Volocopter

Air transport IT company SITA invests in Volocopter as part of an information technology partnership agreement.

The German eVTOL aircraft developer used its autonomous VoloDrone cargo delivery platform to simulate flights in Frankfurt and London during an exercise at a remote German airfield.

The Investments will help to carry the company beyond certification of the VoloCity air taxi vehicle.

German eVTOL developer Volocopter has partnered with Aviation Safety and Quality Solutions, an Austrian software company, to help it design and produce aircraft to certification standards.

The four-passenger VoloConnect has joined the smaller VoloCity and VoloDrone prototypes in flight testing.

Jetex will build and operate vertiports under a pact with hopeful eVTOL manufacturer and air-taxi operator Volocopter.

Until July 2021, Dirk Hoke was CEO of Airbus Defence & Space and in September 2022 he will succeed Florian Reuter as CEO and managing director of Volocopter.

Volocopter's latest funding round brings the total amount of investment it has raised to $579 million.

The eVTOL aircraft developer says partners can use a handbook based on its VoloPort concept to develop landing sites for air taxi operations in cities.

The 2X is a pre-series version of the two-seat, all-electric VoloCity vehicle that the German company intends to bring into commercial service in 2023.