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Eve Prepares to Fly Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype As Order Book Swells
Operators in Australia this week made agreements with the manufacturer that could lead to 90 more of its eVTOL aircraft entering service from 2026.
Eve's eVTOL aircraft will fly in city centers.
By 2035, the Asia-Pacific advanced air mobility market will become the world’s largest, Eve predicts, with around 25,000 eVTOL aircraft flying 400,000 flights per day and 500 million passengers per year. (Image: Eve Urban Air Mobility)

Eve Urban Air Mobility aims to be ready to fly a full-scale proof-of-concept prototype for its planned four-passenger eVTOL aircraft within the next few months. During a February 16 press conference at the Singapore Airshow, co-CEO André Stein revealed that ground testing of the all-electric aircraft is underway as the company works to complete type certification in 2025 and start commercial flights in 2026.

According to Eve, which is a subsidiary of Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, it now holds provisional sales commitments covering 1,785 aircraft that would generate income of around $5.4 billion if they are firmed up. While many of these letters of intention (LOI) agreements have come from Eve's strategic investors, initial deposits accompany many of the orders, Stein said.