Management change at Lilium

From August, Airbus manager Klaus Roewe will be the new boss of the air cab start-up.

Former Airbus manager Klaus Roewe will be the new boss of Lilium, the Bavarian air cab start-up, from August. The current CEO Daniel Wiegand will remain with the company as Chief Engineer and member of the Board of Directors. Roewe will be responsible for certification and the start of series production. He was previously Head of Customer Service at Airbus.

"I am absolutely thrilled to have Klaus Roewe as our next CEO - I firmly believe he is the right person to lead us through this next phase; and with him, Lilium gets the ideal mix of Silicon Valley innovation and deep aviation know-how," said Daniel Wiegand.

Lilium recently had to postpone its planned market launch by one year to 2025 - just six months after the company went public on the US stock exchange. There had been delays in the design of the model, Daniel Wiegand explained to the worldthe coronavirus pandemic and detailed discussions with regulatory authorities had also delayed the process.

The start-up was founded in 2015 and now has more than 750 employees working on the development of an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing jet. The aircraft will later have seven seats. The range should be more than 250 kilometers. Such means of transport are not yet approved; in addition to Lilium, Volocopter, Joby Aviation and Airbus are also working on an air cab.