Vertical Aerospace opens a dedicated eVTOL assembly centre at Cotswold Airport.

Vertical Aerospace opened a 5,570-square-metre aircraft assembly centre beside its Cotswold Airport flight-test operation.

By TomorrowNews · AI-assisted briefing
Source published 26 Sept 2026 · Briefing published 27 September 2026

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The £1.5 million facility brings the company’s footprint at the airport to roughly 12,080 square metres. It is intended to place engineering, aircraft assembly, ground operations and flight testing on one campus.

Vertical says the site will support Valo eVTOL development as the programme moves from prototypes toward certification and repeatable manufacturing. The opening adds physical capacity, but regulatory approval and production maturity remain separate milestones.

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