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Lilium and Aciturri Start Building First eVTOL Aircraft for Certification Flight Tests
Spanish aerostructures tier-one supplier is playing a key role in building the Lilium Jet fuselages.
Lilium Jet eVTOL aircraft.
Lilium says it will start testing the first of seven eVTOL prototype aircraft by the end of 2024. (Image: Lilium)

Lilium has started assembling the first of the seven aircraft it will use to complete type certification for its six-passenger eVTOL vehicles. Announcing the milestone on September 19, the German company said it is on track to achieve a first crewed flight with the Lilium Jet in late 2024.

The fuselages have been developed in collaboration with aerostructures specialist Aciturri, which is making them at its plant in Valladolid, Spain. The first shipset is expected to be delivered to the Lilium final assembly line at Wessling, near Munich, in the fourth quarter of this year.