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Passengers Tried To Board eVTOL Trial Flights Drunk and with Gun
Embraer spinoff is now targeting type certification for its four-passenger eVTOL in 2027
Eve eVTOL aircraft in Chicago
In recent years, Eve Air Mobility has used helicopters to simulate eVTOL air taxi services in cities including Chicago and Rio de Janeiro.

During simulation exercises using helicopters in place of Eve Air Mobility’s eVTOL aircraft to trial air taxi services, one passenger tried to board with a gun and another was drunk. According to Eve CEO Johann Bordais, speaking during an Investors Day event held in New York City this week by parent company Embraer, both passengers were turned away.

Eve has held air taxi trials carrying passengers in Rio de Janeiro and Chicago with partners including Helisul and Blade, and Helisul confirmed to AIN that both incidents occurred during flights in the Brazilian city. In late 2023, Eve held another simulation exercise with helicopters operated by Flexjet being used to assess aspects of operations including air traffic management, but these flights did not carry passengers.