EVTL News & Events

Vertical Aerospace announced that its battery pilot production line is now operational at its Vertical Energy Centre. The 15,000 square feet Vertical Energy Centre opened in 2023 and has produced the battery systems used in the company's piloted flight testing since 2024. Vertical will use the pilot line to test and build the final battery packs for its seven Valo certification aircraft which will be used to take the aircraft through the final stages of its certification program with the UK Civil Aviation Authority and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, while also providing capacity for the first phase of commercial production following certification, targeted for 2028.

Vertical Aerospace (EVTL) provided the following statement in response to a patent infringement complaint filed by Archer Aviation (ACHR) in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas: "Archer's recent claims are without merit, and Vertical intends to defend those claims vigorously. Vertical has developed a robust aircraft design with a clear path to certification, underpinned by Vertical's proprietary and market-leading technology and international IP portfolio. Archer's claims are merely an attempt to distract from the challenges Archer is facing competing in the marketplace." "Vertical's aircraft architecture, proprietary technology stack and certification pathway have been independently developed over many years and are protected by a robust portfolio of intellectual property rights," said Domhnal Slattery, Vertical Aerospace Chair. "Our focus remains firmly on execution and certification. That is where sustainable value is created - and that is where we are leading."

Vertical Aerospace announced the signing of a strategic three-party memorandum of understanding with Abdel Hadi Abdullah Al-Qahtani & Sons Group of Companies, or AHQ Group, a Saudi industrial conglomerate, and the Saudi National Industrial Development Centre, or NIDC, part of the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources. The MoU, signed in Riyadh, establishes a framework to explore the development of a long-term advanced air mobility, or AAM, ecosystem in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Under the MoU, the parties will evaluate a broad set of opportunities spanning manufacturing localization, commercial eVTOL operations and potential investment and incentive opportunities. AHQ Group will support the evaluation of industrial, commercial and investment structures required to establish a scalable and sustainable AAM ecosystem in the Kingdom. Together, Vertical, AHQ Group and NIDC will explore how Saudi Arabia can become a regional hub for electric aircraft manufacturing, battery systems and AAM services.