{"id":40681,"date":"2026-05-07T15:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/?p=40681"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:30:15","slug":"eve-evtol-transition-flight-certification-slip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/news\/eve-evtol-transition-flight-certification-slip\/","title":{"rendered":"Eve Air Mobility plans first eVTOL transition flights this year but pushes certification back to 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eve Air Mobility has provided an update on the development programme for its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Having completed 59 test flights to date, the company is hoping to achieve its first transition flights by the end of 2026, with certification now targeted for 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading-two\">Eve Air Mobility targets first eVTOL transition flights in 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/tag\/eve-air-mobility\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/tag\/eve-air-mobility\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Eve Air Mobility<\/span><\/strong><\/a> recently provided an update on the progress of its eVTOL aircraft, currently under development. With the flight test phase of its full-scale prototype now well underway, the company said that it is targeting the third quarter of 2026 for the start of transition flight testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eve explained in an investor call held on 5 May that this will involve the switch from deploying the vertical thrust motors to engaging the actuators, lifters, and pusher to move the aircraft along the horizontal axis, initially achieving flight speeds of 30 knots and above, and building up to speeds in excess of 85 knots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\">\n  <iframe \n    src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fXGGnFqNOt0?si=ZWbLjHRlhIuVXdh1\"\n    title=\"YouTube video player\"\n    frameborder=\"0\"\n    allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"\n    referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"\n    allowfullscreen\n    style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The transition phase will be gradual, explained Johann Bordais, Chief Executive Officer, Eve Holding, Inc. \u201cWe will start with a partial transition, progressively increasing speed. The lifters will be engaged to provide the aircraft with the necessary vertical support. At the end of this phase, we plan to accelerate the aircraft to a full transition speed above 85 knots.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt this point, the entire lift of the aircraft will be provided by the wing, meaning that the aircraft will be wing-borne flight with lifters motors off. This is the aircraft&#8217;s ultimate mission. Take off vertically, transition to wing-borne flight, and then transition back to vertical flight for landing procedures,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading-two\">Transition: the most important stage of eVTOL development<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Most passenger eVTOLs under development are hybrids between helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. During transition, lift shifts from rotors to wings, while thrust vectors rotate or hand off, and airflow changes rapidly across the aircraft. Because of this, flight-control software must continuously stabilise the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is especially difficult because the aircraft passes through a low-speed aerodynamic \u2018grey zone\u2019 where neither rotor lift nor wing lift is fully dominant. That is why transition is widely viewed as the defining engineering hurdle for modern <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/tag\/evtol\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/tag\/evtol\/\">eVTOLs<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong> Eve is just one of several developers that are currently working on the transition phase of eVTOL flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-04-at-14.09.07-1024x783.jpg\" alt=\"EVE air mobility evtol prototype\" class=\"wp-image-30969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-04-at-14.09.07-1024x783.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-04-at-14.09.07-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-04-at-14.09.07-768x587.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Eve Air Mobility<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Joby Aviation, which is widely considered the technical frontrunner in the Western eVTOL race, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/news\/joby-achieves-milestone-manned-transition-flight\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"23103\">completed its first manned eVTOL transition flight in April 2025<\/a><\/span><\/strong> and has completed hundreds of successful flights since. Most recently, in April, the company began a series of demonstration flights between New York JFK Airport and downtown Manhattan using one of its crewed test aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, UK-based <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/news\/vertical-aerospace-piloted-transition-flight-evtol\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"39706\">Vertical Aerospace achieved its first manned transition flight on 14 April<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. With this, the developer became the first European company to have completed this milestone under Design Organisation Approval (DOA) oversight with the UK <a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/tag\/civil-aviation-authority\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Civil Aviation Authority.<\/span><\/strong> <\/a>This means the flight was done within the certification framework, so that it actually counts towards getting the aircraft certified by the CAA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although US-based Archer Aviation has completed numerous unmanned transition flights with its Midnight eVTOL aircraft, as of early May, Archer had not publicly demonstrated a piloted full VTOL-to-wingborne-to-VTOL transition with Midnight.