Certification Tracker

Evidence-led certification status across all 21 aircraft in the tracked fleet. Company targets are kept separate from regulator-issued approvals.

Aerofugia AE200-100

Active CAAC certification and full-scale flight-test program for the AE200-100; no issued Type Certificate identified.

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Regulator
CAAC
Status
Compliance testing
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
Target / next gate
No regulator-committed Type Certificate date identified.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

Midnight

Archer reports FAA Phase 3 closed in April 2026; Phase 4 formal compliance testing and analysis is in progress.

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Regulator
FAA
Status
Compliance testing
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
Target / next gate
No FAA-committed Type Certificate date identified; eIPP activity is a separate limited pre-TC pathway.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

AURA ERA

AURA AERO states that ERA certification is in progress while the first full-scale prototype is being prepared for testing. PropulsionWatch has not identified a regulator-issued Type Certificate or public regulator stage equivalent to approval.

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Regulator
EASA
Status
Application active
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
European regional-aircraft certification path; exact current regulator basis requires primary-source confirmation
Target / next gate
Company targets: prototype testing by end-2026, first flight in 2027 and market availability before 2030. These are company targets, not regulator commitments.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

AutoFlight V2000CG CarryAll

CAAC Type Certificate issued March 2024; Production Certificate issued December 2024; an individual Airworthiness Certificate and delivery were reported in July 2025. Indonesia issued a VTC in June 2026.

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Regulator
CAAC
Status
Issued / approved
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
Target / next gate
Core aircraft approvals achieved; ongoing operations still require applicable operator, route, airspace and local approvals.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

ALIA-250

FAA powered-lift Type Certification program remains active. BETA’s Q2 2026 update reports formal FAA testing on the common H500A motor and says FAA acceptance of the CX300 compliance requirements creates meaningful carryover to the A250 program.

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Regulator
FAA
Status
Compliance testing
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
Target / next gate
Company goal remains A250 certification after the CX300/common-platform sequence; no regulator-committed A250 Type Certificate date identified.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

CX300

FAA Part 23 Type Certification in progress. In Q2 2026 BETA closed the Requirements Definition phase after FAA acceptance of the CX300’s complete set of compliance requirements.

Aircraft Explorer →
Regulator
FAA
Status
Basis established
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
FAA Part 23 normal-category airplane certification program.
Target / next gate
No regulator-committed CX300 Type Certificate date identified.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

eFlyer 2

FAA Part 23 Amendment 64 certification program is active. Bye states that design and test plans have been accepted, and the prototype received experimental airworthiness clearance in September 2026 to begin electric flight testing.

Aircraft Explorer →
Regulator
FAA
Status
Application active
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
FAA Part 23 Amendment 64 (company-stated certification path).
Target / next gate
No regulator-committed Type Certificate date identified.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

CityAirbus NextGen

CityAirbus NextGen remains publicly presented by Airbus as a four-seat all-electric eVTOL prototype and technology platform. PropulsionWatch has not identified a current active Type Certificate application or regulator-issued certification basis.

Aircraft Explorer →
Regulator
EASA
Status
Not started / unknown
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
Prototype/R&D program; no current public active basis identified
Target / next gate
No current regulator-committed Type Certificate date identified.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

EH216-S

CAAC Type Certificate issued October 2023; Production Certificate issued 2024; standard airworthiness certificates issued for delivered aircraft. In March 2025 two operators received CAAC Air Operator Certificates authorizing paid human-carrying services at designated operating sites.

Aircraft Explorer →
Regulator
CAAC
Status
Issued / approved
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
Target / next gate
Aircraft certification achieved in China; operating scope remains subject to the operators’ CAAC approvals and site-specific conditions.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

EHang VT35

CAAC type-certification project in certification-basis definition. EHang reported discussions on special conditions, safety objectives and performance requirements, with test and avionics work continuing.

Aircraft Explorer →
Regulator
CAAC
Status
Application active
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
Target / next gate
No regulator-committed Type Certificate date identified.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

EL9

FAA Part 23 Type Certification application active. Electra reports that FAA closure of the G-1 Issue Paper on 10 Jul 2026 established the EL9 certification basis; full-scale EL9 flight testing has not yet begun.

