Vertical Aerospace to Fly 1st eVTOL Public Demo Flights at Farnborough International Airshow

July 17, 2026

LONDON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertical Aerospace ("Vertical") (NYSE: EVTL), a global aerospace and technology company pioneering electric aviation, plans to conduct the first public electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) demonstration flights to take place at the Farnborough International Airshow (20-24 July 2026), marking another significant milestone as the company advances towards certification and commercial service.

The demonstrations come at an important point in Vertical's evolution. Over the past year, the company has launched its commercial aircraft, Valo, completed successful piloted transition flights, strengthened its balance sheet, expanded its global technology ecosystem, advanced its hybrid-electric defence strategy and continued to execute against its certification programme. Having demonstrated the aircraft's core capabilities, Vertical is now focused on the next phase of its strategy – executing towards certification, industrialisation and commercialisation.

As well as public piloted flight demonstrations of its full-scale prototype, Vertical will also display its full-scale commercial model of Valo.

Stuart Simpson, CEO of Vertical Aerospace: "Vertical arrives at Farnborough with the key building blocks now in place. Over the past year we've transformed the business - from launching Valo and achieving piloted transition to strengthening our financial position and expanding our industrial ecosystem. We've proven the technology. Our focus now is executing the roadmap to certification, industrialisation and commercial service. Every milestone we deliver reduces risk, strengthens our competitive position and brings us closer to building one of the world's leading electric aerospace companies."

Source : Vertical Aerospace