Image: PAL-V
Dutch flying car developer PAL-V has secured a European Production Organisation Approval (POA) for the organisation that will manufacture its aircraft.
The approval confirms that PAL-V has established the organisational structure, production processes and quality management system required to manufacture airworthy aviation products within the approved scope. EASA’s rules also require production organisations to demonstrate control over their manufacturing processes and conformity of products with approved design data.
The approval allows PAL-V to carry out aviation production activities under EASA regulations. The Liberty must still complete its aircraft certification process before the company can deliver certified aircraft to customers.
The Liberty is designed to be driven on roads and flown as an aircraft. PAL-V says the new approval makes it the first company in the flying car segment of advanced air mobility to obtain a European production organisation approval.
“Obtaining the POA is a major milestone for PAL-V,” Robert Dingemanse, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PAL-V, told Zag Daily. “It confirms that we have not only developed a groundbreaking platform for FlyDrive products but have also built a world-class organisation capable of developing, certifying and manufacturing airworthy products.”
The company, based in the Netherlands, has previously secured approval to manufacture the Liberty as a road vehicle. It also received a No Technical Objection from EASA in 2025 as part of the aircraft certification process.
The remaining regulatory step is type certification of the Liberty itself. This assesses whether the specific aircraft design complies with its applicable aviation certification requirements.
“Once type certification is completed and all regulatory requirements have been fulfilled, PAL-V will be able to deliver certified aircraft to customers and commence commercial operations,” Dingemanse added.
PAL-V says it already has reservations and commitments for roughly 250 vehicles, equivalent to around three years of planned production. Its current facility in the Netherlands is designed to produce up to 100 vehicles a year.
The company plans to increase manufacturing capacity gradually, with additional production facilities in other regions envisaged as demand grows.
