{"id":576629,"date":"2023-05-30T11:42:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T08:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/another-european-evtol-startup-delays-launch-amid-certification-hurdles\/"},"modified":"2023-05-30T11:42:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T08:42:36","slug":"another-european-evtol-startup-delays-launch-amid-certification-hurdles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/another-european-evtol-startup-delays-launch-amid-certification-hurdles\/","title":{"rendered":"#Another European eVTOL startup delays launch amid certification hurdles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26b3af08bb1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26b3af08bb1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/another-european-evtol-startup-delays-launch-amid-certification-hurdles\/#First_mover_problems\" >First mover problems<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/another-european-evtol-startup-delays-launch-amid-certification-hurdles\/#Who_will_actually_make_it_to_market\" >Who will actually make it to market?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2023%2F05%2FVX4.jpeg&amp;signature=b39e9c6afa4bbcb3bf99a816121485b8\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you, like me, have been waiting for the day when urban sprawls begin to resemble your favourite sci-fi scene with flying taxis journeying in silent files high up amongst the skyscrapers, it seems you may have to wait a little while longer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bristol-based urban air mobility (UAM) startup Vertical Aerospace is the latest in a long line to announce the (second) delay of entry into service of its aircraft, the VX4. The company has told investors it is now targeting certification from the UK\u2019s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) by the end of 2026 \u2013 two years behind the original timeline.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Setting dates to get the first electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (eVTOL) certified was always bound to be something of a gamble. Most of the companies developing these zero-emission \u2018air taxis\u2019 are aerospace startups (albeit supported by established OEM partners) with little to no experience of the actual aircraft certification process required.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As acknowledged by Vertical\u2019s CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick in <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/6c2fbf8d-8fa5-441f-8c88-fc8009707210?segmentId=776b81d7-dd92-c731-e669-99cdd37d3a96#myft:my-news:rss\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a letter to investors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> seen by the Financial Times, \u201cAttempting to predict a date with certainty when it is several years away is challenging and achieving it depends on agreeing compliance methods for new <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> with the authorities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"First_mover_problems\"><\/span>First mover problems<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/3yishpx6ry?videoFoam=true&amp;autoPlay=true\" title=\"\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wistia_embed\" name=\"wistia_embed\" allowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Straddling the axis of innovation and sustainability, eVTOL technology has the potential to revolutionise urban and regional mobility of both passengers and cargo. However, with new technologies come new regulatory requirements. This will be especially true for the fully autonomous aircraft predicted to enter the market in a decade or so.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/futureflight.aero\/news-brief\/2021-05-12\/morgan-stanley-downgrades-early-estimates-urban-air-mobility-market-size\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">report by Morgan Stanley<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2019 predicted that the global eVTOL market would grow to $1.5 trillion by 2040. Two years later, the figure was downgraded to $1 trillion. However, by 2050, the company estimates the market will have reached a staggering $9 trillion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Furthermore, the report acknowledged that the industry\u2019s first movers had a \u201cregulatory Mount Everest\u201d to confront before launching their aircraft into service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s not as if Vertical hasn\u2019t been groundbreaking in the sector; the company has already been flying full-scale prototypes for the past four years. In March it received what is known as a design organisation <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roval (DOA) by the CAA \u2013 the first time any regulator has granted one to an eVTOL maker.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And there are many customers waiting eagerly to begin making a dent in net-zero pledges; Vertical Aerospace has a pre-order book of 1,400 aircraft. Prospective customers of the four-passenger-one-pilot VX4 include American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic, as well as Irish aircraft leasing giant Avolon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_will_actually_make_it_to_market\"><\/span>Who will actually make it to market?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, there are about 500 electric vertical takeoff and landing developers worldwide. The market is concentrated in North America (with the notable exception of Embraer in Brazil), Europe, and Asia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the US and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have taken slightly different approaches to certifying eVTOL. The FAA has adapted its existing aircraft certification framework, whereas the EU has developed draft regulations and a new eVTOL certification framework. The UK CAA announced in June last year it would use the same standards set out by EASA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both approaches seem to be having the same kind of impact on many manufacturer timelines. In the US, notable new developers such as Joby Aviation and Archer first proclaimed entry-into-service dates in 2024, but recently pushed them to 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brazil\u2019s<span style=\"background-color: rgba(46, 146, 255, 0.2);\"> seasoned aircraft manufacturer Embraer has taken a more conservative approach, stating it will have its EVE eVTOL delivered to customers in 2026. Meanwhile, European<\/span> aerospace giant Airbus has had to push back the first flight of its CityBus NextGen prototype to 2024, a year later than planned when announcing the project back in 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nonetheless, there are developers that are still bullish on their original plans. Germany\u2019s Volocopter is adamant that it will have certified its aircraft in time for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Its compatriot Lilium (setting itself apart from other companies by developing a eVTOL jet), however, has delayed its early estimate of 2024 by a year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, Lilium has commenced wind tunnel testing of a 40%-scale prototype at a joint German-Dutch facility in the Netherlands after securing a new round of funding at the beginning of May.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most likely, as predicted by Morgan Stanley, the first movers will have the largest regulatory mountain to climb. Perhaps after the summit, the UAM revolution will begin in earnest, and we can all catch a silent, zero-emission rideshare and reminisce about the time we used to waste in noisy, polluting traffic jams.\u00a0<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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