Last updated on October 1, 2025
No — in the United States, any aircraft used for commercial passenger operations, including eVTOL (electric vertical take‑off and landing) vehicles, must meet applicable FAA airworthiness and type‑certification standards and the operator must hold appropriate air carrier operating certificates; the FAA has established a specific regulatory pathway for new types of VTOL and eVTOL aircraft which includes rigorous testing, design approvals and operational rulemaking before routine commercial passenger flights may commence. Experimental or demonstration flights can occur under special exemptions and experimental certificates subject to strict operational limitations and oversight, but these do not permit revenue passenger service. Operators planning commercial eVTOL services must coordinate with the FAA on certification, airspace management, pilot licensing and ground‑infrastructure approvals; rushing operational deployment without certification is prohibited and enforceable.
https://www.faa.gov/uas/advanced_operations/eVTOL
2/18/2025