FAA, EASA Talk eVTOL Certification Transferability, Not Harmonization

Archer’s first Midnight prototype is in final assembly, aiming for FAA certification at the end of 2024.

Credit: Archer Aviation
Under pressure from industry to narrow the differences in their approaches to certifying electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicles, European and U.S. regulators are working to ensure transferability of type certificates rather than striving to achieve 100% harmonization. The effort...
Graham Warwick

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