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drones evtol · shutdown

Volocopter files for bankruptcy/insolvency

S3 · 12/26
2024 · Volocopter · Bruchsal, Germany

Record

CompanyVolocopter
Categorydrones evtol
Typeshutdown
Date12/26
2024
Time of daynot documented
LocationBruchsal, Germany
SeverityS3 (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault)
Scale-
Confidencehigh
VerificationYes - adversarially checked against the cited source
SourceDW.com

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German eVTOL air-taxi developer Volocopter filed for insolvency, disrupting its VoloCity air-taxi development program before being acquired by new owners in 2025.

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