PublicNYSE: EVEXFounded 2020🇧🇷Melbourne, Florida / São José dos Campos, BrazilCEO Johann Bordais
Eve Air Mobility (Eve Holding) is the Embraer-backed eVTOL developer, spun out of EmbraerX in 2020 and NYSE-listed as EVEX since the 2022 Zanite SPAC merger, with Brazilian BDRs on the B3.
Latest update Oct 13, 2026
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Embraer's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026 says Embraer Aircraft Holdings owns about 72 percent of Eve's common stock. Its lift-plus-cruise Eve 100 - eight fixed-pitch lift rotors, a pusher propeller, four passengers plus a pilot - first flew in December 2025, finished a 59-flight hover block in May 2026, and on 3 August 2026 made a first partial transition at 27 knots stabilized. Eve's IR list still ends with the 17 August 2026 RV Connex MOU. On 6 October 2026, at a Florida Ecosystem Summit at FDOT's SunTrax site, executives told FlightGlobal the program is unchanged on three dates: a year-end Eve 100 design freeze, full wingborne flight at 85 knots by year-end after flights already to 30 knots, and no U.S. demonstration aircraft until late 2028. Eve confirmed to FlightGlobal that it is excluded from the FAA eIPP because Embraer is the majority owner; the programme is limited to companies not directly or indirectly owned or controlled by a foreign entity. Head of airworthiness Jose Agustinho said U.S. demo flights are still expected before FAA type-certificate validation. ANAC certification and entry into service remain targeted for 2028. The same 7 October report quoted a service-entry range of about 43-46 nautical miles (80-85 km), below the roughly 100 km design range still on Wikipedia, a $5 million list price, and about 100 aircraft under binding agreements valued at $500 million. Those commercial figures are single-source. The non-binding pre-order book remains about 2,700 aircraft. Shares closed at $1.64 on 12 October 2026, a market cap of about $572 million. The company is pre-revenue. Q2 2026 total liquidity was $531.3 million. The 4 August release guided 2026 cash use to about $250 million, the midpoint of the $225-275 million range; on 21 August Bordais told Valor that cuts should pull burn toward the low end. On the 4 August call he counted 176 Eve employees plus about 800 people under the Embraer services agreement; the same day's release said 185 direct contributors.
flightglobal.comUpdated Oct 13, 2026
Analysis · 6 min read · Sep 19, 2026The long view on Eve Air Mobility: strategy, technology and what to watch02
H2 2026
Having activated the pusher propeller for the first time on August 3, 2026 and reached a stabilized 27 kt (30 kt max ground speed), the prototype logged 66 flights by the Q2 2026 earnings call and nearly 70 by Aviation Week's August 24 report. Management still estimated about 30 more flights from the Q2 baseline - including datalink testing up to 50 kt - to reach full wingborne flight above 85 kt later in 2026. Eve IR published no newer flight-test update between August 17 and September 19, so the campaign remains open.
H2 2027
Eve plans to freeze the aircraft design by year-end 2026 after completing critical design reviews with 21 major suppliers, then assemble six certification-conforming prototypes through 2027, leading to the first crewed conforming-prototype flight in the second half of 2027 and opening the ~12-month conforming flight-test campaign ANAC requires.
2028
Type certification by Brazil's ANAC and entry into service remain targeted for 2028 (revised from 2027 in May 2026). CEO Johann Bordais told Valor in August 2026 that cash covers the program through that date, and that ANAC's close work with the FAA should put US certification on roughly the same timetable. Launch operator Revo plans Sao Paulo operations, and the Taubate plant's first 120-aircraft/year module must be ready to support initial deliveries.
Late 2028
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Eve Air Mobility and Thai aerospace and engineering firm RV Connex signed a memorandum of understanding on August 17 to jointly advance a regulatory framework for advanced air mobility in Thailand, bringing together government, academia and industry stakeholders to assess safety standards, airspace rules and infrastructure needs. The agreement extends the Embraer-backed eVTOL developer's push into new certification jurisdictions alongside its existing Brazil, US and European filings.
Eve Holding reported second-quarter 2026 results on August 4, posting a net loss of $34.2 million, down from $64.7 million a year earlier, with cash, equivalents and financial investments of $403.3 million and total liquidity of $531.3 million including undrawn credit lines. Two new letters of intent signed at the Farnborough Airshow pushed Eve's pre-order backlog to roughly 2,700 aircraft valued at about $13.5 billion at list price.
