In a key milestone, Lilium has successfully completed the fourth and final Design Organization Approval (DOA) audit by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
EASA grants DOA holders’ special privileges like having compliance documents accepted by the Agency without further verification and approval to perform activities independently from the Agency
Lilium is pursuing a DOA specifically tailored for eVTOL and electric propulsion certification in collaboration with EASA.
On achieving this milestone, Alastair McIntosh, Chief Technology Officer, Lilium said: “In simple terms, a Design Organisation Approval can be thought of as a ‘licence to operate.’ An aerospace company in Europe can neither hold a Type Certificate, nor undertake or approve design activity without having a DOA. Successfully completing the fourth and final DOA Audit pays tribute to the calibre of our team and the rigour of our design processes.”
Having completed this fourth EASA audit, Lilium will now enter the final phase of the DOA process – the follow up and closure of outstanding actions and administrative steps to complete the process.
Apart from the DOA, Lilium continues to make substantial progress towards type certification of its Lilium Jet. Lilium was awarded its EASA certification basis for the Lilium Jet in 2020.
The FAA issued its G-1 for the Lilium Jet last month, making Lilium the only eVTOL manufacturer with both an EASA and FAA certification basis for a powered lift eVTOL aircraft.