<\/p>\n\n\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center justify-start -mx-2 mt-6\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/news\/joby-evtol-pilot-training-exclusive\/\"  class=\"btn-ocean  mx-2 my-2  flex items-center flex-row \">\n                                        <span class=\"sr-only\">Also read: Hover first, train fast &#8211; Inside Joby\u2019s plan to train and qualify eVTOL pilots<\/span>\n                    <span>Also read: Hover first, train fast &#8211; Inside Joby\u2019s plan to train and qualify eVTOL pilots<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"heading-two\">Certification of Eve\u2019s eVTOL aircraft slips to 2028<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>With the first transition flight due later this year, Eve is already looking ahead towards certification. However, having originally forecast a certification date of 2027, Eve has now pushed this target back to 2028. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explaining why this is the case, Bordais told investors that the company would take 12 months to complete the necessary flight tests for certification to take place. However, this timeframe would also allow for more marketing and greater visibility of the eVTOL programme, ensuring it is better prepared for its entry into service in 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eve_Bahrain_livery25-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Eve air mobility evtol bahrain\" class=\"wp-image-30970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eve_Bahrain_livery25-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eve_Bahrain_livery25-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eve_Bahrain_livery25-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eve_Bahrain_livery25-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eve_Bahrain_livery25.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Eve Air Mobility<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis greater visibility gives us more confidence in the new schedule and lowers its risks,\u201d he said. \u201cThe new timeline is also important to incorporate knowledge gained from the engineering prototype into the conforming prototype and guarantee the maturity and performance level of our eVTOL, especially for range, noise, reliability, payload, and lower operating cost.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center justify-start -mx-2 mt-6\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/news\/eve-air-mobility-embraer-evtol-race\/\"  class=\"btn-ocean  mx-2 my-2  flex items-center flex-row \">\n                                        <span class=\"sr-only\">Also read: Why Eve\u2019s Embraer-backed eVTOL could be the one that wins the race<\/span>\n                    <span>Also read: Why Eve\u2019s Embraer-backed eVTOL could be the one that wins the race<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"heading-two\">Eve\u2019s flight test programme to date<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>So far, the flight test programme of the aircraft has gone according to plan, with Eve adding that its flight campaign had so far \u201cexcelled in quality\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eve\u2019s <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/news\/eve-evtol-first-flight\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"33893\">development aircraft first flew in December 2025<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. By the end of March, it had completed 59 separate flights (including vertical take-off, hover and landing) and had flown for two hours and 27 minutes in total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\">\n  <iframe \n    src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hlX6u2CymaA?si=VyVHVYsuzH-M_9W4\"\n    title=\"YouTube video player\"\n    frameborder=\"0\"\n    allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"\n    referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"\n    allowfullscreen\n    style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In total, company engineers have already validated 130 different performance metrics, with the prototype having reached 68.6 metres (215ft) above the ground and moved forward at 30 knots using its vertical lift devices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides flying more frequently, longer, higher, and faster since its first flight in December 2025, the aircraft had completed multiple on-air manoeuvres in all four axes, as well as testing the autoland feature fully controlled by the fly-by-wire system. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eve_FirstFlight_2025_a-1536x864-1-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Eve evtol first flight\" class=\"wp-image-33896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eve_FirstFlight_2025_a-1536x864-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eve_FirstFlight_2025_a-1536x864-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eve_FirstFlight_2025_a-1536x864-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eve_FirstFlight_2025_a-1536x864-1-640x360.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eve_FirstFlight_2025_a-1536x864-1.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Eve Air Mobility<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During the remainder of the second quarter of 2026, Eve said it will upload refined flight computer software and perform final ground tests on the pusher and actuators. This will ensure that they are fully integrated with all the other aircraft systems in preparation to initiate the planned transition flights<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a successful transition phase has been completed later this year, the company intends to introduce controlled failures, such as motor shutdown, to observe system reaction and refine the safety procedures and the pilot\u2019s protocols. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will also begin the manufacturing of components that will make up the first production prototype aircraft due to fly in 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center -mx-2 mt-6\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/regional-urban-air-mobility\/\"  class=\"btn-stealth  mx-2 my-2  flex items-center flex-row \">\n                                        <span class=\"sr-only\">Get the latest eVTOL and AAM news at AGN<\/span>\n                    <span>Get the latest eVTOL and AAM news at AGN<\/span>\n 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