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Volocopter Launches Campaign to Bring Electric Air Taxi Services to U.S. Cities

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SOURCE Volocopter Washington, D.C./Bruchsal, 15 January 2021 –  Volocopter, the German air taxi start-up and “Pioneer of Urban Air Mobility (UAM),” announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has positively accepted their application for concurrent Type Certificate validation on 22 December 2020. … Continue reading Volocopter Launches Campaign to Bring Electric Air Taxi Services to U.S. Cities

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Jason Hurst becomes vice president of Bell’s Innovation division with Bell Nexus air taxi.

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eVTOL.com press: Jason Hurst has taken over as vice president of Bell’s Innovation division, responsible for eVTOL projects including the Bell Nexus air taxi and Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) cargo drone. Hurst replaces Scott Drennan, who recently left Bell to become … Continue reading Jason Hurst becomes vice president of Bell’s Innovation division with Bell Nexus air taxi.

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German Air Taxi service pioneer Lilium completes funding round worth more than $240 million.

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Lilium, the Munich-based aviation company developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft for regional air mobility, today announced the completion of an internal funding round worth more than $240m. The round was led by Tencent, with participation from other … Continue reading German Air Taxi service pioneer Lilium completes funding round worth more than $240 million.