Lilium receives major order for 220 air taxis

The Brazilian airline Azul wants to buy the flying vehicles from Germany. The first delivery should take place in 2025, but it is still a declaration of intent.

Most recently, the air taxi start-up Lilium wobbled again, the further existence was dependent on the IPO via Spac. Now the Munich-based company has announced an order for 220 Lilium Jets flight taxis from Brazilian airline Azul. As reported by the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Lilium announced the large order at an investor day. It is still a letter of intent.

The first air taxis are to be delivered to Brazil in 2025, and within two to three years they want to expand the high-speed network. The start-up wants to build the first Lilium Jet as early as next year, and Lilium expects to receive approval and thus the possibility of commercial production from 2024. The air taxis will first fly in Germany and Florida. The Lilium Jet offers space for six passengers plus a pilot. The focus is on regional routes of a maximum of 250 kilometers.

Lilium was founded in 2015 by graduates of the Technical University of Munich and today employs 600 people. In addition to the major order, Lilium announced that former Tesla executive Gabrielle Toledano and Henri Courpron, former Airbus executive, will join the start-up's board of directors.