Volocopter receives authorization for VoloCity serial production

Volocopter riceve l'autorizzazione per la produzione in serie di VoloCity
Volocopter's VoloCity Air Taxi for Commercial UAM Services.

On February 29th, Volocopter received from the German Federal Aviation Office the authorization that allows the production of the VoloCity aircraft.

The German Federal Aviation Office’s (Luftfahrtbundesamt or LBA) Production Organisation Approval (POA) applies to the two new Volocopter production and hangar facilities in Bruchsal, Germany, that were first unveiled in April 2023.

Volocopter riceve l'autorizzazione per la produzione in serie di VoloCityVolocopter is the world’s first and only eVTOL company to hold both Design Organisation Approval (DOA) and POA, after received EASA’s DOA in 2019, followed by the initial POA in 2021 with the acquisition of DG Flugzeugbau.

This POA extension is industry-first, which lists specifically the approved production of an eVTOL in the POA’s scope of work, from prototyping to serial manufacturing. In layperson’s terms, Volocopter now has the full trust and authority to design and produce the VoloCity in-house autonomously and has entered the pre-serial production stage of manufacturing. 

Volocopter riceve l'autorizzazione per la produzione in serie di VoloCity
VoloCity front/side

This is a major milestone for us – says Andreas Fehring, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Volocopter. Aircraft design and production are strongly regulated for a good reason: to produce safe mobility products. I am pleased that Volocopter’s production facility has the trust of and stamp of approval from LBA to manufacture commercial aircraft that can be delivered to customers once the VoloCity receives type certification. Our team has proven that we can produce safe and high-quality test aircraft, and we now look forward to shortening our production lead time for scaling.

Under EASA’s SC-VTOL (Special Condition VTOL) Enhanced certification category, the VoloCity will become the first commercial eVTOL with the highest global safety standards in aviation. Achieving this safety standard allows VoloCity to fly above congested urban areas quietly and efficiently, adding an extra layer of alternative mobility to the transportation mix in cities.

Source: Volocopter

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