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Volocopter Gets Clearance to Start Early Serial Production of VoloCity eVTOL Aircraft
Germany's LBA civil aviation authority has extended the company's production organization approval.
Volocopter's eVTOL assembly line in Bruchsal, Germany
Volocopter's eVTOL assembly line in Bruchsal, Germany has been cleared to begin serial production of the VoloCity aircraft. (Image: Volocopter)

Germany's LBA civil aviation authority this week extended Volocopter’s production organization approval (POA), clearing the way for the company to start serial manufacturing of its two-seat VoloCity eVTOL aircraft. The approval announced on Thursday covers two new Volocopter production and hangar facilities at Bruchsal in Germany that the company built in 2023.

The company is busy working towards its objective of achieving EASA type certification for the aircraft this summer, which would make the VoloCity the first eVTOL model to achieve this approval in Europe. Volocopter and partners aim to be ready to operate some commercial passenger-carrying flights in Paris when the French capital hosts the 2024 Olympic Games, which begin on July 29.

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