Aircraft
Eve Picks Suppliers for eVTOL Windows and Doors
KRD, Latecoere, RALLC, and Alltec sign supplier agreements
A digital rendering of Eve's eVTOL aircraft on a rooftop in New York City
Eve's four-passenger eVTOL air taxi features a lift-plus-cruise configuration with eight vertical lift rotors mounted on two booms, plus a pair of rear-mounted pusher propellers. © Eve Air Mobility

Eve Air Mobility has appointed more suppliers for its eVTOL air taxi, including the windows, doors, and other elements of the fuselage. The Embraer subsidiary is assembling the first full-scale prototype of its four-passenger aircraft in Taubaté, Brazil and aims to begin flight testing later this year.

KRD Luftfahrttechnik will provide its Kasiglas polycarbonate windows for the cockpit and cabin. According to Eve, the Kasiglas material helps to minimize the aircraft’s weight while enhancing its impact resistance. The German manufacturer describes the product as “lighter than glass, highly transparent, unbreakable and shatterproof, impact-resistant, [and] abrasion-resistant.”