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

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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, announced a strategic partnership with Thales to develop crucial avionics, flight control, navigation, communication, and connectivity systems for its eVTOL air taxi.
This collaboration leverages Embraer's established relationship with Thales and Thales's global engineering capabilities, with commercial introduction of the pilot-plus-four-passenger eVTOL planned for 2026.
The partnership is a key step in Eve's broader strategy to build an eVTOL ecosystem, following other collaborations and preceding its expected merger with Zanite Acquisition Corp.

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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.