Hanneke Weitering is a writer and editor with AIN covering advanced air mobility and new flight technologies. She became an aviation journalist and joined the AIN team in the summer of 2022 after reporting on spaceflight and astronomy for six years at Space.com. After earning a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she moved to New York City to pursue a master’s degree in science, health, and environmental reporting at New York University&#039;s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. She is now based in Seattle near Boeing Field and spends her free time exploring nature in the Pacific Northwest.

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Recaro Aircraft Seating and its partner Eve Air Mobility unveiled a new aircraft seating solution specifically for eVTOL air taxis this week at the 2025 Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, Germany.&nbsp;
According to Recaro, the eVTOL aircraft seats are ergonomically designed and made with lightweight materials such as aluminum, titanium, and composites to minimize added weight on small electric aircraft.
Eve Air Mobility, a spinoff of Brazilian airframer Embraer, announced in early 2024 that it had selected Recaro to design, certify, and produce the seats for the eVTOL air taxi it aims to bring to market by the end of 2026. <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/futureflight/2024-11-05/certification-criteria-set-eve-conducts-evtol-flight-trials">Eve’s eVTOL aircraft</a>&nbsp;seats four passengers plus one pilot and has a planned range of 100 kilometers (60 miles) on a single charge.

“The urban air mobility industry introduces a new range of engineering challenges, including seating,” said Eve CEO Johann Bordais. “This means aligning with partners who embrace reengineering aircraft from the ground up. Through our collaboration with Recaro, we’ve found new and inventive ways to make aircraft seating light enough for electric urban flights without sacrificing the in-cabin experience.”
Germany-based Recaro produces aircraft seats for multiple types of airliners, including the EJet family manufactured by Embraer. It will supply four passenger seats and a single pilot seat for each of Eve’s eVTOL aircraft, and it has agreed to deliver a total of 75,000 seats for the manufacturer.

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Recaro Aircraft Seating and Eve Air Mobility Unveil eVTOL Air Taxi Seats 

Eve’s eVTOL air taxi will feature Recaro’s seats

Recaro Aircraft Seating and its partner Eve Air Mobility unveiled a new aircraft seating solution specifically for eVTOL air taxis.

Recaro and Eve Unveil eVTOL Aircraft Seating Solution

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