Embraer’s Eve Air Mobility Partners with Thales

Brazil’s Eve Air Mobility has announced a strategic partnership with France-based aviation giant Thales to help develop avionics, flight control, navigation, communication, and connectivity systems for Eve’s proposed new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi.

Thom Patterson

Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 05:04 PM ET

Verified

Eve Air Mobility’s eVTOL air taxi is expected to enter service in 2026. [Courtesy: Eve Air Mobility]

Key Takeaways:

Eve Air Mobility, an Embraer subsidiary, has partnered with Thales to develop critical technology for its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi.
Thales will provide avionics, flight control, navigation, communication, and connectivity systems, leveraging its long-standing relationship with Embraer and existing Brazilian facilities.
The collaboration also includes extensive joint research on the overall feasibility of the eVTOL aircraft, which is designed for a pilot and four passengers and targeted for commercial introduction in 2026.
This strategic alliance is a key component of Eve's broader efforts to build a complete eVTOL ecosystem, complementing other partnerships and preceding its anticipated merger with Zanite Acquisition Corp.

See a mistake? Contact us.

Embraer’s Eve Air Mobility (NYSE: EVE) has added an important technology component to help develop and manufacture electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis.

The Brazilian company announced Wednesday a strategic partnership with France-based aviation giant Thales to create avionics, flight control, navigation, communication, and connectivity systems for Eve’s proposed new aircraft.