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GlobeAir Agrees to Add a Dozen Lilium Jets to Its European Private Charter Fleet
The agreement with the Austrian company is more evidence of growing interest in eVTOL aircraft in the business aviation industry.
The Lilium Jet eVTOL aircraft is set to be used for private charter flights to locations such as Monaco on the French Riviera.
GlobeAir plans to deploy the Lilium Jet eVTOL aircraft for private charter flights to locations such as Monaco on the French Riviera. (Image: Lilium)

Lilium is seeing growing demand for private aviation use of its eVTOL aircraft, with European charter operator GlobeAir this week agreeing to buy 12 of the 6-passenger model that is expected to complete EASA type certification in 2025. Austria-based GlobeAir plans to offer flights in the all-electric aircraft for customers in markets such as the French Riviera and Italy, providing "first and last mile" connections as well as point-to-point services.

The GlobeAir announcement on September 29 follows recent agreements with Helity Copter Airlines, ASL Group, and AAP Aviation to build eVTOL networks in southern Spain, Benelux, and Norway. In addition, Lilium counts helicopter operator Bristow and fractional ownership provider NetJets among its customer base.