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DEVELOPING A SOUND ECOSYSTEM & AIR TRAFFIC FRAMEWORK FOR EVTOLS TO FLY With Embraer’s eVTOLs poised to be certified for operations by as early as 2025, we look at what Eve, Embraer’s urban air mobility spin-off company, has been doing to prepare for the advent of a low-noise, zero-emissions way of transport that can alleviate the pain points faced by commuters. Geelong to the city in 15 to 20 minutes? Here we go! The last 12 months has been a particularly exciting time for Eve Urban Air Mobility. We have collaborated with Airservices Australia and the UK Civil Aviation Authority as part of its Future Air Mobility Regulatory Sandbox to develop a concept of operations for electric vertical take- off and landing 1 eVTOLS, or otherwise known as Electrical Vertical Aircraft (EVA)
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aircraft (eVTOLs)1 to operate. We have reached sales of around 735 eVTOLs to Halo, Bristow and Helisul, covering the US, UK and Brazil. Adding to these eVTOL sales are up to 235,000 hours of flight capacity we have as a result of preliminary LOIs with Ascent in Asia Pacific, Blade (US), Flapper (LATAM) and Helipass (France/EU). Beyond that, we have established partnerships with established air operators across the globe, including Australia, to lay the groundwork for the introduction of eVTOLs. We foresee our eVTOLs entering the market, operating within a well-managed air traffic system by 2026. There may be several players in this market but we have a unique offer because our insights, products
and systems are based on Embraer’s experience in designing, building, certifying and supporting aircraft over 52 years. In the last 20 years, Embraer has a track record of successfully certifying an average of more than one aircraft every year. The people that have designed, built and certified aircraft are the ones behind the design of Eve’s eVTOLs. This is a competitive advantage that very few eVTOL manufacturers have. By tapping into Embraer’s portfolio of urban air traffic management (UATM) technologies developed by its subsidiary, Atech, the Eve team is taking a holistic approach in progressing the urban air mobility ecosystem. This includes collaborating with market leaders to create an advanced eVTOL,
