Archer Aviation's Midnight eVTOL earned a Part 135 air carrier certificate in October 2024 - the first major regulatory milestone for electric vertical flight in the U.S.
VectorJoby Aviation's six-rotor S4 - 200 mph cruise, 150-mile range, 45 dB overhead - is the most technically mature eVTOL nearing FAA type certification.
VectorWisk Aero is pursuing FAA certification for a pilotless passenger aircraft - here's what that means for the technology, the regulatory timeline, and pilots sharing the sky.
VectorJoby Aviation leads the FAA certification race for electric air taxis, targeting commercial passenger service before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
VectorArcher Aviation's Midnight eVTOL has logged thousands of test flights and secured a 100-aircraft United Airlines order - here's what the specs and certification math actually show.
VectorElectra Aero is developing a 9-passenger hybrid-electric aircraft that takes off and lands in 150 feet using blown lift - potentially restoring air service to 1,500 underserved U.S. communities.
VectorThe EHang EH216S became the first autonomous air taxi to receive a full type certificate, issued by China's CAAC on October 13, 2023.
VectorWisk Aero, wholly owned by Boeing, is pursuing FAA type certification for a pilotless four-seat air taxi - a regulatory first with no existing framework to follow.
VectorArcher Aviation has earned the FAA's first-ever Part 135 air carrier certificate for an eVTOL aircraft, a historic regulatory milestone that still requires a separate Type Certificate before paying passengers can board.
VectorJoby Aviation has real aircraft, real flight data, and an agreed certification basis with the FAA - but a type certificate for a powered-lift aircraft has never been issued.
VectorJoby Aviation and BETA Technologies are flying eVTOL aircraft in federally supervised North Texas airspace integration tests - a milestone every pilot should track.
TowerJoby Aviation's S4 tilt-rotor eVTOL is the furthest along in FAA type certification, navigating a process the agency has never run before.
VectorJoby Aviation's S4 eVTOL is in FAA Stage 5 type certification - the first powered-lift aircraft to require entirely new civil airworthiness standards.
VectorThe Leonardo AW609's 30-year certification journey exposes the true cost of certifying novel aircraft - and what that means for every eVTOL timeline you've been sold.
VectorJoby Aviation's S4 eVTOL is closer to FAA certification than most realize - and still further away than the company's early press releases suggested.
VectorWisk Aero's pilotless Generation Six air taxi is the first autonomous passenger aircraft to receive FAA special class airworthiness criteria, targeting commercial service by 2030.
VectorElectra Aero's hybrid-electric eSTOL targets a 150-foot takeoff and landing roll using blown lift, potentially reopening thousands of underserved U.S. airports to scheduled service.
VectorWisk Aero broke ground on an autonomous eVTOL vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport - a development with direct implications for GA pilots at uncontrolled fields nationwide.
TowerWisk Aero is pursuing FAA type certification for a fully pilotless passenger aircraft - a fundamentally harder regulatory challenge than anything aviation has attempted.
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