Lilium receives FAA’s G-1 Certification Basis necessary for the type certificate validation for eVTOL

In a major milestone, Lilium received the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) G-1 Certification Basis necessary for the type certificate validation of its all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet. Lilium’s primary airworthiness authority, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), issued its certification basis for the Lilium Jet in 2020. The G-1 is a compulsory milestone in the FAA cross-validation process, which will precede the airworthiness and environmental requirements necessary to achieve FAA Type Certificate Validation. Thrilled at achieving this certification, Alastair McIntosh, Chief Technology Officer, Lilium said: “We are the first powered lift eVTOL pioneer in our industry holding