Eve (EVEX) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

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DATE

Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. ET

CALL PARTICIPANTS

• Director of Investor Relations - Lucio Aldworth
• Chief Executive Officer - Johann Christian Jean Bordais
• Chief Financial Officer - Eduardo Couto
• Chief Flight Prototype Engineer - Marcelo Basile

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TAKEAWAYS

• Cash and Cash Equivalents -- Eve Holding, Inc. (NYSE:EVEX) reported $403 million at the end of the second quarter, providing a foundation to support operations through the anticipated 2028 certification.
• Total Liquidity -- $531 million, including $128 million in undrawn credit facilities, which management indicated is sufficient to fund the company through 2028 without additional capital.
• Research and Development (R&D) Expense -- $29 million in the second quarter, a decrease from approximately $55 million in previous quarters due to favorable supplier agreements and program development updates.
• Selling, General, and Administrative (SG&A) Expense -- $8 million, maintaining stability as the company continues to capture synergies and manage administrative costs.
• Net Loss -- $34 million for the second quarter, reflecting ongoing investments in aircraft development and testing.
• Cash Consumption -- $49 million in the second quarter and $118 million for the first six months of 2026, driven by prototype testing and development activities.
• Full Year Cash Consumption Guidance -- $225 million to $275 million, with current performance remaining at the midpoint of this range.
• Synergy Target -- $100 million to $150 million in potential synergies over the next three years, achieved through collaboration with Embraer to reduce cash burn until certification.
• Manufacturing CapEx Guidance -- $20 million in 2026, increasing to $50 million in 2027, and $30 million to $40 million in 2028 to establish modular production capacity.
• Pre-order Backlog Volume -- approximately 2,700 aircraft, including new letters of intent (LOI) signed with Moov and Shearwater during the quarter.
• Pre-order Backlog Value -- approximately $13.5 billion at list prices, representing the potential revenue from the current pipeline of aircraft orders.
• Firm Orders -- 100 aircraft through existing contracts with Revo and AirX, distinguishing binding commitments within the broader backlog.
• MRO Contract Value -- $1.4 billion in maintenance, repair, and overhaul contracts, providing long-term revenue potential through the TechCare service suite.
• Flight Campaign Progress -- 66 flights completed with a total of 2 hours 46 minutes of airtime, transitioning from hover tests to forward-flight validations.
• Test Points Validated -- 150 points successfully tested, allowing management to proceed with expanding the flight envelope for the engineering prototype.
• Transition Flight Speeds -- Initial forward flight at 30 knots (35 mph) with plans to progressively increase speed to 90 knots to achieve full transition by the end of 2026.
• Certification Timeline -- Type certification from ANAC and the FAA is expected in 2028, following 12 months of testing with the conforming prototype.
• EASA Certification -- Expected 12 to 15 months after achieving ANAC and FAA certification, enabling entry into the European market.
• Conforming Prototype Schedule -- Assembly is planned for 2027, with the first crewed flight of a conforming vehicle expected in the second half of 2027.
• Design Freeze -- Management expects to freeze the aircraft design by the end of 2026 following the completion of critical design reviews with 21 major suppliers.
• Employee Count -- 198 direct employees, supplemented by approximately 800 engineers from Embraer under a master service agreement to support development.

SUMMARY

Management focused on advancing the engineering prototype toward a full transition flight by late 2026, marking a shift from hover tests to forward-flight validations. The company is executing a multiyear efficiency program with Embraer to optimize research and manufacturing costs, which management expects will extend the current cash runway through the anticipated certification date. Operational priorities include freezing the vehicle design and maturing the supplier network to begin the assembly of six certification-conforming prototypes. Key development milestones include the integration of critical flight control systems and the expansion of the pre-order backlog through new agreements with operators and leasing firms.

