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Lilium Starts eVTOL Final Assembly and Partners with Lufthansa
The first fuselage has been delivered to Lilium's factory near Munich from the Valladolid, Spain facility of partner company Aciturri.
Lilium's final assembly line for its eVTOL aircraft is at Wessling in southern Germany.
Lilium's final assembly line for its eVTOL aircraft is at Wessling in southern Germany. (Image: Lilium)

Lilium this week started producing a full-scale airframe of its six-passenger eVTOL vehicle, with the arrival of the first complete fuselage at its final assembly line at Wessling in Germany. The aircraft is the first of seven that will be used for the flight test campaign due to start in late 2024 for the EASA type certification campaign the company hopes will lead to service entry in 2026.

The first fuselage arrived in Germany from Valladolid, Spain, where Lilium’s program partner, Aciturri, is manufacturing the composite structures. Other key suppliers, including electric propulsion system partners Honeywell, Denso, Aerononamic, and SKF, as well as aerostructures specialist Aernnova, are ramping up production rates for the Lilium Jet’s parts and systems.

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