Lilium

DOA is a required step for EASA type certification under the regulator’s Special Condition for vertical takeoff and landing (SC-VTOL) rules.

Known more for its work with traditional aviation manufacturers and airlines, Honeywell is also heavily invested in the advanced air mobility space—and vice versa.

ArcosJet, Lilium’s exclusive authorized dealer in the United Arab Emirates, Israel, and Cyprus, will sell the four-seat eVTOL to private customers in the UAE.

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The German firm said its first-edition eVTOL is the first of its kind to become available for private sale to U.S. customers.

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The air taxi manufacturer started construction of the first of seven fuselages for the aircraft it will use to achieve EASA design approval.

Schubeler Technologies’ new eP05-21 is the company’s first fan to be designed specifically for AAM and eVTOL applications.

Joby submitted its certification plans, while Lilium completed its final audit toward design organization approval.

The FAA has issued a G-1 Certification Basis for the German air taxi firm’s seven-seater Lilium Jet.