Embraer is stepping up its plans to develop eVTOL aircraft with the formation this week of a subsidiary called Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions. The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer said the new division is working on “a portfolio of solutions to enable the urban air mobility (UAM) market,” confirming that these include an eVTOL aircraft it has been developing in stealth mode for the past four years through its EmbraerX advanced technology unit.
In addition to advancing plans to certify the four-seat, piloted aircraft, which also now carries the name Eve, the new subsidiary will work on other infrastructure and systems needed to support UAM, including air traffic management software, which is being developed by its Atech subsidiary. The new company will be led by CEO Andre Stein, who was formerly head of strategy for EmbraerX, and has been with the company most of his career, including spells working in Singapore and Australia. It will have bases in both the U.S. and Brazil.
