Except, sometimes, they’re not:
Lilium, This Is Perhaps One That Won’t Fly
Mar. 21, 2022
And:
Lilium Didn’t Raise Enough Capital To Take Off
Mar. 09, 2023
And:
A German flying taxi pioneer that was once valued at more than €3bn (£2.5bn) is preparing to file for bankruptcy after officials in Olaf Scholz’s government blocked a cash infusion.
Lilium, which made its first successful flight in 2017, said the bulk of its businesses were unable to pay their debts and that the divisions would file for self-administration, a form of insolvency, as it looks to sell its assets or secure rescue funding.
As the German economy is tanking even Habeck is finding it difficult to justify green boondongles in the pursuit of protecting Gaia and net zero.