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Middle East Aircraft Dealer Orders 10 Lilium Jets At Dubai Airshow
The Dubai-based aircraft broker currently markets business jets and will target private buyers for the eVTOL aircraft.
Mikhail Alenkin, founder and CEO of ArcosJet (left), agrees to a deal to acquire 10 of the Pioneer Edition Lilium Jets with Paul-Franck Bijou, Lilium's vice president of business development.
Mikhail Alenkin, founder and CEO of ArcosJet (left), agrees to a deal to acquire 10 of the Pioneer Edition Lilium Jets with Paul-Franck Bijou, Lilium's vice president of business development.

ArcosJet has agreed to purchase 10 of Lilium’s eVTOL aircraft, which it will offer to private buyers in the Middle East. Last week, the Dubai-based aircraft broker became the German manufacturer's first authorized dealer in the region for the all-electric Lilium Jet.

At the Dubai Airshow, Lilium and ArcosJet are exhibiting a mockup of the four-passenger Pioneer Edition of the eVTOL vehicle, which features 30 ducted-fan engines in its wing and canard. Lilium expects the aircraft, which it will also offer in a six-passenger configuration, to enter service in 2026, offering a range of up to 175 km at speeds of 250 km/h.