• Chief Flight Prototype Engineer Basile detailed the roles of the six upcoming conforming prototypes, stating, "The difference of those prototypes are related to what the matters of certification we have ahead," with vehicles dedicated to handling qualities, propulsion, avionics, and cabin integration.
• CEO Bordais indicated a preference to "progress with purpose" and "not to cut any corners" during the flight campaign, prioritizing data validation over the quantity of flights performed.
• The company is utilizing two Iron Bird test rigs, including a second unit dedicated to flight control system integration, to simulate system interactions and reduce program costs.
• Management highlighted a nonexclusive partnership with Hitachi to develop vertiport infrastructure, focusing on power grid connectivity and high-demand fast charging solutions.
• A collaboration with the Florida Department of Transportation targets the development of airspace navigation and operational procedures to integrate urban air mobility into the state's transportation network.
• CFO Couto identified three primary synergy pockets with Embraer including Eve's organizational structure, the master service agreement for engineering, and industrialization through shared assets.
• CEO Bordais noted that adding landing gear to the conforming prototype will allow faster movement between testing facilities in Gavião Peixoto and avoid the cost of building a new hangar.

INDUSTRY GLOSSARY

• eVTOL: Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing aircraft.
• ANAC: National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil, the primary regulatory body for aircraft certification in that region.
• UAM: Urban Air Mobility, a system for air passenger and cargo transportation within metropolitan areas.
• UATM: Urban Air Traffic Management, specialized systems for managing air traffic in low-altitude urban environments.
• LOI: Letter of Intent, a preliminary agreement between parties that outlines the intent to purchase aircraft.
• EASA: European Union Aviation Safety Agency.
• MRO: Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul services for aircraft.
• Iron Bird: A ground-based physical test rig that integrates all aircraft systems to validate performance before flight.
• FATO: Final Approach and Take-off area, a designated space for eVTOL landing and takeoff maneuvers.
• CDR: Critical Design Review, a technical milestone ensuring a system is ready for manufacturing and testing.

Full Conference Call Transcript

Operator: Greetings and welcome to the Eve Holding's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note, this conference is being recorded. I will now turn the conference over to your host, Lucio Aldworth. Please go ahead.

Lucio Aldworth: Thank you, Operator. Good morning, everyone. This is Lucio Aldworth, the Director of Investor Relations at Eve. And I want to welcome everyone to our second quarter of 2026 earnings conference call. Our CEO, Johann Bordais; and CFO, Eduardo Couto, are joining me on the call today. After their prepared remarks, we're going to open the call for questions, at which point Marcelo Basile, our Chief Flight Prototype Engineer, will also join us to address more technical questions. We'll have a deck with a few slides and additional pictures that showcase our achievements in the quarter, including, of course, the more recent stages of the test flight of our full-scale prototype. The deck is available on our site at ir.eveairmobility.com.

Please feel free to download and follow along. And in fact, we just published on our Investor Relations website a video of our most recent transition flight, and we encourage all investors and analysts to watch it. Let me first mention that today's conference call includes statements about events or circumstances that have not yet occurred. These are primarily based on our current expectations and projections regarding future events and financial trends that will affect our business and future economic performance. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause financial results to differ substantially from those expressed or implied in this conference call.

We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements because of new information, future events, or other factors. For a more detailed list of these risks and uncertainties, please refer to our SEC filings, which are available on our website. Now I'll turn over to our CEO, Johann Bordais.

Johann Christian Jean Bordais: Thank you, Lucio. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to our second quarter 2026 conference call. We had a good quarter with several milestones demonstrating steady progress. After the inaugural flight of our engineering prototype last December, we went through a series of hover flights. We concluded a planned ground test period of 3 months of software upgrade, and which led to us to resume our flight campaign towards full transition by the end of this year. These 3 major phases validate not only our building block concept by extensively testing every part, but also the integration of critical systems such as fly-by-wire and fixed pitch lifter rotors.

