The Federal Aviation Administration is engaged with the builders of more than 15 eVTOL aircraft for urban air mobility, said administrator Steve Dickson.

At the Rotorcraft & VTOL Symposium in December, EASA officials discussed the approach behind their new Special Condition for Small-Category VTOL Aircraft.

Volocopter is the first eVTOL startup to receive the Design Organization Approval from EASA with VTOL as a scope of work.

Airbus Helicopters and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency will work together to advance next-generation vertical-lift platforms, including eVTOLs.

The Vertical Flight Society’s Mike Hirschberg highlights some reasons for concern with EASA’s recent Special Condition for Small-Category VTOL Aircraft.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has released a Special Condition to pave the way for type certification of small VTOL aircraft.