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Vertical Aerospace opens Cotswold Airport assembly center for Valo eVTOL

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Vertical Aerospace has opened a new assembly center at Cotswold Airport in the U.K. to build certification aircraft and initial production units of its Valo electric air taxi. The facility, located alongside the company’s flight-test base, marks a step from prototype development toward aircraft manufacturing, with a stated sights on producing up to 1,000 aircraft annually.

Discovered 2026-09-24T22:21:37.408530-07:00 | 2026-09-24T22:21:37.408530-07:00

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  • The new facility is intended to build Valo certification aircraft and initial production units, linking assembly directly with the company’s flight-test operation at Cotswold Airport.
  • The opening signals Vertical Aerospace’s transition from prototype developer toward manufacturer and establishes production capacity ambitions of up to 1,000 aircraft annually.

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