Eve Holding, Inc. 8-K

What Happened

• Eve Holding, Inc. (EVEX) filed an 8-K (Item 8.01) on December 19, 2025 announcing the successful inaugural flight of its uncrewed full-scale eVTOL prototype at Embraer S.A.’s test facility in Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo, Brazil. The hover flight initiated the company’s flight test phase and confirmed the integration of key systems, including its fifth‑generation fly‑by‑wire concept and fixed‑pitch lifter rotors. The company plans multiple follow-up flights and to expand into full wingborne flights throughout 2026.

Key Details

• Date filed: December 19, 2025 (8-K Item 8.01).
• Test location: Embraer S.A. facility, Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo, Brazil.
• Systems confirmed: fifth‑generation fly‑by‑wire concept and fixed‑pitch lifter rotors.
• Flight test program: multiple flights planned, gradual transition to full wingborne flights during 2026; six conforming prototypes intended to be manufactured for the campaign.
• Certification engagement: primary certifying authority is Brazil’s ANAC; company is also engaging FAA and EASA.
• Filing included the standard forward‑looking statements caution; 8-K signed by CFO Eduardo Siffert Couto.

Why It Matters

• This update documents a tangible milestone in Eve’s development and the start of a formal flight test campaign—an important step toward regulatory certification and eventual commercial operations. For investors, the flight confirmation of core systems and the stated plan to build six conforming prototypes provide concrete near‑term program milestones and a clearer timeline (flight expansion through 2026). The company’s ongoing engagement with ANAC, FAA and EASA signals it is pursuing the regulatory path needed for certification, but the filing also reiterates customary forward‑looking risks and uncertainties.