Eve Air Mobility Names 4 New Suppliers for Electric Air Taxi

The Embraer air taxi subsidiary is enlisting Thales, Honeywell, Recaro Aircraft Seating, and FACC to provide components for its flagship air taxi.

Jack Daleo

Monday, January 29, 2024 at 04:19 PM ET

Verified

Eve Air Mobility announced Thales, Honeywell, Recaro Aircraft Seats, and FACC as its latest round of supplier partners. [Courtesy: Eve Air Mobility]

Key Takeaways:

Eve Air Mobility is significantly expanding its supplier network, partnering with Thales (sensors), Honeywell (guidance/navigation), Recaro (seats), and FACC (flight controls) for its eVTOL aircraft.
The company is on schedule for a 2026 commercial launch of its unique lift-plus-cruise eVTOL, having started prototype assembly and recently receiving proposed airworthiness criteria.
Eve's strategy leverages a broad network of suppliers to minimize capital costs and ensure comprehensive lifecycle support, with global service agreements already established across six continents.

See a mistake? Contact us.

Eve Air Mobility, the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi arm of aircraft manufacturing titan Embraer, is adding more partners to its rapidly growing supplier network.

The São Paulo-based company—which intends to launch commercial advanced air mobility (AAM) services in 2026—is enlisting Thales, Honeywell, Recaro Aircraft Seating, and FACC to supply the sensors, guidance and navigation, seats, and flight controls for its flagship model.