- Eve completes 50 test flights of its full-scale eVTOL prototype, generating data to support certification development.
- Flight testing expands to higher speeds and key parameters, including energy use, stability, noise and vibration.
- Six conforming aircraft planned for certification campaign with Brazil’s regulator ANAC.
Eve Air Mobility has completed 50 test flights with its full-scale engineering prototype, continuing its flight-test campaign as the company progresses toward certification of its eVTOL aircraft.
Since the first flight on December 19, 2025, the aircraft has accumulated over two hours of flight time. The programme is generating high-fidelity flight data and engineering learnings that are being used to strengthen understanding of aircraft performance and system behaviour.
Johann Bordais, Chief Executive Officer of Eve, said the milestone reflects the progress of the programme and the capability being developed across both the aircraft and the broader set of solutions required to support urban air mobility operations.
From Engineering Prototype to Certification Aircraft
The current phase of testing follows the prototype’s initial flight campaign, which Eve has previously described as focused on validating the aircraft’s behaviour against design expectations.
With 50 flights now completed, the programme is moving into expanded flight conditions. This includes gradual increases in forward speed and evaluation of energy management, controllability, stability, noise and vibration.
Transition flights are expected later this year, forming a key part of the development sequence for the aircraft.
The data and knowledge gained from these flights are being used to support the next stage of development, the building of conforming prototypes.
Eve plans to produce six such aircraft, which will be used in the certification flight test campaign with Brazil’s civil aviation authority, ANAC. This certification pathway has been under formal development with ANAC since 2022.
Eve’s development pathway follows a structured progression from engineering prototype testing to certification-focused aircraft.
The company has previously outlined that early flight-test activity is intended to generate data to reduce technical risk before entering the certification phase. The conforming prototypes will incorporate learnings from the current campaign and will be used to demonstrate compliance during certification testing.
Eve continues to work with ANAC as its primary certification authority, with the programme advancing under Brazil’s regulatory framework for type certification.
Next phase of the programme
Eve’s programme is based on an integrated development approach derived from Embraer’s aircraft development methodology. This combines aircraft design and testing with parallel work on operational concepts, airspace integration and infrastructure readiness.
Photo: Eve Air Mobility
In earlier communications, the company has emphasised that deployment will depend not only on aircraft performance but also on the readiness of operators, cities, vertiports and air navigation systems.
Alongside the aircraft, Eve is developing aftermarket and operational support solutions intended to support entry into service.
The programme now moves toward transition flight testing and the introduction of conforming prototypes into the certification campaign.
As testing progresses, the focus will move from initial system understanding toward demonstrating performance consistency and compliance with certification requirements.
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