Lilium
Ceased operations. The Munich ducted-fan jet programme was liquidated in 2025 after two insolvencies; assets were broken up and no aircraft entered service.
About Lilium
Lilium is no longer trading and cannot be chartered. This page is kept as a record of the programme and for readers still searching for it.
Lilium developed a 7-seat ducted electric jet at Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich, targeting regional rather than intra-city flights. Its distinctive 30-fan tilting architecture promised high cruise speed at the cost of hover efficiency, and the company raised and spent roughly EUR 1.5 billion over its life.
A first insolvency came in October 2024. A rescue by the Mobile Uplift Corporation consortium was agreed but the promised EUR 200 million never arrived, and Lilium filed again on 21 February 2025. The German federal budget committee had earlier declined a EUR 50 million KfW loan guarantee. Operations stopped, more than 700 staff were released, and a backlog of around 780 orders lapsed. Airframes at Oberpfaffenhofen were subsequently scrapped.
Readers looking for a comparable regional-range aircraft should look at Beta Technologies or AMSL Aero, both of which are flying and funded.
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