Overview

• Volocopter's air taxi service, planned for the Paris Olympics, has been scrapped due to delays in engine certification.
• The German startup had aimed to showcase its eVTOL technology by transporting passengers, including French president Emmanuel Macron.
• Test flights will now occur in Saint Cyr l’Ecole, a suburban town west of Paris, without passengers.
• Paris city officials have criticized the project, calling it an ecological mistake and a luxury for the elite.
• Volocopter remains committed to future test flights and aims to secure additional funding for continued development.