Certification - eVTOL Insights

Vertical Flight Society commentary: FAA changes course on eVTOL certification

Jason Pritchard29 June 2022

The FAA makes a U-turn on its approach to powered-lift, as the eVTOL industry tries to hang on. Words by Mike Hirschberg, Executive Director at the Vertical Flight Society On Monday, May 9 (the eve of the VFS Forum 78), The Air Current&n...

Cary Bryczek of Jama Software talks certification and the role it plays in the eVTOL aircraft market

Jason Pritchard2 June 2022

Our next podcast episode is now live! We were delighted to welcome Cary Bryczek, Director of Solutions for A&D at Jama Software. Cary is a member of the International Counsel on Systems Engineering MBSE initiative, certified Configuration Ma...

Vertical Aerospace announces certification progress of its VX4 eVTOL aircraft and new regulatory director

Jason Pritchard21 April 2022

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has agreed to concurrently validate the UK CAA's certification of Vertical Aerospace's VX4 eVTOL aircraft. In this concurrent validation, the VX4 will be certificated by the UK CAA against their st...

Lilium submits EASA proposals for how its eVTOL aircraft will comply with certification requirements

Jason Pritchard13 April 2022

Lilium has submitted a full set of ‘Means of Compliance’ proposals to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for type certification of its Lilium Jet. Subject to regulatory agreement, this prepares the way for the next phase of type ce...

Joby Aviation becomes first eVTOL aircraft company to submit area-specific certification plan

Jason Pritchard23 March 2022

Joby Aviation has submitted its first area-specific certification plan to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Believed to be an industry first, the plan is the first of several that Joby will be required to submit, bringing the compa...

Joby Aviation completes initial FAA Systems and Compliance Reviews for the certification of its eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard21 March 2022

Joby Aviation has announced the approval of its first Systems Review and its first Compliance Review by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The first step towards these reviews started last July and were completed late last year, with rece...

Joby Aviation adds second pre-production prototype eVTOL aircraft to help accelerate flight testing in 2022

Jason Pritchard6 January 2022

Joby Aviation has confirmed it received FAA Special Airworthiness Certification and US Air Force Airworthiness Approval for a second pre-production prototype aircraft last month, as expected. The first pre-production prototype generated 65 teraby...

eVTOL Insights Podcast: Talking certification and the challenges ahead with Paul Harper of Vertical Aerospace

Jason Pritchard4 November 2021

Our next podcast episode focusing on the eVTOL aircraft and urban air mobility markets is now live, and is a deep dive into a key industry topic - certification. We were joined by Vertical Aerospace's Head of Certification, Paul Harper. He talks...

Joby Aviation kicks off process towards becoming certified airline, expects to achieve certification by 2022

Jason Pritchard29 July 2021

Joby Aviation has taken the first step towards building the first eVTOL airline, by beginning the process to receive a Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). A Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate is req...

DMD Solutions signs agreement with Quanterion Solutions and releases improved version of its Robin RAMS platform

Jason Pritchard11 March 2021

DMD Solutions has penned a collaboration agreement with Quanterion Solutions Incorporated to include its licensed reliability prediction databases into its integrated Robin RAMS platform. The company launched its Robin Reliability, Availability,...

Joby Aviation generates first revenue and takes key step towards launching first commercial passenger flights in 2024

Jason Pritchard9 February 2021

Joby Aviation is another step closer to delivering commercial passenger flights in 2024, after announcing it has generated revenue as part of achieving another major milestone in the U.S. Air Force's Agility Prime programme. The California-based ...