(FILES) Delegates look at The Lilium Jet, an electric vertical take-off eVTOL jet, on the company's stand on the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow 2024, south west of London, on July 22, 2024. The German flying taxi firm Lilium was on December 24, 2024 saved from collapse after investors swooped in to take it over, in a case that has fired debate about support for the country's startup scene. Lilium had already filed for bankruptcy in October, and was expected to fold entirely this week unless it could secure new sources of funding. But the startup, which has been developing small electric-powered jets that can take off and land vertically, announced a "major breakthrough". (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)