Lilium aims to have a fleet of craft operating in cities across the globe by 2025, providing a pay-per-ride service that will be emission-free, be five times faster than a car and produce less noise than a motorbike. The model, which achieved a first for a jet in 2017 when a prototype successfully transitioned between hover mode and horizontal flight, will have a 300km range, allowing it to travel between New York and Boston in just an hour.
SINGAPORE (Apr 22): German drone start-up Lilium is seeking regulatory approval for the world’s first all-electric vertical takeoff and landing passenger jet.
Lilium has begun the process of securing certification for the planned five-seat air taxi from the European Aviation Safety Agency and will also commence an application with the US Federal Aviation Administration, Christopher Delbrueck, the company’s incoming chief financial officer (CFO), says in an interview.
