Lilium GmbH has confirmed today that the KPMG-led M&A process aimed at delivering the company’s financial restructuring continues.
“In parallel, Lilium reports continuing programme momentum both on the commercial and technology side as the company gears up towards first manned flight of the all-electric Lilium Jet,” said the company in a press release.
The Ambitious Group (A.A.M.G), an executive eVTOL operator planning initial operations out of Marbella and Amsterdam, has entered into a binding sales agreement with Lilium for the purchase of eight Lilium Jets, with an option to acquire an additional six aircraft, continues the release.
“The purchase follows an initial Letter of Intent signed in March 2024 and reconfirms The Ambitious Group’s plans to provide electric air charter services, initially targeting markets in Southern Spain, Morocco and the Benelux region. In a second phase the plan is to implement charter services between the ABC Islands – Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao – in the Caribbean Sea. The signing took place at Lilium’s headquarters in Gauting, near Munich, and was formalized by Robert Kamp, CEO of The Ambitious Group, and Klaus Roewe, CEO of Lilium. Implementation of the order is subject to Lilium’s successful return to solvency.
“Lilium’s order pipeline now totals 108 firm orders and reservations, 82 options, and nearly 600 aircraft under MOU. In conjunction with the start of Lilium’s preliminary insolvency proceedings, ASL Group has canceled its reservation of six Lilium Jet deliveries. The two parties intend to reengage following a successful conclusion of Lilium’s financial restructuring.
“Lilium teams continue to make progress in aircraft development and testing activities. The Lilium Jet test campaign took an important step forward, with the successfully completed landing gear drop test. The drop test is an essential part of the safety of flight program, conducted in alignment with EASA and a key requirement for manned flight of the Lilium Jet. The latest nose landing gear drop test was performed in November by MA Group at its facilities in Naples, Italy, witnessed by Lilium’s Compliance Verification Engineers, and counts for certification credit of the Lilium Jet.
“Testing of the Lilium Jet’s ducted fan technology advanced, with several engines now built and being tested in parallel. Lilium engines have already accumulated several hours of cruise speed runtime, with around 10,000 data points being collected per second. Lilium teams have also conducted testing of the propulsion vectoring system, including the servo actuator and servo control unit, as well as initial in-house trials of an engine blade detachment event, using a representative Lilium Jet propulsion mounting system and e-motor.
“EASA recently carried out its second regular Lilium DOA audit which again confirmed that the Lilium organization is working in full compliance with EASA regulations.
“Lilium’s flight test team is currently working with UK aviation software specialist myairops to customize its software solution towards meeting Lilium’s upcoming flight test needs.
“A software solution will now be implemented for management of flight and aircraft maintenance operations – including planning, scheduling, and tracking of flights, work order planning and maintenance event scheduling.
“Lilium started collaborating with myairops in 2022, initially to support staff rostering, training management, and flight hour tracking for Lilium’s Phoenix technology demonstrator and flight simulators. The extended collaboration with myairops enables Lilium to offer flight software customized for electric air mobility directly to Lilium Jet purchasers.”
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