PAL-V selects Nobleo Manufacturing to industrialise a FlyDrive production facility

PAL-V said that it has selected Nobleo Manufacturing as its strategic partner for the industrialisation of "the world's first FlyDrive production facility." The visible date line on that page says "October 2026" and does not print a day. The same page's structured data records a publication time of 26 October 2026, 06:00, at offset +01:00. Airframer reproduces the release, dates it 26 October 2026, and says it was issued by PAL-V Europe NV. Aviation News reported on October 26 that PAL-V had appointed Nobleo Manufacturing as its strategic partner to industrialize what that article also calls the world's first FlyDrive production facility. Urban Air Mobility News reported on October 27 that PAL-V had selected Nobleo as its strategic partner for the industrialisation of PAL-V's FlyDrive vehicles, and it quotes the company's release. "World's first" is PAL-V's phrase, repeated by Airframer and by Aviation News. Urban Air Mobility News's own sentence says "FlyDrive vehicles," not "the world's first FlyDrive production facility."

PAL-V says that, following what it calls the recent achievement of both automotive and aviation production approvals, it is taking the next step towards industrial-scale manufacturing by further developing, optimising and digitalising its production organisation. It says the collaboration supports a transition from development and certification to production readiness and future scaling. It says the two companies will establish the manufacturing processes, digital infrastructure and industrialisation roadmap required to support the growth of FlyDrive production "in the years ahead." It says Nobleo will support PAL-V in linking its vehicle roadmap to a structured industrialisation strategy, "covering all phases from prototype and pre-production activities through production ramp-up and future volume manufacturing." Those are the phases PAL-V names. "In the years ahead" is not a date. "Future volume manufacturing" is not a volume.

What the two companies say

Peter Thissen, Advisor and Principal Consultant at Nobleo Manufacturing, said: "PAL V has achieved something unique by creating an entirely new mobility category and successfully navigating the complex certification requirements that come with it." He said the company is entering the next phase of its growth, focused on further industrialising and optimising its production organisation, and that Nobleo is proud to contribute its expertise in manufacturing, digitalisation and industrial engineering. "Successfully navigating the complex certification requirements" is his claim. It is not a statement that a type certificate has been issued.

Robert Dingemanse, Founder and CEO of PAL-V, said: "The achievement of our Production Organisation Approval marked the transition from certification towards production readiness." He said that together with Nobleo Manufacturing, PAL-V is "setting the next steps to prepare for scaling and optimising the production organisation," and that Nobleo's expertise in industrialisation and digital manufacturing "will help further strengthen the operational foundations for future growth." "Prepare for scaling" is his wording. The release does not say volume production has started.

PAL-V says the partnership continues recent certification milestones, including its Production Organisation Approval, which it says authorises the company to manufacture aviation products under EASA regulations. A production organisation approval is not a type certificate. Urban Air Mobility News reports the same description of the approval. PAL-V also writes that the next phase "requires not only a certified product and production organisation, but also scalable processes, a robust supply chain, advanced production systems and a clear roadmap for continuous improvement." That sentence states a requirement. It does not say a type certificate has been issued.

The closing sentence of the release says the companies are "laying the foundation for the industrial production of the world's first certified FlyDrive vehicles." "Laying the foundation" and "world's first certified" are PAL-V's words about work ahead. They are not a certificate. all-electronics.de wrote on September 1, 2026 that the production organisation approval is not a completed EASA type certification of the Liberty, and that formal flight approval of the Liberty was not complete as of September 2026. This October release does not say a type certificate has been issued since.

The release text does not use the name Liberty. Airframer lists "PAL-V Liberty" under programs covered on its copy of the release, and lists Robert Dingemanse as CEO of PAL-V Europe NV. That is Airframer's index of the release, not a sentence in the release body.

PAL-V says it has "a reservation portfolio supporting the first years of production," along with what it calls nearly two decades of development experience. It does not give a number of reservations, a price, or call them firm orders. A reservation is not a firm order. This October wording is "the first years." It is not a count.

What the other reports add

Aviation News's opening says the appointment enables "the transition from design certification to large-scale commercial manufacturing." Those phrases are not in the PAL-V release. The release says "from development and certification to production readiness and future scaling," and "towards industrial-scale manufacturing." Aviation News also writes that the collaboration introduces digital manufacturing tools and automated workflows that minimize production errors and maximize assembly precision. The PAL-V release does not say that. This page does not treat those sentences as established. Aviation News does quote Dingemanse's line that Nobleo's expertise in industrialization and digital manufacturing complements PAL-V's own capabilities. The article is bylined Jeroen Vogelaar and dated October 26, 2026.

Urban Air Mobility News, bylined Philip Butterworth-Hayes and dated October 27, 2026, quotes PAL-V's sentences on manufacturing processes, digital infrastructure and the industrialisation roadmap, and it quotes Dingemanse on the production organisation approval and on preparing to scale. It links to the PAL-V release.

The photograph

The photograph on this page is the image PAL-V published with the release. Airframer captions that picture, left to right, as Peter Thissen, Advisor and Principal Consultant at Nobleo Manufacturing, and Robert Dingemanse, Founder and CEO of PAL-V, and credits the photo to PAL-V. The vehicle in the frame shows the words Emergency Response and A6-PRO. The release does not say the building behind them, which carries a Nobleo sign, is the production facility. Aviation News illustrates its article with a different photograph, captioned "PAL-V Liberty A6-PRO" and credited to Rob Vogelaar. That is not the photograph used here.

What is not established

No contract value is stated. No production volume is stated. No factory location is stated. No timeline is stated, and no new delivery date is stated. "In the years ahead," "future scaling" and "future volume manufacturing" are not dated targets. No price is stated. The reservation portfolio is not described as firm orders. No type certificate is stated. The production organisation approval is not a type certificate. PAL-V's phrases "certified product" and "world's first certified FlyDrive vehicles" are not an announcement that a type certificate has been issued. The Liberty's certification status on this site is unchanged.

Sources

Facts as reported by the linked sources as of Nov 11, 2026. Company targets are plans, not guarantees. Corrections: see About.