The story
The concept was presented to the public on 8 May 2018, before the creation of the company.
The company was founded on 15 October 2020.
The first simulator flight was conducted in Rio de Janeiro in September 2021. In the first months of 2022, the company was listed on NYSE priced at US$2.9 billion under the code EVEX in partnership with the American fund Zanite Acquisition Corp.
On 12 December 2021, Embraer and BAE Systems announced plans to embark on a joint study to explore the development of Eve's vehicle for the defence and security market. As of January 2022, Embraer had signed contracts with seventeen companies for 1,735 units, valued at US$5 billion.
On 10 February 2022, Embraer requested to National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) the certification for the eVTOL EVE. In 2022, the company went public on the New York Stock Exchange following the company's merger with Zanite Acquisition Corp. In June 2023, Embraer announced the first production line of EVE in the city Taubaté, interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
As of March 2024, Embraer had signed contracts with twenty-eight companies for 2,850 orders of eVTOLs, valued at US$8 billion from 30 customers in 13 countries. In 2024 Eve unveiled its first full-sized prototype during the UK's 45th Farnborough Airshow. It announced an additional US$94 million in funding to add to the $492 million it had already raised.
Embraer EVE's maiden flight was conducted in December 2025.
From Wikipedia’s article on Eve Air Mobility, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5