Brazilian Airline Azul Plans eVTOL Flight Network with 220 Lilium Jets

Azul has provisionally agreed to buy 220 of Lilium's six-passenger eVTOL aircraft for $1 billion and is working with the manufacturer to launch commercial services from 2025.

Lilium vertiport — Lilium already has plans to build a network of eVTOL flights across Florida and is now working on a more extensive network in Brazil with local airline Azul. (Image: Lilium)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

August 2, 2021

Brazilian airline Azul has agreed to buy 220 of Lilium’s eVTOL aircraft and is in talks with the German company to develop a network of commercial flights that could start in 2025. The provisional purchase agreement is valued at $1 billion, implying a unit price for the seven-seat all-electric Lilium Jet of $4.5 million.

The partners intend to co-brand scheduled services in a country that typically has around 100 million domestic airline passengers each year. Brazil is a strong market for business jets and also for chartered helicopter flights, which are commonly used to avoid serious road gridlock in major cities such as Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

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