Eve Air Mobility said on August 3 that its engineering prototype completed its first partial transition flight, activating the rear pusher propeller in forward flight and reaching a stabilized airspeed of 27 knots and a maximum ground speed of 30 knots. The milestone follows dozens of vertical-flight test sorties since the prototype's December 2025 first flight and moves Eve toward full wing-borne transition testing ahead of production of six conforming prototypes later this year.
Eve Air Mobility signed two letters of intent at Farnborough covering up to 46 eVTOL aircraft: up to 30 for Switzerland-based Moov targeting tourism and regional mobility in Cabo Verde and Europe, and up to 16 for Bay Point's Shearwater Global Capital. Eve also applied to Europe's EASA to begin Type Certificate validation, and said Brazil's ANAC opened a consultation on updated airworthiness criteria - advancing the Embraer-backed developer's multi-jurisdiction certification path.
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176 Eve employees on the 4 Aug 2026 call, plus about 800 under the Embraer MSA. The same-day release said 185 direct contributors.
Q2 2026: net loss $34.2M (down from $64.7M in Q2 2025), cash consumption $49.4M ($118M for H1 2026); FY2025: net loss $224.3M. Full-year 2026 cash-consumption guidance remains $225M-$275M; CEO said in August 2026 cost cuts should pull burn toward the low end, with liquidity supporting operations through 2028 certification.
~2,700 aircraft under pre-order from 28 customers across 10 countries (as of Aug 21, 2026), plus binding orders from Revo and AirX
$531.3M total liquidity (Q2 2026). CEO said in August 2026 the company needs no near-term raise and 2026 cash burn is tracking toward the low end of the $225M-$275M guidance, covering certification in 2028.
ANAC type certification + entry into service in 2028 (revised from 2027 in May 2026); first crewed conforming-prototype flight targeted H2 2027 after a year-end 2026 design freeze. Aviation Week on Aug 24, 2026 said Eve still held that 2028 target while the demonstrator logged nearly 70 flights
(Sept 18, 2026 close $2.04; stockanalysis.com). 52-week range has compressed to about $1.99-$5.16 versus the $2.23-$7.48 window cited in early September
($1.64 at the 12 October 2026 close; 348.49 million shares on stockanalysis.com). The 30 June 2026 10-Q reported 348,486,333 shares outstanding. 52-week range about $1.56-$5.16.
Excluded from eIPP as Embraer-majority-owned. No demonstration aircraft until late 2028. U.S. demo flights still expected before FAA type-certificate validation. Year-end 2026 Eve 100 design freeze and 85-knot wingborne target were reaffirmed on 6 October and did not move.
Embraer Aircraft Holdings owned about 72 percent of common stock at 30 June 2026. Headcount: 176 Eve employees plus about 800 Embraer MSA people on the 4 August call; the earnings release the same day said 185 direct contributors.
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Operating status
Flight-test campaign underway; excluded from U.S. eIPP
On 6 October 2026 at SunTrax, Eve reaffirmed a year-end Eve 100 design freeze, an 85-knot wingborne target by year-end, and no U.S. demonstration aircraft until late 2028. Eve confirmed to FlightGlobal that majority Embraer ownership excludes it from eIPP. U.S. demo flights are still expected before FAA type-certificate validation. Eve IR had published no flight-test release after 17 August 2026 as of 13 October. Q2 2026 liquidity was $531.3 million, and ANAC certification remains targeted for 2028.
The core future business: ~2,700 aircraft in non-binding LOIs (~$14B) across fixed-wing operators, helicopter operators, lessors, and ride-share platforms, plus binding deals with Revo ($250M, up to 50 aircraft) and AirX (2 firm + 48 options), with deliveries from 2028–2029.
SaaS air-traffic-management platform for eVTOL fleet operators, vertiport operators, and air-navigation service providers - 14 customers signed, moving toward an operational trial version.
Eve's service and support package - maintenance, parts, and lifecycle services - bundled into the Revo and AirX agreements alongside the aircraft themselves. Management said the backlog includes about $1.4B in MRO/lifecycle contracts as of Q2 2026.
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How past announced dates turned out.
