The flying car dream just moved one serious step closer
PAL-V has secured EASA Production Organisation Approval, bringing Liberty closer to series production while final aircraft certification is still pending.
A flying car that spent years looking like a machine from the future has taken another serious step toward the production line. Dutch company PAL-V has received European Production Organisation Approval under EASA aviation rules. The company now holds production approvals for two worlds at once — automotive and aviation.
In March 2026, Dutch regulator RDW had already recognised PAL-V as a certified vehicle manufacturer and confirmed that its processes meet Conformity of Production requirements. Now the aviation side has followed: the new POA confirms that PAL-V's production organisation can manufacture aeronautical products while meeting established quality and airworthiness requirements.
But it is still too early to celebrate Liberty appearing in showrooms. POA must not be confused with final certification of the flying car itself: the approval primarily covers the production organisation, while Liberty's design continues on a separate path toward its aviation certificate. EASA previously issued the project a No Technical Objection, effectively confirming that there were no known technical obstacles to continuing the compliance-demonstration programme.
So what does it mean? PAL-V says it is the first company in the FlyDrive segment to receive this type of production approval and claims its reservation book is already enough to fill the first three years of production. The company has not disclosed how many vehicles it plans to build or when customer deliveries will begin. The biggest barrier is still ahead — completing certification of Liberty itself. Only then can today's approvals turn from impressive paperwork into actual flying cars in customers' hands.