Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Volocopter Launches Campaign to Bring Electric Air Taxi Services to U.S. Cities January 15, 2021 GMT Volocopter 2X (front) in comparison with Volocopter VC200 (back) (Photo: Business Wire) WASHINGTON & BRUCHSAL, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 15, 2021-- Volocopter, the German air taxi start-up and “Pioneer of Urban Air Mobility (UAM),” announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has positively accepted their application for concurrent Type Certificate validation on 22 December 2020. This sets the basis for Volocopter to bring their electric air taxi services to the American market. Volocopter is the first and only electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) company in the world with Design Organization Approval (DOA), the license to develop and build certified aircraft, from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The company is currently in the process of receiving EASA Type Certification for their VoloCity aircraft. Volocopter is seeking FAA approval to enter the U.S. market concurrently with its EASA type certificate to accelerate its worldwide expansion.