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Lilium Jet

aerialdevelopmentby Lilium

Seven-seat eVTOL with 36 ducted electric vectored thrust fans.

Track Lilium Jet
Manufacturer
Lilium
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
development
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
3
Website
lilium.com ↗

The verified answer

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Lilium Jet, a aerial by Lilium (development): 3 verified deployments on record. 3 sources back the record.

Regulatory status1 FAA action

Lilium Jet has 1 FAA action pending, per the DEPLOY registry.

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Appears ineVTOL & passenger air mobility

Overview

Seven-seat eVTOL with 36 ducted electric vectored thrust fans. EASA DOA holder. Insolvency opened 2024-10; assets acquired by Mobile Uplift in 2025. Development status uncertain post-acquisition.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
development
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Key facts

Product

Lilium Jet - 7-seat eVTOL with 36 ducted electric vectored thrust engines; regional air mobility focus

Funding

Seed $1M; A $90M; B $240M; C $240M; total ~$1B+

SPAC

Merged with Qell 2021; Nasdaq: LILM

EASA

Type certification application with EASA; flight testing in Spain; planned first commercial network in Florida (NEXUS)

Challenges

2023-2024 financial restructuring; reduced workforce; seeking additional funding to reach certification

Data & sources

Web sources

3

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Lilium Jet. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Deployments (3)

  • Lilium Jet at Germanypilot

    Lilium completed the first phase of flight testing of its eVTOL air taxi, with the aircraft continuing testing operations.

  • Lilium Jet at Munich, Germanyoperational

    Lilium Jet eVTOL test flights conducted at Oberpfaffenhofen airfield near Munich, Germany.

  • Lilium Jet at Munich, Germanyended

    Public demonstration flights and ground testing at Lilium base near Munich Airport.

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Regulatory filings (1)

Safety record

No incidents on record for Lilium Jet.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (3)

  1. https://lilium.com/jet
  2. https://www.easa.europa.eu/newsroom-and-events/press-releases/easa-approves-lilium-design-organisation
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_Jet

Common questions

What is Lilium Jet?
Seven-seat eVTOL with 36 ducted electric vectored thrust fans. EASA DOA holder. Insolvency opened 2024-10; assets acquired by Mobile Uplift in 2025. Development status uncertain post-acquisition.
How much does Lilium Jet cost?
Lilium Jet's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Lilium Jet from Lilium. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Lilium Jet actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Lilium Jet is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes Lilium Jet?
Lilium Jet is made by Lilium, based in Munich, Germany, founded in 2015.
Where is Lilium Jet deployed?
3 verified deployments of Lilium Jet are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Germany, Munich, Germany.
Can you buy Lilium Jet?
Lilium Jet's purchase availability is not confirmed on the DEPLOY registry; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Lilium Jet FAA certified?
Lilium Jet has 1 regulatory record on the DEPLOY registry: FAA authorization, pending. See the Regulatory filings section for each agency source.
What are alternatives to Lilium Jet?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to Lilium Jet include Wing Delivery Aircraft, Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Prime Air MK30.
How does Lilium Jet compare to Wing Delivery Aircraft?
Lilium Jet and Wing Delivery Aircraft (Wing · 35 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. Lilium Jet has 3 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Lilium Jet a top aerial?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Lilium Jet ranks in roughly the top 34% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
What is Lilium Jet's maturity stage?
Lilium Jet is at the development stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production).
Is Lilium Jet safe?
Lilium Jet has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
What happened to Lilium eVTOL?
Lilium filed for insolvency in October 2024 after the German parliament blocked a 50 million euro loan guarantee. Lilium Aerospace filed for insolvency a second time in 2025 after promised funding failed to materialize. The company that was once a leading eVTOL candidate has effectively collapsed.
AIN: Lilium closes eVTOL business Aerospace Testing: Lilium bankruptcy second time
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-14

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-14

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: development

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
knowledge-base
Knowledge base

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Lilium Jet.

Recent coverage

Lilium Jet in third-party press

Lilium faces second bankruptcy as funding deal collapses - AviTrader Aviation News

Feb 24, 2025

Lilium completes first systems power-on of Lilium Jet - AviTrader Aviation News

Oct 2, 2024

Lilium Air Taxi Factory Installs Assembly Equipment - Assembly Magazine

Feb 28, 2024