Lilium, Lufthansa Working on Strategic Partnership for European Air Taxis

Lufthansa, one of Europe’s largest airlines, previously launched an initiative aimed at slashing its carbon emissions in half by 2030.

Jack Daleo

Thursday, December 07, 2023 at 04:13 PM ET

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A prototype of Lilium’s flagship, seven-seat Lilium Jet soars over the Spanish countryside during flight testing. [Courtesy: Lilium]

Key Takeaways:

German eVTOL manufacturer Lilium has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Lufthansa, Europe's largest airline, to explore a strategic partnership for bringing eVTOL aircraft to Europe.
This collaboration supports Lufthansa's goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and follows Lilium's announcement that its flagship Lilium Jet is ready for production.
The potential partnership aims to innovate in areas such as ground and flight operations, aircraft maintenance, and crewing, while also developing crucial advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure like vertiports.

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Within hours of the announcement that its flagship aircraft is ready for production, German electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi manufacturer Lilium secured an agreement with one of Europe’s largest airlines.

The company on Thursday announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Lufthansa, Germany’s flag carrier, to explore a potential strategic partnership that would bring eVTOL aircraft to Europe. Combined with its subsidiaries, Lufthansa is one of the largest European airlines by passengers carried—and by some estimates the top dog.