Eve Air Mobility hits 50th flight milestone

Eve Air Mobility said it has reached its 50th successful test flight with its full-scale engineering prototype, accumulating over two hours of flight time. Since the aircraft’s first flight on Dec. 19, 2025, these flights have generated high‑fidelity data and knowledge gains that are strengthening Eve’s understanding of performance and systems behaviour as the company advances toward the future certification pathway of its eVTOL. “Reaching 50 successful test flights with our engineering prototype is more than a technical milestone. It is clear evidence of the maturity of our program and the strength of the solutions we are building,” said Johann Bordais, chief executive officer at Eve. “Eve is uniquely positioned to deliver not only a high‑performance eVTOL aircraft but also aftermarket services, operational and airspace solutions that customers and cities will require to deploy urban air mobility at scale.” The fast pace of testing continues to validate the performance and operational capability of Eve’s eVTOL. This achievement spotlights the company’s product development process, based on the proven Embraer methodology. This consists of an integrated approach that combines aircraft development with solutions to help operators, cities, vertiports and air navigation providers prepare for the introduction of urban aviation. The results and knowledge gained from flights with the full-scale engineering prototype are central to the development of Eve’s conforming prototypes and the commercial aircraft. The company expects to begin producing its conforming prototypes this year, progressing toward a total of six that will be used in the certification flight test campaign with Brazil’s civil aviation authority, ANAC. With 50 test flights completed, Eve is now expanding flight envelope evaluations, gradually increasing forward speed, evaluating energy management, controllability and stability, noise and vibration, among others, leading to full transition flights later this year. MD Aircraft signs LOI with Aerova MD Aircraft GmbH announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Aerova Inc., a Canada-based air logistics and regional aviation operator headquartered in Oakville, Ontario. The agreement covers the initial deployment of 20 MDA1 eViator aircraft for operations across Canada. “This LOI marks a significant step in expanding Aerova’s role as an operator across both cargo and passenger aviation,” said Ravi Gade, CEO of Aerova Inc. “While our foundation is in autonomous air logistics, this partnership enables us to extend into regional passenger operations, leveraging electric aircraft to deliver efficient, low-emission connectivity across underserved and remote regions in Canada.” “We are pleased to partner with Aerova as they expand into regional passenger aviation,” said Gregor Muller, CEO of MD Aircraft GmbH. “The MDA1 eViator is designed to enable sustainable and cost-efficient regional transport, and Aerova’s operator-led approach makes them an ideal partner for early deployment.” With its new Aerova partnership, MD Aircraft has executed Letters of Intent for 140 aircraft. For Editorial Inquiries Contact: Editor Matt Driskill at [email protected] For Advertising Inquiries Contact: Head of Sales Sally Passey at [email protected]