In parallel, we continue our rig testing of different components for our commercial aircraft and interact with certification authorities and partners. Lastly, we will go through the new LOI agreements announced at the Farnborough Airshow. The Slide 3 details some of the tests we performed between May and July in preparation for transition. As I mentioned previously, we uploaded new software to optimize the synchronization between the lifters and the pusher to sustain lift during all the phase of flight. We also made sure that pusher, avionics, actuators, flight control, and other systems were tested again on the ground, this time with motors powered on and the aircraft anchored on the ground.

On slide 4, we wanted to show you some additional details of the vibration test we performed on the ground. Because our wing-borne flights bring to the aircraft different pressure points, vibration, or aerodynamic loads, we attached a shaker device to the lifters to simulate and assess resulting oscillation in the entire aircraft. Slide 5 shows the progress of our accumulated flights. With successful completion of our ground test, we cleared the prototype to get back in the air and start transition flights. In total, our prototype flew 66 times and logged 2 hours 46 minutes of airtime. Importantly, the prototype now enters a new phase with partial transition.

This is when we gradually accelerate the aircraft by engaging the pusher, but still maintain the lifters powered on for the lift. The pusher was engaged at first with low RPMs and then powered up to around 1,200 RPMs, allowing the aircraft to fly forward at 30 knots speed, which is about 35 miles per hour. In the coming weeks, speed will progressively increase to 60 knots and then to 80 knots to 90 knots to complete the full transition. At that moment, the lifters will be powered off and all lift will come from air passing through the wing, flying like an airplane.

This is the aircraft's ultimate mission, take off vertically, transition to wing-borne flight, and then transition back to vertical flight for landing procedures. Slide 6 shows some pictures and has a link of a video of one of the latest transition flights. The video is also on our website and social media platform. Now, more than quantity, our flight campaign also demonstrates quality. Every flight is diligently planned to test and validate specific aircraft components or flight metrics. And in total, we have validated 150 test points. It is precisely these validations that allow us to move ahead with confidence.

Moving to slide 7, we can see here part of our physical infrastructure that supports our entire program development with more than 15,000 accumulated hours of testing. We continue testing different components separately in specific rigs to continue optimizing their individual performance and have now deployed the second Iron Bird dedicated to flight control system integration. As a reminder, our first Iron Bird is a deconstructed eVTOL in which we integrate all the different actual components of an eVTOL into a physical system to make sure all the systems work properly together. This is part of our testing process that should expedite the testing and the certification efforts, which also reduce the program cost.

In parallel, on slide 8, we continue to advance our certification process with Brazilian certification authority, ANAC. The means of compliance are almost completed with ANAC. These are the tests that need to be successfully performed on different components to certify the aircraft. Interestingly, few suppliers have already started testing some of the components that have means of compliance aligned already with ANAC. Separately, ANAC opened a new consultation with industry stakeholders on updated airworthiness certification base, reflecting the requirements alignment with FAA. This is another important step in the Eve 100 certification process and contributes to the development of a robust regulatory framework for eVTOLs.

Following the consultation period, which ends on August 18, ANAC will review the comments received and assess the potential refinements on the criteria. In addition, ANAC published a Proposed Noise Certification Criteria for the Eve 100, which is the result of an extensive engagement between Eve and ANAC drawing on existing aviation noise regulations. Lastly, we applied through ANAC for Type Certification validation by EASA, and it is expected to certify our aircraft for European markets 12 to 15 months after ANAC and FAA. On slide 9, we continue to prepare readiness of necessary infrastructure for safe operation and eVTOLs.

We have partnered with Hitachi, a global technology leader in electrification, to ensure that vertiports can be reliably connected to a power grid and equipped to handle the high-demand, high-frequency operations. This includes enabling sufficient power capacity, managing fast charging cycle, and integrating new demand in existing energy system. In Florida, we also partnered with Florida Department of Transportation focused on delivering insight in the infrastructure, operational procedures, and airspace navigation procedures needed to enable the safe and efficient integration of UAM into Florida's transportation network. On slide 10, you can see the time line to certification. As I mentioned previously, we are now in the transition phase. We are around 30 flights away to full transition.

