What the powered-lift rules cover
The FAA's SFAR 120 sets pilot and operating rules for powered-lift aircraft for ten years. It does not issue a type certificate, and it does not cover unmanned aircraft or scheduled airlines.
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How to read the record
Short pages. Every claim links to a source. They are not a substitute for the rows they describe.
What an eVTOL is, and what the word is not
An eVTOL takes off and lands vertically on electric power. The word names a kind of aircraft. It is not a certificate, and it is not the same document as a type certificate or an operator approval.
Read explainer →Firm orders and conditional ones
Announced aircraft totals are often memoranda, options, reservations or term sheets. This page shows how those are marked conditional, and the English release that calls only part of an order firm.
Read explainer →Certificates are not interchangeable
A type certificate approves a design. A production approval covers a factory. An operator certificate covers whoever flies. A permit or a special airworthiness certificate lets someone test. This page keeps those documents apart.
Read explainer →A finished vertiport is not a service
Skyports says the vertiport beside Dubai International Airport is technically complete. The same announcement says passenger flights have not started, and it does not give a launch date.
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