Overview
- The uncrewed first flight took place at Embraer’s Gavião Peixoto facility in Brazil, marking the start of Eve’s flight-test phase.
- Eve reported the prototype validated its aircraft architecture, fifth‑generation fly‑by‑wire controls, integrated propulsion and fixed‑pitch lifter rotors.
- The company plans six conforming prototypes and expects to ramp up to hundreds of flights in 2026 to expand the envelope and support certification.
- Brazil’s civil aviation regulator ANAC has identified the effort as a top priority and aligns on a 2027 timeline for type certification and entry into service.
- Eve enters testing with nearly 3,000 pre-orders and recent funding from BNDES and Embraer alongside investors including United Airlines, BAE Systems, Nidec, Thales and Acciona.