Meanwhile, we are conducting a critical design review with our suppliers for each system and component that will be featured in our coming conforming prototype. This will allow us to release drawings and continue manufacturing components within the required specs to produce and test our conforming vehicle in 2027. With that certification, an entry to service is expected for 2028. Considering that we will need to fly our conforming prototype for around 12 months after the first crewed conforming prototype flight planned for the second half of 2027. On slide 11, we had a successful outcome at the Farnborough Airshow. We met with several industry leaders, customers, and partners, and we met several investors at the show.

We also announced 2 new LOIs for a total of 46 aircraft from Moov for operations in Cape Verde and Shearwater, a Bay Point Capital Company, a new lessor in our backlog. This is a good segue into slide 12, which shows a total pre-order backlog of approximately 2,700 aircraft valued at about $13.5 billion at the list price, including the two new LOIs signed this quarter and announced at the Farnborough Airshow. And now, I hand it over to our CFO, Edu, for the second quarter of 2026 financial review.

Eduardo Couto: Thank you, Johann. On slide 13, Eve ended second quarter 2026 with $403 million in cash and total liquidity of $531 million, which includes $128 million in an undrawn credit facilities. We believe the current level of liquidity is enough to support operations through 2028 without new funding. Importantly, we have already started to capture some of the synergies and cost avoidance we had identified and announced in the first quarter. Again, we have worked extensively with Embraer to find new ways to reduce our cash burn until certification and our initial review indicates we can achieve $100 million to $150 million in potential synergies in the next 3 years supporting our cash runway.

In the first semester of 2026, total cash burn was $118 million and our total consumption for the year should remain close to the midpoint of our guidance between $225 million and $275 million. Now moving to slide 14, just to highlight some of our numbers, research and development in the second quarter '26 was $29 million. This is lower than around $55 million in previous quarters and it reflects better than initially expected agreements with some of our suppliers and program development updates. Going forward, we expect R&D levels to return to around $50 million per quarter. SG&A has been mostly stable at $8 million as we continue to capture synergies and control costs on general and administrative expenses.

Including R&D and SG&A, net loss was $34 million in the second quarter 2026. Finally, as mentioned previously, we ended the quarter with $403 million in cash and $531 million in total liquidity. Cash consumption in the second quarter was $49 million and in the first 6 months of the year was $118 million. This shows some of the early benefits of synergies with Embraer and reinforces our confidence that our current financial position is sufficient to fund our operations until 2028. With that, we conclude our remarks and I would like to open the call for questions. Operator, please proceed.

Operator: [Operator Instructions] Our first question will come from Savi Syth with Raymond James.

Savanthi Syth: Maybe it was really helpful to get some of the forward color on R&D. I was curious if you could share how we should think about CapEx into the second half as well? And how much, if any, of that $100 million to $150 million synergies have been realized or are in the run rate for this year?

Eduardo Couto: Yes. Hi, Savi. Good to talk to you. So the synergies we're implementing, right, we did have a lot of workshops to make sure we are as efficient as possible in terms of cash burn until certification and make sure we keep our cash burn not only this year, but until certification, right, in 2027 and 2028 as efficient as possible. We identified this $100 million to $150 million in synergies for these 3 years. We are already capturing that. So, I think that is -- when we say we are confident to stay in the mid-range of our guidance, it's already capturing part of those synergies.

I believe one -- little, less than 1/3 of those synergies come this year and the rest comes in '27 and 2028. Regarding CapEx, for the manufacturing, that's another area that we have been doing a lot of studies how to be more efficient. We are going to be able or we are studying to use the existing Embraer facilities as much as possible so that we can only invest in manufacturing facilities as later as possible. So probably this year, we're talking about $20 million in CapEx investments. Next year, this number should go higher, something around $50 million, and probably another $30 million, $40 million in 2028.

So, overall, we're going to be investing around $100 million to have, I would say, a modular production capacity, and we can grow this capacity, of course, as demand grows. So that's kind of what we're planning.

