Charles Alcock is managing editor of the AIN Media Group, having rejoined the company in 2019. He has been an aviation journalist since 1986, and previously worked for AIN from 1990 to 2017, most recently as editor-in-chief. His main focus is on covering new aviation technology and business models, as well as international news.
Having been raised in the London area, Alcock studied at the University of Manchester in the UK and earned an honors degree in Politics and Modern History. He speaks English and French, and some German.

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Brazil’s ANAC civil aviation authority has agreed on the process under which Embraer subsidiary Eve Urban Air Mobility will seek type certification for its four-passenger eVTOL aircraft. The company today announced that it will seek approval for the all-electric vehicle through what it calls a “normal category” type certification by meeting the requirements of ANAC’s Regulation No. 23, which is equivalent to FAA’s Part 23 rules, with some unspecified additional requirements.
Eve says that it has agreed with ANAC to engage with other international aviation authorities to seek validation for its Brazilian type certificate. These would presumably include the FAA in the U.S. and Europe’s EASA.
For more than a year, Eve has remained largely silent about its progress in&nbsp;building a prototype to start flight testing. The company, which is in the process of going public via a merger with Zanite Acquisition, says that it aims to start delivering the aircraft in 2026, having already logged provisional sales commitments from prospective customers around the world. It has also forged partnerships with service and infrastructure providers to develop what it says is the required "ecosystem"&nbsp;for launching eVTOL air taxi services. 
“The formalization of the eVTOL certification process is an important step towards the continuity of the discussions that have been held between Eve and ANAC for the vehicle certification for urban air mobility,” said the Brazilian company’s chief technology officer, Luiz Felipe Valentini. “In addition to demonstrating Eve’s commitment to the development of the project, it allows the institutions to evolve in the definition of the requirements and means of compliance applicable to certification.”

Charles Alcock

Eve Urban Air Mobility has agreed the basis for certifying its four-passenger eVTOL aircraft with Brazilian regulator ANAC. (Image: Eve)

Brazilian Regulator Agrees on Process for Certifying Eve's eVTOL Aircraft

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