JetZero secures $5.3M in FAA CLEEN IV funding to instrument its Jet1 blended wing body demonstrator for real-world airflow data.
Skyfly Technologies closes $10M seed round to certify its Axe eVTOL under FAA MOSAIC rules, targeting 2027 customer deliveries.
Firefly Aerospace passed the Elytra spacecraft PDR less than four months after its $75M JPL subcontract for the 2028 MoonFall mission.
Reliable Robotics extends its Series D to $275M and crosses a $1B valuation as FAA certification work advances.
French startup HyLight secures €13M Series A to expand its autonomous hydrogen airship fleet for infrastructure inspection.
SkyDrive and MUFG Bank launched a joint feasibility study on Oct. 6, 2026, for commercial eVTOL services in Western Japan.
SkyDrive targets 146 Osaka rooftop emergency helipads for eVTOL vertiport conversion, aiming for 2028 commercial service.
Vertical Aerospace opens a £1.5M Aircraft Assembly Centre at Cotswold Airport, targeting CAA Type Certification for its Valo eVTOL by 2029.
Vertical Aerospace initiates a strategic review, appoints Jefferies LLC, and names former Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier as board chair.
Skyports Infrastructure secured nine AAM subsidy projects across six Japanese prefectures with a 100% application success rate.
