Developers of eVTOL aircraft await the joint EASA/FAA International Aviation Safety conference next month that they hope will pave the way to closer regulatory alignment over type certification processes on both sides of the Atlantic. The gathering from June 11 to 13—which will include EASA’s newly appointed executive director Florian Guillermet and FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker—is expected to hear from companies such as Archer Aviation, which is pushing hard to complete certification for its four-passenger Midnight vehicle.
Participating in a discussion about advanced air mobility during this week's EBACE business aviation show, Billy Nolen, Archer’s chief safety officer, told AIN that he believes EASA will validate the FAA's type certificates for eVTOL aircraft even though the European regulator’s Special Condition VTOL certification basis appears to be more prescriptive than the performance-based approach his company favors.
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