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Volocopter files for bankruptcy/insolvency

S3 · 26 Dec 2024 · Volocopter · Bruchsal, Germany

Record

CompanyVolocopter
IndustryDrones / eVTOL
Type(s)shutdown
Date26 Dec 2024 (day precision)
Time of daynot documented
LocationBruchsal, Germany
Severity (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault)
Scalenot documented
Confidencehigh
Verified flagYes - independently re-checked against the cited source

Summary

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

Primary source

DW.com

Publisher: DW.com · Retrieved: 2026-09-16

Supporting source rows (1)
DateSupporting source rowPublisherLink
26 Dec 2024 Volocopter files for bankruptcy/insolvency DW.com DW.com

Drones / eVTOL context

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