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Vertical Aerospace Secures Fresh Funding and Targets Valo eVTOL Critical Design Review This Year

Vertical Aerospace has extended the cash runway for its Valo electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft with fresh funding, while the UK-based company says it plans to complete the program’s critical design review this year. The milestone will mark a key step in the aircraft’s development and certification campaign.

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Pivotal BlackFly eVTOL joins 911 response in North Carolina, reaching one patient 20 minutes before an ambulance

Hyde County emergency services used a single-seat Pivotal BlackFly eVTOL for two real 911 responses, marking the aircraft’s first reported emergency deployments in the United States. In one call, the paramedic pilot reached the patient 20 minutes before the ground ambulance in the rural coastal county.

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Joby Aviation partners with AI company to develop vertiports

Joby Aviation is partnering with an artificial-intelligence company to develop vertiports, linking the eVTOL developer’s aircraft commercialization plans with the digital systems and infrastructure needed to support future air-taxi operations. The announcement highlights vertiport development as a parallel requirement alongside aircraft certification and production.

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Airbus Leads Deliveries as Boeing Books 38 Orders in July; Farnborough Drives 2026 Commercial Aerospace Activity

Airbus delivered 418 commercial aircraft through July 2026, maintaining its global lead over Boeing, while Boeing recorded 38 gross orders during a slower month focused on recovery and production stability. The July period also brought certification, flight-testing, partnership and infrastructure progress, alongside major Farnborough deals.

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