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  "license": "CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "evtolemirates.com"
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  "slug": "volocopter-neom-historical",
  "entity_type": "aircraft",
  "country": "Saudi Arabia",
  "city": "NEOM",
  "status": "orphaned",
  "last_verified": "2026-08-22",
  "name": "Volocopter NEOM Flight & $175M Investment",
  "meta_description": "NEOM invested $175M in Volocopter (Nov 2022) with 15-aircraft order and GACA-authorized flight 21 June 2023. Volocopter filed insolvency 26 Dec 2024; acquired by Wanfeng/Diamond Aircraft March 2025 for €10M.",
  "latitude": 27.9881,
  "longitude": 35.1064,
  "sources": [
   {
    "id": "thenational-2022-11-03",
    "name": "The National — Saudi Arabia's NEOM invests $175m in Volocopter (3 Nov 2022)",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/technology/2022/11/03/saudi-arabias-neom-invests-175m-in-volocopter/",
    "type": "primary",
    "accessed": "2026-05-20"
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   {
    "id": "volocopter-2023-06-21",
    "name": "Volocopter — NEOM and Volocopter: First Electric Air Taxi Flight in Saudi Arabia (21 June 2023)",
    "url": "https://www.volocopter.com/en/newsroom/volocopter-flies-in-neom",
    "type": "operator-ir",
    "accessed": "2026-05-20"
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   {
    "id": "volocopter-2024-12-30",
    "name": "Volocopter — Volocopter GmbH Files for Insolvency While Seeking Investors (30 Dec 2024) (archived copy)",
    "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2025/https://www.volocopter.com/en/newsroom/volocopter-files-for-insolvency-in-germany",
    "type": "operator-ir",
    "accessed": "2026-08-22"
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   "en": {
    "name": "Volocopter NEOM Flight & $175M Investment",
    "meta_description": "NEOM invested $175M in Volocopter (Nov 2022) with 15-aircraft order and GACA-authorized flight 21 June 2023. Volocopter filed insolvency 26 Dec 2024; acquired by Wanfeng/Diamond Aircraft March 2025 for €10M."
   },
   "ar": {
    "name": "Volocopter NEOM Flight & $175M Investment",
    "meta_description": "NEOM invested $175M in Volocopter (Nov 2022) with 15-aircraft order and GACA-authorized flight 21 June 2023. Volocopter filed insolvency 26 Dec 2024; acquired by Wanfeng/Diamond Aircraft March 2025 for €10M."
   },
   "fr": {
    "name": "Volocopter NEOM Flight & $175M Investment",
    "meta_description": "NEOM invested $175M in Volocopter (Nov 2022) with 15-aircraft order and GACA-authorized flight 21 June 2023. Volocopter filed insolvency 26 Dec 2024; acquired by Wanfeng/Diamond Aircraft March 2025 for €10M."
   },
   "de": {
    "name": "Volocopter NEOM Flight & $175M Investment",
    "meta_description": "NEOM invested $175M in Volocopter (Nov 2022) with 15-aircraft order and GACA-authorized flight 21 June 2023. Volocopter filed insolvency 26 Dec 2024; acquired by Wanfeng/Diamond Aircraft March 2025 for €10M."
   },
   "zh": {
    "name": "Volocopter NEOM Flight & $175M Investment",
    "meta_description": "NEOM invested $175M in Volocopter (Nov 2022) with 15-aircraft order and GACA-authorized flight 21 June 2023. Volocopter filed insolvency 26 Dec 2024; acquired by Wanfeng/Diamond Aircraft March 2025 for €10M."
   }
  },
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    "id": "type",
    "k": "Type",
    "v": "Aircraft order + flight test (orphaned counterparty)",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "k": "النوع",
      "v": "طلب الطائرة + اختبار الرحلة (طرف آخر معطل)"
     },
     "fr": {
      "v": "Commande d'aéronef + essai en vol (contrepartie orpheline)"
     },
     "de": {
      "k": "Typ",
      "v": "Fluggerät-Bestellung + Flugtest (verwaiste Gegenpartei)"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "类型",
      "v": "飞机订单+飞行测试(孤立对方)"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "manufacturer",
    "k": "Manufacturer",
    "v": "Volocopter GmbH (restructured under Diamond Aircraft / Wanfeng, March 2025)",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "k": "الصانع",
      "v": "Volocopter GmbH (إعادة هيكلة تحت Diamond Aircraft / Wanfeng، مارس 2025)"
     },
     "fr": {
      "k": "Fabricant",
      "v": "Volocopter GmbH (restructurée sous Diamond Aircraft / Wanfeng, mars 2025)"
     },
     "de": {
      "k": "Hersteller",
      "v": "Volocopter GmbH (restrukturiert unter Diamond Aircraft / Wanfeng, März 2025)"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "制造商",
      "v": "Volocopter GmbH (已在Diamond Aircraft / Wanfeng下重组，2025年3月)"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "operator",
    "k": "Operator",
    "v": "NEOM (intended)",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "k": "المشغّل"
     },
     "fr": {
      "k": "Exploitant"
     },
     "de": {
      "k": "Betreiber"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "运营方"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "regulator",
    "k": "Regulator",
    "v": "GACA Saudi Arabia",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "k": "الجهة التنظيمية"
     },
     "fr": {
      "k": "Régulateur"
     },
     "de": {
      "k": "Aufsichtsbehörde"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "监管机构"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "first_flight",
    "k": "First flight",
    "v": "21 June 2023 (NEOM)",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "k": "الرحلة الأولى"
     },
     "fr": {
      "k": "Premier vol"
     },
     "de": {
      "k": "Erstflug"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "首飞"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "passengers",
    "k": "Passengers",
    "v": "2 (VoloCity)",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "k": "الركاب"
     },
     "fr": {
      "k": "Passagers"
     },
     "de": {
      "k": "Passagiere"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "乘客"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "status",
    "k": "Status",
    "v": "Original contract orphaned; counterparty restructured; type cert pushed to 2026",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "k": "الحالة",
      "v": "العقد الأصلي معطل؛ إعادة هيكلة الطرف الآخر؛ شهادة النوع تم تأجيلها إلى 2026"
     },
     "fr": {
      "k": "Statut",
      "v": "Contrat original orphelin ; contrepartie restructurée ; certification de type repoussée à 2026"
     },
     "de": {
      "v": "Originalvertrag verwaist; Gegenpartei restrukturiert; Typzertifizierung auf 2026 verschoben"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "状态",
      "v": "原始合同孤立；对方已重组；型号认证推迟至2026年"
     }
    }
   }
  ]
 }
}