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eVTOL: From Letters of Intent to Binding Orders

The eVTOL order book by manufacturer, the August 2026 shift to firm orders, and stated certification targets.

Curated snapshot Last updated: Aug 14, 2026 5 data points
Announced eVTOL commitments by OEM

Announced eVTOL commitments by OEM

Aircraft under order or letter of intent. Commitment quality varies sharply — see methodology.

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Eve binding orders, August 2026

Eve binding orders, August 2026

Firm commitments announced in the week of 3 August 2026, aircraft.

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Type-certification targets

Type-certification targets

Stated FAA type-certification target year by OEM.

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Data table

eVTOL: From Letters of Intent to Binding Orders — full data table
oem series aircraft source_ref value_basis customer target_year
Eve Air Mobility order_book 2700 riotimes-eve-2700 Total commitments toward ~2,700 aircraft — overwhelmingly letters of intent, not binding orders
binding_orders 50 aviationweek-bizav-aug2026 Binding order for up to 50 aircraft, week of Aug 3 2026 Revo (Brazil)
binding_orders 50 eve-airx Second binding order with AirX for up to 50 aircraft; first two aircraft expected 2029 AirX (Japan)
Joby Aviation certification datadeep-evtol-2026 Targeting final FAA type certification by year-end 2026 / early 2027 2027
Archer Aviation certification datadeep-evtol-2026 Targeting final FAA type certification by year-end 2026 / early 2027 2027

Methodology & sources

Last updated: Aug 14, 2026

Methodology

The headline number in this sector is commitment volume, and it is badly overstated if letters of intent are counted as orders. Eve’s ~2,700-aircraft figure is total commitments, the large majority of which are LOIs. The separate "binding orders" chart isolates the firm commitments announced in the week of Aug 3, 2026. Archer publishes an order book by VALUE (>$6bn) rather than by unit count, and Joby does not publish a comparable unit total, so neither appears on the unit chart. Converting a dollar book to units would require an assumed unit price — omitted per the binding rules. CAVEAT: certification target years are OEM statements, not regulator commitments, and have slipped repeatedly across this sector. The Aug 2026 sourcing on the binding orders is thin — a single trade-press brief plus the OEM release. Scout run: Trending_Candidates/2026-08-06.md. Re-verified 2026-08-10.

Comparisons are informative, not definitive. See each source for definitions and limits.

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