Savanthi Syth: That's helpful color and great capacity discipline there. If I might, just on the flight timing, it looks like maybe full transition flights have slipped a bit into 4Q from 3Q. And kind of thinking when those will be done. Just wondering if that impacts the timing of when you start building certification conforming aircraft or if those 2 things aren't really connected?

Johann Christian Jean Bordais: Yes, Savi, this is Johann. Yes, both are connected, obviously. But the full transition flight is planned by the end of this year, right? We'll see exactly -- we've resumed the flight campaign. We're thrilled about it. We just made, as we announced yesterday also the transition with turning on the pusher. So it should be 30 to 40 flights until we really complete the full transition. This is when we'll go to the 90 knots, and then we'll turn off the lifters. So yes, by the end of this year, we'll see how it goes. Obviously we'll have some more information in the next quarter. And then it really triggers also the conforming prototype, the first one.

We'll be debuting the assembly. We already have parts of suppliers that are ready and then shipping out to us. And then we'll start the assembly, and then the assembly will be finalized next year. And then second half will be the first flight of the conforming prototype.

Operator: Our next question comes from Andres Sheppard with Cantor Fitzgerald.

Andres Sheppard-Slinger: Congratulations on the quarter. Johann, I wanted to start with maybe the transition flight. Congratulations to the team on the beginning of the transition flight campaign, as you mentioned. My question there is just can you remind us, you talked about it a little bit already, but how do you expect this program to ramp up going forward? What do you see as the major validation from the flights? And then can you remind us kind of where we are on the design and build out of the six conforming aircraft, which you'll also be using as part of your flight campaign?

Johann Christian Jean Bordais: Thank you, Andres. Thank you for your question. This is important. Obviously, since the very beginning, we elected to have the lift and cruise configuration, which we understand is better for certification purpose, but also for the aftermarket operation for the operator customers. And this is exactly what we're doing with the engineering prototype, separating the vertical flight to the -- from the horizontal flight is what has led us to have this block building, what we call it, a methodology that Embraer has been doing for the last 56 years and has been proving efficient. As we go, we test each component, and this is what we've been doing, right, since the last flight and even prior to this.

The first flight that we had on 19th of December, and then we've been having the first phase, which is the hover phase, and then we had the 3 months of upgrading and software integrating also with the pusher that we will turn on. We did turn it on, on the ground first, but now in flight. So this is part of the planned flight campaign. And yes, it's going to take us to the end of the year. So, we like to progress -- like -- I like to say, progress with purpose, right? I mean, we don't want to cut any corners. We know all those tests are important.

We've tested more than 150 points of testing, which is very important in our process, and expanding the envelope of flight, right? So -- and then we're learning as we're doing this. With this, we're transferring this to be conforming prototype as much as possible. And this is exactly what we're doing. We're going to be freezing the design of the aircraft by the end of this year. We call the CDR phase with all the suppliers. The 21 suppliers also will be done by the end of this year. And then, like I said, just assembling. Some of them, by the way, the CDRs are done with the suppliers. Some others are not yet.

And then we'll transfer this knowledge to the conforming prototype. We'll have 6 conforming prototypes built up next year with the first flight, as I said, it's going to be crewed with a pilot. It's going to be the second half of next year. Six prototypes to go until the certification for 2028, right? It takes about 12 months from the first flight. This is a rule of thumb that we have at Embraer that has been proven also for certification with ANAC.

Andres Sheppard-Slinger: Excellent. Thank you, Johann. And maybe just as a quick follow-up. So, at the Farnborough Airshow, you added 2 LOIs to the backlog. So, I guess the question, how significant are these orders? How are you thinking about converting those to binding orders going forward? And what do you see as maybe the main differentiator of the backlog?

