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Eve Air Mobility completes hover and low-speed flight phase, eyes transition testing in 2026

Eve Air Mobility says it has closed out the hover and low-speed flights block in its full-scale engineering eVTOL prototype test campaign. The company plans to begin transition flight tests in the second half of 2026, building toward broader transition-focused flying after earlier work on updated control software ahead of Q3.

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Eve completes hover flight phase of eVTOL test campaign

AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Eve wraps eVTOL hover and low-speed test block, eyes transition flights

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Eve Air Mobility completes hover and low-speed flight phase, eyes transition testing in 2026

Eve completes hover flight phase of eVTOL test campaign

Eve wraps eVTOL hover and low-speed test block, eyes transition flights

Maldivian launches first non-stop flight between Australia and the Maldives

Gulf Travelers Are Searching, Not Booking: How the Iran War Is Reshaping Travel Demand

Why Payments Have Become an Important Strategic Lever in Airline Distribution

Why GE is confident Leap turbofans can match CFM56 durability levels

The Hidden Cost Story Inside US Airline Financials

ACM Air Charter to add Global 8000 in 1Q27, seeks light jets

GE’s foam engine wash aims to restore efficiency, improve fuel burn and durability

Why Payments Have Become an Important Strategic Lever in Airline Distribution

Eve Completes Hover & Low-Speed Flights Block, Advancing eVTOL Toward Transition Flight Testing

Maldivian launches first non-stop flight between Australia and the Maldives

Gulf Travelers Are Searching, Not Booking: How the Iran War Is Reshaping Travel Demand

The Hidden Cost Story Inside US Airline Financials

ACM Air Charter to add Global 8000 in 1Q27, seeks light jets

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