Aircraft Explorer →
Regulator
FAA
Status
Basis established
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
FAA Part 23; G-1 Issue Paper closure reported 10 Jul 2026 established the EL9 certification basis.
Target / next gate
Company guidance: first Atlas-built flight-test/certification airframes expected in 2027; commercial entry into service targeted for 2030. No FAA-committed Type Certificate date identified.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

Eve 100

ANAC remains primary certification authority. Updated Eve 100 airworthiness criteria were consulted on in July-August 2026; EASA validation was applied for in July. The engineering prototype began partial transition testing on 3 Aug 2026.

Aircraft Explorer →
Regulator
ANAC
Status
Basis established
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
Target / next gate
Company commercialization guidance: beginning in 2028, subject to certification and other approvals; no regulator-committed Type Certificate date identified.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

Heart ES-36

Heart describes the ES-36 (successor to the ES-30, unveiled 23 September 2026) as being developed for FAA Part 25 type certification. The X1 demonstrator flew in August 2026 under an Experimental-category special airworthiness certificate; that is not type certification.

Aircraft Explorer →
Regulator
FAA
Status
Application active
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
FAA Part 25 certification development (company-stated path).
Target / next gate
Heart targets ES-36 Part 25 certification and entry into service in 2031, with a pre-production first flight in H2 2028; company guidance, not a regulator-committed date.
Last verified
September 23, 2026

Cavorite X7

Full-scale Cavorite X7 manufacturing and certification preparation are active, but PropulsionWatch has not identified a current regulator-issued certification basis or accepted type-certificate application.

Aircraft Explorer →
Regulator
TCCA
Status
Not started / unknown
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
Not yet established in reviewed public regulator evidence
Target / next gate
No regulator-committed Type Certificate date identified.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

S4

FAA powered-lift Type Certification remains in progress. Joby’s June 2026 Form 10-Q says the first three stages are completed or substantially completed, Stage 4 Testing & Analysis is approximately 75% complete, and Stage 5 Show & Verify is progressing.

Aircraft Explorer →
Regulator
FAA
Status
Regulator verification
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
Target / next gate
No FAA-committed Type Certificate date identified.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

SkyDrive SD-05

JCAB issued the SD-05 G-1 certification basis in February 2025; flight testing and certification planning continue for the current three-seat aircraft.

Aircraft Explorer →
Regulator
JCAB
Status
Basis established
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
Target / next gate
Company schedules are targets; no regulator-committed Type Certificate date identified.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

TCab E20

CAAC accepted the E20 Type Certificate application in October 2023. Initial certification and AEG reviews were reported, with piloted flight testing and compliance work continuing.

Aircraft Explorer →
Regulator
CAAC
Status
Application active
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
Target / next gate
No CAAC-committed Type Certificate date identified.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

Valo

UK CAA-led Valo certification program with EASA co-operation; prototype transition-flight testing is active. Critical Design Review is expected to establish the certifiable design baseline before certification-conforming aircraft are built and tested.

Aircraft Explorer →
Regulator
UK CAA
Status
Application active
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
UK.SC.VTOL / UK CAA certification path, with EASA cooperation; company targets remain distinct from regulator approval.
Target / next gate
Company expectation: Type Certification in 2029 after August 2026 re-baseline; no regulator-committed TC date identified.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

Volant VE25-100

Active CAAC type-certification project with full-scale flight-test activity reported; no issued Type Certificate identified.

Aircraft Explorer →
Regulator
CAAC
Status
Compliance testing
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
Target / next gate
No regulator-committed Type Certificate date identified.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

VoloCity

VoloCity remains presented as on an EASA certification path following Diamond Aircraft's 2025 reorganization; no issued EASA Type Certificate identified.

Aircraft Explorer →
Regulator
EASA
Status
Paused / restructured
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
Target / next gate
Earlier launch targets are obsolete; no current regulator-committed Type Certificate date identified.
Last verified
September 18, 2026

Generation 6

Active FAA Type Certification project for Generation 6. Two flight-test aircraft were flying by May 2026; September 2026 FAA Technical Center simulation work advanced autonomous operational integration but was not Type Certificate issuance.

Aircraft Explorer →
Regulator
FAA
Status
Application active
Approval type
Certification program
Certification basis
Target / next gate
No current FAA Type Certificate date publicly committed.
Last verified
September 18, 2026