Certification
UK CAA and EASA; design organization approval (DOA); type certificate target 2029
Launch operators and orders: American Airlines; Japan Airlines; GOL; Bristow; Avolon.
Battery: Eight liquid-cooled underfloor packs. Charging: About 12-minute recharge for short missions.
Program record
Program record
| Class | eVTOL passenger |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Powertrain | battery-electric |
| Seats or payload | pilot + 4 (up to 6) |
| Range (km, published target) | 161 |
| Battery | Eight liquid-cooled underfloor packs |
| Charging | About 12-minute recharge for short missions |
| Autonomy | piloted |
| Certification | UK CAA and EASA; design organization approval (DOA); type certificate target 2029 |
| Status | active |
| Launch operators and orders | American Airlines; Japan Airlines; GOL; Bristow; Avolon |
| Manufacturing | Bristol, UK |
| Parent or backers | Mudrick Capital; NYSE EVTL |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: vertical-aerospace.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in the eVTOL Directory. Programs are ranked on battery, charging, autonomy, certification stage and launch operators - the factors that decide whether an aircraft enters commercial service.
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| Prosperity (V2000EM) (AutoFlight) | active |
| ALIA A250 (BETA Technologies) | active |
| VT35 (EHang) | active |
| EH216-S (EHang) | active |
| e200x (ePlane Company) | active |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Valo (Vertical Aerospace)
- Sources
- ElectronsX aviation dataset; company filings and regulator records
- Updated
- 2026-10