Munich-based eVTOL pioneer of the ducted-fan Lilium Jet. Filed for insolvency in October 2024 and again in February 2025 after a planned investor rescue collapsed; operations have stopped.
Lilium GmbH was a German eVTOL developer founded in 2015, building the seven-seat Lilium Jet — a regional eVTOL distinguished by its tilting ducted-fan propulsion architecture, designed for 100+ mile inter-city routes rather than short urban hops.
Status note: Lilium initially filed for insolvency in October 2024. A planned €200M acquisition by the Mobile Uplift Corporation consortium was signed in late December 2024 but the funding never arrived; on 21 February 2025 the company filed for insolvency a second time and stopped operations, leaving over 700 employees without jobs and the 780-aircraft order book in doubt. Profile retained as a historical reference and for spec comparison.
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