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UK and U.S. Regulators Collaborate To Support eVTOL Aircraft Certification
Both aviation regulators already have bilateral air safety agreements with other regulators such as EASA in Europe and Transport Canada.
Urban Air Port is developing a vertiport for eVTOL aircraft at Coventry in the UK.
A collaboration between the FAA and the UK Civil Aviation Authority will support type certification of eVTOL aircraft that are set to operate at locations such as the planned vertiport being developed by Urban Air Port at Coventry in England. (Image: Urban Air Port)

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will work closely with its U.S. counterpart, the FAA, for the type certification of eVTOL aircraft. At the Global Urban & Advanced Air Summit on Thursday, the agencies announced that they will build on existing bilateral air safety agreements between the two countries to create a clearer path for eVTOL manufacturers to get approvals validated on both sides of the Atlantic.

Both agencies also have bilateral validation agreements in place with EASA and Transport Canada, plus working arrangements with many more countries. The agreements cover type certification and also production and operational approvals.