Helity and Lilium to bring eVTOL jet mobility to Southern Spain

Spain-based Helity Copter Airlines (Helity) has signed an agreement with Lilium N.V. (Lilium) for the development of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) network in Andalusia, southern Spain. The agreement will see Helity initially acquire five Lilium Jets which it will use to provide its customers with premium- and business-level charter flights between Ceuta, a Spanish-controlled enclave on the very northern tip of Morocco, Africa, and Algeciras, and Málaga located on the southern Spanish coast, along with charter flights in southern Spain.

In the history of Helity the company has flown over 300,000 customers and with its range of 250 km and premium cabin, the Lilium Jet is perfectly suited to its customers. Antonio Barranco, CEO and owner of Helity said: “With its zero operating emission and low noise profile, the Lilium Jet is a great addition to our existing helicopter fleet. Thanks to the large and spacious cabin, the aircraft is very well-suited to address the premium and business traffic in the region. I have no doubt that in the medium-term it will revolutionize the concept of short-range commercial and business aviation”.

Daniel Wiegand, CEO of Lilium said: “Southern Spain attracts a high demand of premium tourism. Combined with Helity’s great local expertise and experience in the operation of helicopters, as well as the hiring of highly skilled pilots, we have ideal conditions for the development of a sustainable air mobility network in the region”.

Currently, Lilium is conducting flight tests with its fifth-generation technology demonstrator at the ATLAS Flight Test Center in Villacarrillo (Jaen), Spain, while the intended arrangement between Helity and Lilium is subject to the parties finalizing commercial terms and entering into definitive agreements with respect thereto, and the satisfaction of certain conditions.