Johann Christian Jean Bordais: Thanks, Andres. It is important for us, right? I mean, whether it's a new LOI or it's an order conversion, I think it's just important is to move on and also prepare the enter into service. And we do sign those contracts when they make sense. It's just not adding up aircraft numbers to the 2,700 aircraft under LOI and the firm orders -- 100 airplanes under the firm orders with Revo and AirX that we announced early on. But it is to make sense. It's exactly when we have the right mission to fit what the aircraft is meant for.

And if you look at Moov, which is the Cabo Verde network and operation, that's exactly what we want, right? It's really to start with the ecotourism going and the whole country is also investing massively in the tourism. And we feel that the eVTOL is definitely needed so they can grow together with the country. And then we also have another one which is important to us is the leasing community with Shearwater, right, recently purchased by the Bay Point Capital Company. And it also shows -- to add up to the other leasing companies that we have, those different models is going to be sold.

We sell to a leasing company and then they lease the aircraft to operators or we sell directly to the operators, very similar to what we see in the aeronautical business, which is a rotary aircraft or the fixed-wing aircraft. So as you can see, it's getting interest from the leasing community, which I think is super important for us.

Operator: We'll go next to Amit Dayal with H.C. Wainwright.

Amit Dayal: With respect to the synergies, Edu, maybe can you elaborate a little bit on what the components of those synergies are? Are these mostly from engineering or is there any IP or infrastructure? Like, can you maybe just give us some color on what the different aspects of these cost synergies and where you are going to capitalize on are?

Eduardo Couto: Yes. When we talk about the synergies, we break that in 3 pockets. One pocket is the Eve structure, where we look at everything that we do at Eve and see things that Embraer already does on the parent level, right? And we analyze what we have to do at Eve, but -- and also what could have been done by Embraer, right? So this is more on the administrative side, right, general expenses, and we have been able to find things that Embraer is doing, they can do for us, so we don't have to have a dedicated team at Eve doing that.

So this is one type of synergy we do on the Eve structural level, what could be done by Embraer, what could be done -- what needs to be done by Eve. The second thing is the master service agreement with Embraer. Embraer has this big pool of engineers that has been working for us. They do a lot of activities for us. We are the whole time, taking a look on that, how we can be more efficient, what transactions we can pay. Sometimes we can pay things directly to the suppliers of Embraer, so it doesn't need to go through Embraer so that we can save some money. So a big work on this service agreement with Embraer.

And the third pocket is industrialization, right? As I said, we want to be as efficient as possible. Embraer has a lot of existing assets and a lot of investments that were already done that we don't need to do it again. So we were discussing what is the most efficient way to produce our eVTOLs, so that we don't need to duplicate infrastructure investments that Embraer has already done. So those are the three pockets. Eve structure, the Embraer service agreement, and the industrialization.

Johann Christian Jean Bordais: I will give 2 concrete examples of exactly what Edu has mentioned here on those 3 pillars of synergies. The first one is on the organization, as you mentioned. This is something that we have at Eve, 176 employees, Eve'rs, that's how we call ourselves. And then we also have the MSA with Embraer that involves about 800 people. So if you think about it, that's 1,000 people, organized. But the way we were organized before, we would have some mirror organization, right, like program, for example. And then we figured, we could get more synergy by having one program on one side, which comes with the responsibility, right, and ownership which belongs to Eve.

But on the other part, as Edu did mention, some other team would go to Embraer because of the volume of people that they have, they could get some work with maybe less people and then direct some workforce to other projects within Embraer. So we've seen those gains. That's the first tangible example. The second one, which I think also is important, is on the certification program. As you remember, last year we did announce that we would put the landing gears and wheels on our vehicle. Well, the conforming prototype will have those landing gears and it allows us to move around the prototype in Gavião Peixoto faster.

And with that in mind, what we could come up with Embraer is use the existing facilities and hangars that they have instead and maybe add up about a couple of containers in the kind of startup style, let's say. And then it will allow us, we have the FATO and vertiport and it will avoid some cost avoidance on the building of a brand new hangar that we had originally planned. So those are substantial savings that, it's a reflection of a direct synergy with Embraer.

