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Reuters • Anuj Tiwari

Beta Technologies files for up to $825M IPO, targets roughly $7.2B valuation

Beta Technologies filed to raise as much as $825 million in a U.S. IPO that would value the Vermont electric‑aircraft maker at about $7.2 billion. The company launched the offering and is pursuing a traditional U.S. listing even as a federal government shutdown continues.

2025-10-15T14:20:32.679022-07:00

The Air Current

Archer wins €18M bid for Lilium’s ~300 eVTOL patents, boosting portfolio past 1,000

2025-10-15T05:38:26.507236-07:00

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Joby and Archer join US bids for Lilium's assets

2025-10-14T22:48:46.329878-07:00

FlightGlobal

Electra.aero selects Evolito to supply eight electric propulsion units per EL9 under production contract

2025-10-13T03:11:41.288689-07:00

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AINonline

VoltAero seeks funding for Cassio hybrid‑electric aircraft after investor bails; accelerates U.S. subsidiary plans VoltAero, the French hybrid‑electric pioneer, is urgently seeking fresh capital for its Cassio hybrid‑electric aircraft after a key investor bailed. The company says it is expediting plans to form a U.S. subsidiary as part of its response to the funding shortfall.

2025-10-16T05:50:48.823442-07:00

VoltAero seeks funding for Cassio hybrid‑electric aircraft after investor bails; accelerates U.S. subsidiary plans

themainewire.com

BETA Technologies loses funding after mechanical mishaps, grounding aircraft and pausing Knox County charger rollout BETA Technologies, based at Burlington, Vermont International Airport, has lost key funding after mechanical mishaps that have grounded its electric Alia aircraft. The setbacks have stalled the company’s plan — announced two years ago — to install battery chargers at Knox County Airport in midcoast Maine.

2025-10-15T23:09:13.560651-07:00

BETA Technologies loses funding after mechanical mishaps, grounding aircraft and pausing Knox County charger rollout

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Beta Technologies files for up to $825M IPO, targets roughly $7.2B valuation Beta Technologies filed to raise as much as $825 million in a U.S. IPO that would value the Vermont electric‑aircraft maker at about $7.2 billion. The company launched the offering and is pursuing a traditional U.S. listing even as a federal government shutdown continues.

2025-10-15T14:20:32.679022-07:00

Beta Technologies files for up to $825M IPO, targets roughly $7.2B valuation

Vertical Mag

Eve Air Mobility and InvestSP convene Brazilian authorities to fast-track commercial eVTOL operations by 2027 Eve Air Mobility partnered with InvestSP to convene Brazilian regulators, environmental and safety agencies, and operators in São Paulo to align regulatory frameworks, infrastructure planning and workforce training needed to launch commercial eVTOL services targeted for 2027. The initiative aims to accelerate rulemaking, vertiport siting and operational readiness.

2025-10-15T12:28:36.405563-07:00

Eve Air Mobility and InvestSP convene Brazilian authorities to fast-track commercial eVTOL operations by 2027

ir.ehang.com

EHang and Thailand launch AAM regulatory sandbox to fast‑track EH216‑S commercial eVTOL operations EHang has launched an Advanced Air Mobility Sandbox Initiative in Thailand with the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand and local partners to fast‑track flight testing, rulemaking and commercial deployment of its EH216‑S eVTOL. The programme is pitched as a gateway for wider Southeast Asia AAM operations.

2025-10-15T07:36:27.441258-07:00

EHang and Thailand launch AAM regulatory sandbox to fast‑track EH216‑S commercial eVTOL operations

The Air Current

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Archer wins €18M bid for Lilium’s ~300 eVTOL patents, boosting portfolio past 1,000 Archer Aviation on 15 October won the competitive bid to acquire Lilium GmbH’s portfolio of roughly 300 advanced air mobility patents for €18 million (~$21M), adding ducted‑fan and other AAM technologies and expanding Archer’s patent holdings to more than 1,000 assets as it debuts Midnight.

2025-10-15T05:38:26.507236-07:00

Archer wins €18M bid for Lilium’s ~300 eVTOL patents, boosting portfolio past 1,000

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Joby and Archer join US bids for Lilium's assets US eVTOL companies Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation have entered the race to acquire the assets of German eVTOL developer Lilium. Their bids add prominent U.S. manufacturers to a crowded field of suitors and could reshape competition in electric urban air mobility.

2025-10-14T22:48:46.329878-07:00

Joby and Archer join US bids for Lilium's assets

Aviation Week

XPeng AeroHT rebrands as Aridge and secures scores of eVTOL orders from the Middle East Chinese hybrid eVTOL startup XPeng AeroHT has rebranded as Aridge and announced scores of new orders from customers in the Middle East. The combination of a corporate name change and multiple regional commitments signals commercial traction for the company’s hybrid eVTOL programme.

2025-10-14T15:32:55.640913-07:00

XPeng AeroHT rebrands as Aridge and secures scores of eVTOL orders from the Middle East

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