air mobility services in Japan by exploring business opportunities utilizing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft #Japan
09-Jan-20 - Volocopter, a German urban air mobility startup developing an electric powered multicopter (eVTOL), was granted Design Organisation Approval (DOA) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
27-Nov-19 - John Deere, the world leader tractor manufacturer, and Volocopter presented the first large drone adapted for agricultural use at Agritechnica 2019, Hanover, November 10-16
24-Oct-19 - Volocopter completed its first manned flight over Singapore’s Marina Bay as part of test series to validate urban air taxis over the area sponsored by the Ministry of Transport (MOT), the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), and the Economic Development Board (EDB) #UrbanAirMobility
