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Volocopter files for bankruptcy/insolvency
S3 · 26 Dec 2024 · Volocopter · Bruchsal, Germany
Record
| Company | Volocopter |
| Industry | Drones / eVTOL |
| Type(s) | shutdown |
| Date | 26 Dec 2024 (day precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | Bruchsal, Germany |
| Severity | (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault) |
| Scale | not documented |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Yes - 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
Publisher: DW.com · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 2024 | Volocopter files for bankruptcy/insolvency | DW.com | DW.com |
Drones / eVTOL context
shutdown context
Volocopter industry position
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