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Lilium and GE Aerospace to deliver eVTOL flight safety together
Combining flight data and analytics platforms will inform eVTOL flight safety standards; GE’s Event Measurement System will be used by all Lilium Jet operators, as well as for the OEM’s own flight test campaign.
Lilium and GE are bringing together their respective flight data and analytics platforms to build scalable flight data management solutions that inform the right safety standards and guidelines for eVTOL operators.

With eVTOLs on the cusp of taking off commercially, GE Aerospace is partnering with Lilium to build a solid safety foundation for this exciting new mode of travel. The two companies are bringing together their respective flight data and analytics platforms to build scalable flight data management solutions that inform the right safety standards and guidelines for eVTOL operators.

GE’s Event Measurement System platform will be a critical digital component of Lilium’s unique and comprehensive aftermarket offering ‘Power-On’, that provides safe, efficient and customer-centric solutions for operators of the Lilium Jet. All Lilium customers will have access to a range of digital services to support their daily operations with critical insights and actionable data.

eVTOLs are flying today at dedicated demonstration and testing sites around the world in the US, Europe and Asia, and first customer deliveries of the Lilium Jet are expected in 2026. The market is forecast to grow to as much as $1 trillion by the year 2040 according to JP Morgan.

“Aviation regulators in Europe and the US are rightly setting the highest bar for eVTOLs to meet safety standards and regulations,” says Andrew Coleman, general manager, GE Aerospace software-as-a-service (SaaS) group. “Together with Lilium, a leader in the eVTOL space, we’re bringing together OEM-level flight data monitoring and quality assurance capabilities of EMS with Lilium’s eVTOL jet-related analytics platform to establish a robust safety foundation for the eVTOL industry that will help to accelerate commercial scale adoption of this exciting new technology.”

“We’re thrilled to partner with GE Aerospace to ensure that Lilium Jet operators have industry-leading comprehensive safety data at their fingertips,” adds Dominique Decard, VP fleet operations, support and services. “Flight data monitoring at a fleetwide level is a key component of our aftermarket services offering for operators. Collaborating with GE today will allow us to deploy the technology to support our flight test campaign.”

As part of this extraordinary partnership, the companies will build an OEM-level Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) or Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) programme to monitor eVTOL safety at a fleet-wide level, as well as establish a voluntary FDM programme option for Lilium customers.

EMS is used by more than 60 airlines globally and more than 500 business jet operators today for FDM/ FOQA. With the millions of data points recorded by Lilium aircraft fed through its Fleet Optimiser and EMS, both companies will not only be able to build scalable FDM solutions, but also establish the safety foundations for eVTOL operators.

Lilium’s Fleet Optimiser is the core platform for all Lilium Jet related data and analytics that will share its insights with GE’s EMS platform. With EMS’ exceptional legacy for safety and efficiency, Lilium and GE will also explore how the combination of the Fleet Optimiser and EMS could maximise efficiency and reliability of the aircraft.

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