Amit Dayal: And then going forward, can you -- can this continue to add up for you guys? I know the range is $100 million to $150 million now, but in the future can you potentially find more areas of cost synergies?

Eduardo Couto: Oh yes, I think the focus right now is the synergies related to the certification, right, until we get certification in 2028. But when we think about, for instance, services and support, right? Embraer has a lot of MROs and a lot of facilities spread worldwide that we can also leverage, and don't need to invest. So the focus now is certification synergies. But once we enter into service, there is a lot that we can use from existing assets that Embraer already has.

Amit Dayal: Understood. Just one last question guys. This partnership with Hitachi, is this more for Eve's operational execution and infrastructure or are you targeting the general eVTOL infrastructure opportunity with this partnership?

Johann Christian Jean Bordais: Yes, thanks, Amit. Since the beginning, we strongly believe in the agnostic way, right? This is the way how we're going to be creating the UAM. If we are able to have different types of UAM in different vertiports, and this is what we want. We want to scale up the UAM, and we'll do this only if we standardize, whether it's the electrification, whether it's the BTMS, which is the Battery Thermal Management System, and so on, right? Same thing with the FATO. And I think this is what we're looking for, and this non-exclusive partnership with Hitachi is exactly going in this direction.

I mean, it's a great partner, into the electrification around the world already on many industries, and they're naturally coming to the eVTOL world, and their knowledge will be paramount to make sure that we can spread, with their system or any other system, spread the UAM.

Operator: [Operator Instructions] And we'll go next to Austin Moeller with Canaccord Genuity.

Austin Moeller: For TechCare, how should we think about the process of revenue generation on the $1.4 billion in MRO contracts? What kind of work might need to be performed on these aircraft in their first year after delivery to customers?

Johann Christian Jean Bordais: Thanks for the question. This is -- since the beginning, the inception of Eve, we think about 3 pillars, which is the vehicle itself. This is about the customer support and services, strong from the Embraer experience, obviously, and network, Edu mentioned it, right? The MRO, for example, but not only, it's all about the spare parts, about the training of pilots and mechanics and so on, right? Technical services and you name it. So, and then the third one is the vector is about the UATM. When it comes to TechCare, it's the name of our solution, the suite of solutions, technical solutions, that we have. It's a fly-by-the-hour program.

But it's based on this system, well-known in the industry. But what happened is that during our negotiation with the suppliers, with our partners, the 21, 22 suppliers that we have, it's a lifecycle contracts that we have. So not only it's for the prototype -- conforming prototype, but also contracts for the production of the Eve-100, but it's also for the customer support and services. And we want to be the face to the customer. This is something that the model that customers have been asking us. We're going to be creating a new category of aircraft and a new segment of aviation.

And they want to make sure that we're committed, and this is exactly the spirit of Eve. Just to make sure that we are embedded in the operation, right? They want two things. They want to make sure our operators will want to have the availability of the vehicle when needed, really ready for the mission, and also the operating costs. The best way to do this when it comes to customer support and services is for you to be the face of the customer, right? And that's how we're going to be doing.

So it's basically MRO, material availability with an exchange program, and the repair, also a network, right, that we do this with the best customer, and the training, remembering that we do have a contract with ECTS, which is a joint venture between CAE and Embraer, that today do all the Phenom and also the E2s and yes, the end of the technical services. On top of this, very important, we also are piggybacking on the Ahead Pro, which is a prognostic service that Embraer provides to their customers that we will have. So with sensors all throughout the machine, the eVTOL, then we'll be able to see what's the prognosing the maintenance of the aircraft.

When it comes to the aircraft and the needs, it's an electrical vehicle. So it's definitely less maintenance task. But again, I mean, this type support program, it's all about predicting the future. Like, Murphy is really keen on trying to break those machines, and when it breaks where it shouldn't. And then with that TechCare services, we will return the operation as fast as possible. And this is what the operator wants.