1/3announced dates hit on time
Start production of six certification-conforming prototypes
Target Late 2026 · Resolved Aug 4, 2026
At Q1 2026, Eve had guided conforming-prototype production to start 'later in 2026.' On the Q2 2026 earnings call, management instead said the aircraft design will only freeze by year-end 2026 (after critical design reviews with 21 suppliers), with the six conforming prototypes assembled through 2027 and the first crewed conforming-prototype flight now targeted for the second half of 2027 - about a year later than previously guided.
First transition flights of the engineering prototype
Target Summer 2026 (Q3 2026) · Resolved Jul 18, 2026
After a roughly three-month lay-up to prepare the aircraft, the prototype returned to flight on July 18, 2026 (its 60th sortie) and began transition testing, reaching 30 knots forward speed at 215 ft using its vertical-lift devices - on schedule for the announced summer 2026 window.
ANAC type certification and entry into service
Target 2027 · Resolved May 7, 2026
In May 2026, alongside completion of the hover/low-speed test block, Eve moved its ANAC type-certification and entry-into-service target from 2027 to 2028, citing the ~12 months of conforming-vehicle flight testing still required.
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2026
Confirms eIPP exclusion and holds the 2026 design freeze and 85-knot target
On 6 October 2026 Eve hosted a Florida Ecosystem Summit at FDOT's SunTrax site. FlightGlobal reported on 7 October that Eve confirmed it does not qualify for the FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Programme because Embraer is the majority owner. Executives said three dates did not move: Eve 100 configuration freeze by year-end, 85-knot wingborne flight by year-end after flights already to 30 knots, and no U.S. demo aircraft until late 2028. U.S. demonstration flights are still expected before FAA validation of the type certificate. The same report quoted a service-entry range of about 80-85 km, a $5 million list price, and about $500 million of binding agreements. Eve's IR feed did not post a release on the summit.
Transition tests continue; nearly 70 flights logged
On August 24, 2026 Aviation Week reported Eve was progressing deeper into transition flight testing of its full-scale eVTOL demonstrator, with the remotely piloted engineering aircraft having completed nearly 70 flights. The company was still working toward a design freeze by year-end 2026 and crewed flights with certification-conforming aircraft in the second half of 2027, and it maintained the 2028 ANAC/FAA certification target. Eve's investor-relations press list showed no newer program update after the August 17 RV Connex Thailand MOU as of September 19, 2026.
Publishes inaugural Sustainability Report
On September 4, 2026 Eve published its first Sustainability Report, covering its ESG strategy across the eVTOL, Vector urban-ATM, and TechCare aftermarket businesses. The report said Eve's Brazilian manufacturing operations run on 100% renewable energy, disclosed a 2025 workforce of 210 employees supported by about 800 Embraer staff, and restated the 2028 certification and Taubate production path.
RV Connex MOU targets a Thailand AAM regulatory framework
Eve signs a memorandum of understanding with Thai aerospace and engineering company RV Connex on August 17, 2026 to jointly pursue long-term regulatory engagement with Thai public and private stakeholders, assessing operating scenarios, safety requirements, airspace rules, and infrastructure needs for advanced air mobility in Thailand.
FDOT partnership advances Florida AAM testing
Eve partners with the Florida Department of Transportation on July 22, 2026 to use SunTrax Air, FDOT's dedicated Advanced Air Mobility research and testing hub, to study the infrastructure, operational procedures, and airspace navigation needed to integrate eVTOLs into Florida's transportation network.
Design freeze and conforming-prototype schedule set for 2027
On the Q2 2026 earnings call, management said the aircraft design will freeze by year-end 2026 after completing critical design reviews with 21 major suppliers, with the six certification-conforming prototypes assembled through 2027 and the first crewed conforming-prototype flight targeted for the second half of 2027 - about a year later than the 'later in 2026' production start Eve had guided at Q1. Full-year 2026 cash-consumption guidance was reaffirmed at $225M-$275M, with $118M consumed in the first half.
Q2 2026 results: narrower loss, backlog hits $13.5B
On August 4, 2026 Eve Holding reported a Q2 2026 net loss of $34.2M, down from $64.7M a year earlier, with cash, equivalents and financial investments of $403.3M and total liquidity of $531.3M including undrawn BNDES credit lines and a grant. Two new letters of intent signed at the Farnborough Airshow pushed the pre-order backlog to roughly 2,700 aircraft valued at about $13.5B at list price, across 27 customers in nine countries.
