Paris Olympics air taxi flights scrapped over certification delays

Volocopter won’t be operating an air taxi service at the Paris Olympics after all, following a delay in the certification of its aircraft’s engine, AFP reports.   The setback deals a major blow to the German startup, which has been lobbying hard for several months to get its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles ready in time for the Games.   In July, French authorities cleared Volocopter’s two-seater, 18-rotor craft for takeoff. The mini-copters were going to whisk passengers, including French president Emmanuel Macron, to and from a “vertiport” built on a barge on the River Seine.  However, certification for the…

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