Announced eVTOL commitments by OEM
Aircraft under order or letter of intent. Commitment quality varies sharply — see methodology.
About this data
Eve Air Mobility’s commitments run toward 2,700 aircraft, but the overwhelming majority are letters of intent rather than binding orders — the distinction that matters for revenue recognition. Archer reports an order book above $6bn in value rather than a unit count, so the two are not directly comparable.
Announced eVTOL commitments by OEM
Aircraft under order or letter of intent. Commitment quality varies sharply — see methodology.
Data table
| oem | series | aircraft | source_ref | value_basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eve Air Mobility | order_book | 2700 | riotimes-eve-2700 | Total commitments toward ~2,700 aircraft — overwhelmingly letters of intent, not binding orders |
Methodology & sources
Last updated: Aug 14, 2026Methodology
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.
Sources
- The Rio Times — Embraer’s Eve eVTOL orders near 2,700 ↗ Public report
Comparisons are informative, not definitive. See each source for definitions and limits.