First partial transition flight with pusher propeller engaged
On August 3, 2026, the engineering prototype activates its rear pusher propeller in forward flight for the first time, reaching a stabilized airspeed of 27 knots and a maximum ground speed of 30 knots - the next step up from the July 18 return-to-flight, which used vertical-lift devices only. Full wingborne transition above 85 knots remains the target for later in 2026.
2026
Prototype returns to flight for transition-testing campaign
After a roughly three-month lay-up to prepare the aircraft for transition flight, the full-scale engineering prototype returns to the air on July 18, 2026 for its 60th sortie - reaching 215 ft (68.6 m) altitude and 30 knots forward speed using its vertical-lift devices, with 130+ performance metrics validated to date. Ground tests continue ahead of flights with the pusher propeller engaged, building toward full wingborne transition above 85 knots later in 2026.
Farnborough LOIs for up to 46 eVTOLs; EASA validation begins
At the Farnborough International Airshow in July 2026, Eve signed two letters of intent covering up to 46 aircraft - up to 30 for Switzerland-based Moov targeting tourism and regional mobility in Cabo Verde and Europe, and up to 16 for Bay Point's Shearwater Global Capital. Eve also applied to Europe's EASA to begin Type Certificate validation of its eVTOL, and said Brazil's ANAC opened a consultation on updated airworthiness criteria - advancing its multi-jurisdiction certification path.
Hover test block complete; certification slips to 2028
By May 2026 the prototype completes its hover/low-speed block - 59 flights, 2h27m airtime, 100+ test points - and Eve moves its ANAC type-certification and entry-into-service target from 2027 to 2028. At Farnborough in July, the company confirms partial transition flights for the summer, full transitions later in 2026, and the start of production of six conforming prototypes.
AirX signs first Asia-Pacific binding order
Tokyo-based AirX signs a firm order for 2 aircraft with options for 48 more (potential value ~$150M) at the Singapore Airshow in February 2026, with deliveries from 2029 - Eve's second binding customer after Revo.
2025
$230M raise with B3 dual listing; full-scale prototype flies
In August 2025 Eve raises $230M from BNDESPAR, Embraer, and institutional investors and dual-lists BDRs on Brazil's B3 (EVEB31), taking total capital raised past $1B. On December 19, the full-scale engineering prototype completes its first flight - an uncrewed hover at Embraer's Gavião Peixoto facility validating fly-by-wire controls and the eight lift rotors.
First binding order - Revo signs $250M framework agreement
São Paulo helicopter operator Revo (owned by Omni Helicopters International) signs Eve's first binding deal in June 2025: a $250M framework agreement for up to 50 aircraft including TechCare support and Vector software.
2024
BNDES finances the Taubaté production plant
Brazil's development bank BNDES lends Eve $88M under the Mais Inovação program to build its first eVTOL factory in Taubaté, São Paulo - modular capacity scaling to 480 aircraft/year - extending a $92.5M credit line from 2022. Eve also raises $94M in new equity during 2024.
2022
NYSE listing via Zanite SPAC; United Airlines orders 200
Eve closes its business combination with Zanite Acquisition Corp. on May 9, 2022, listing on the NYSE as EVEX at a ~$2.9B valuation with $377M in gross proceeds. In September, United Airlines invests $15M and signs a conditional purchase agreement for 200 aircraft plus 200 options.
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$959Mdisclosed across 6 rounds with a stated amount
Cumulative disclosed raise · dated rounds
SPAC Merger (Zanite Acquisition Corp.)
May 2022
$377M gross (incl. $357M PIPE)
Public listing (NYSE: EVEX) at ~$2.9B valuation; PIPE incl. Embraer, Zanite sponsors, strategic aviation partners
United Airlines Investment
September 2022
United Airlines - alongside a conditional order for 200 aircraft + 200 options
BNDES Financing
2022 & October 2024
$92.5M credit line + $88M loan
BNDES (Brazil's development bank) - 2024 loan funds the Taubaté plant, 16-year maturity
Equity Raise
2024
New equity supporting eVTOL development
Equity Raise + B3 Dual Listing
August 2025
BNDESPAR, Embraer, institutional investors (47.4M shares at $4.85); BDRs listed on B3 as EVEB31
Syndicated Loan
January 2026
5-year facility - lifted total liquidity to a record $577.7M