Austin Moeller: Okay, and can you comment on the component or part level differences between the 6 cert-conforming prototypes that you expect to start building this year and will be completing different tasks?

Johann Christian Jean Bordais: You mean, compared to the current engineering prototypes?

Eduardo Couto: No, no. I think the difference between the 6, right?

Johann Christian Jean Bordais: Right. Between the 6, okay.

Eduardo Couto: Are you talking about the difference between the 6, the conforming prototypes, or are you talking the difference between the conforming prototype and the engineering prototype, Austin?

Austin Moeller: The 6 conforming prototypes.

Johann Christian Jean Bordais: Okay. Yes, we do have Basile here on the line that can give you a little bit more detail.

Marcelo Basile: I can help on that. Good morning, this is Marcelo Basile. And the difference of those prototypes are related to what the matters of certification we have ahead. So the first one will be related to the envelope expansion and we're dealing with handling quality performance. The second one, you'll be going deep on the handling -- on some tasks regarding also in performance. The third vehicle, you'll be dealing with systems and most likely propulsion and the electrical system. The fourth system -- the fourth aircraft, you'll be dealing as well, going deep on systems, but with focus on avionics. The fifth prototype is more related to interior cabin systems.

It will be the first one that will have aircraft with full cabin implemented. And the sixth one will be dedicated to the function and reliability testing, basically are the most close to the series prototypes, series aircraft, and this airplane will be compliant with the functional reliability, basically it's the last thing that we have before entry to service under the type certification achievement.

Operator: [Operator Instructions] Moving on to Andre Madrid with U.S. Bancorp.

Unknown Analyst: Looking at, the supply chain, can you maybe give us an update there? And also, as you're going through production, your conforming prototypes, do you think there's room to add additional suppliers still?

Johann Christian Jean Bordais: Yes, good question. Supply chain, we do have 22. I keep saying we have 21, 22 because as a matter of fact, there's a few of them remaining, but there's what we call the off-the-shelf type of components like an ELT or those type of things that there's not much of a negotiation or customization to our vehicle. It's something that comes with the aircraft and needs to be on the aircraft. But all those contracts were closed and negotiated back. The first contract was on the battery and the -- back in 2023 and with the battery and the engines. We are going through this development phase, right?

So back and forth with requirements that we have and we send it to the suppliers and then they answer back. We make changes as we're evolving also and testing the vehicle. But like I said previously, we will have to freeze the design of the aircraft, the Eve-100, by the end of this year. We can accept afterwards minor changes, right? But for certification and for exactly all the test phases that Basile actually mentioned on the sixth vehicle, then we really need to have this configuration frozen by the end of this year. So this is what we're going to be doing with all the suppliers. It's going to happen by the end of this year.

And then it's -- those contracts are -- it's one also of the big synergy and knowledge that we're gaining from the Embraer team. For the last 56 years, they've been negotiating this contract and it's a lifecycle contract. Like I said, it's not for only the production. It's really to make sure that all throughout the life of and the operation of the eVTOL, our eVTOL, then they will be supporting us and ramping up, right? So we do have clauses -- important clauses that allow to increase the ramp up and the production, for example, based also on the experience of Embraer.

And we know that Embraer has been very good to manage and really a spirit of partnership throughout the pandemic. But after the pandemic, with our suppliers, and that's the same methodology that we're using, locating people also at suppliers to follow up with the development and the engineering teams. So this is how we -- that's the DNA of our relationship with the suppliers.

Operator: And this now concludes our question and answer session. I would like to turn the floor back over to Lucio Aldworth for closing comments.

Lucio Aldworth: Thanks, Carrie, and thank you everyone who joined the call today. As you saw, we achieved several important milestones this quarter, and we're going to continue evolving quickly and forward, and all of our achievements are going to be much more clearly visible to all in the investment community. We look forward to meeting you in the next upcoming event we're going to be participating. And as always, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to me or my team. Thank you and have a good day.

Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your participation. This does conclude today's teleconference. You may disconnect your lines and have a wonderful day.

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