Vertical Aerospace Shares Rise After Two-Way Air Taxi Flight Completion

Dow Jones04-16

By Christopher Kuo

Shares of Vertical Aerospace rose after the company completed a two-way piloted transition flight with its electric air taxi.

Shares of the UK-based company developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, or eVTOLs, jumped 19% Thursday to $3.18. Its shares are down 41% year-to-date.

The company said its test pilot took off vertically in an eVTOL, transitioned to horizontal cruising flight and landed vertically. This is a key hurdle to clear for eVTOLs, which are designed to take off like helicopters and cruise like passenger jets.

Vertical said its Valo aircraft is moving into the next certification stage, with a target certification year of 2028.

The eVTOL industry has become increasingly competitive, as U.S. companies like Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation race to develop air taxis that will ferry passengers within and between cities. California-based Joby plans to launch commercial eVTOL flights in Dubai later this year.

Write to Christopher Kuo at chris.kuo@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

April 16, 2026 11:02 ET (15:02 GMT)

Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

At the request of the copyright holder, you need to log in to view this content

Disclaimer: Investing carries risk. This is not financial advice. The above content should not be regarded as an offer, recommendation, or solicitation on acquiring or disposing of any financial products, any associated discussions, comments, or posts by author or other users should not be considered as such either. It is solely for general information purpose only, which does not consider your own investment objectives, financial situations or needs. TTM assumes no responsibility or warranty for the accuracy and completeness of the information, investors should do their own research and may seek professional advice before investing.

Comments

We need your insight to fill this gap

Leave a comment

1

{"i18n":{"language":"en_US"},"isChannel":false,"data":{"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2627214933?lang=en_US&edition=fundamental","thumbnail":"","is_english":true,"pubTime":"2026-04-16 23:02","share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","id":"2627214933","market":"fut","top_or_hot":-1,"title":"Vertical Aerospace Shares Rise After Two-Way Air Taxi Flight Completion","media":"Dow Jones","content":"<font class=\"NormalMinus1\" face=\"Arial\">\n<p>\n  By Christopher Kuo \n</p>\n<pre style=\"white-space: pre\">\n \n</pre>\n<p>\n  Shares of <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/EVTL\">Vertical Aerospace</a> rose after the company completed a two-way piloted transition flight with its electric air taxi. \n</p>\n<p>\n  Shares of the UK-based company developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, or eVTOLs, jumped 19% Thursday to $3.18. Its shares are down 41% year-to-date. \n</p>\n<p>\n  The company said its test pilot took off vertically in an eVTOL, transitioned to horizontal cruising flight and landed vertically. This is a key hurdle to clear for eVTOLs, which are designed to take off like helicopters and cruise like passenger jets. \n</p>\n<p>\n  Vertical said its Valo aircraft is moving into the next certification stage, with a target certification year of 2028. \n</p>\n<p>\n  The eVTOL industry has become increasingly competitive, as U.S. companies like <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/JOBY\">Joby Aviation</a> and <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/ACHR\">Archer Aviation</a> race to develop air taxis that will ferry passengers within and between cities. California-based Joby plans to launch commercial eVTOL flights in Dubai later this year. \n</p>\n<pre style=\"white-space: pre\">\n \n</pre>\n<p>\n   Write to Christopher Kuo at chris.kuo@wsj.com \n</p>\n<p>\n  (END) Dow Jones Newswires\n</p>\n<p>\n  April 16, 2026 11:02 ET (15:02 GMT)\n</p>\n<p>\n  Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc.\n</p>\n</font>","source":null,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Vertical Aerospace Shares Rise After Two-Way Air Taxi Flight Completion</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nVertical Aerospace Shares Rise After Two-Way Air Taxi Flight Completion\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<div class=\"head\" \">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Dow Jones </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2026-04-16 23:02</p>\n</div>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<font class=\"NormalMinus1\" face=\"Arial\">\n<p>\n  By Christopher Kuo \n</p>\n<pre style=\"white-space: pre\">\n \n</pre>\n<p>\n  Shares of <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/EVTL\">Vertical Aerospace</a> rose after the company completed a two-way piloted transition flight with its electric air taxi. \n</p>\n<p>\n  Shares of the UK-based company developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, or eVTOLs, jumped 19% Thursday to $3.18. Its shares are down 41% year-to-date. \n</p>\n<p>\n  The company said its test pilot took off vertically in an eVTOL, transitioned to horizontal cruising flight and landed vertically. This is a key hurdle to clear for eVTOLs, which are designed to take off like helicopters and cruise like passenger jets. \n</p>\n<p>\n  Vertical said its Valo aircraft is moving into the next certification stage, with a target certification year of 2028. \n</p>\n<p>\n  The eVTOL industry has become increasingly competitive, as U.S. companies like <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/JOBY\">Joby Aviation</a> and <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/ACHR\">Archer Aviation</a> race to develop air taxis that will ferry passengers within and between cities. California-based Joby plans to launch commercial eVTOL flights in Dubai later this year. \n</p>\n<pre style=\"white-space: pre\">\n \n</pre>\n<p>\n   Write to Christopher Kuo at chris.kuo@wsj.com \n</p>\n<p>\n  (END) Dow Jones Newswires\n</p>\n<p>\n  April 16, 2026 11:02 ET (15:02 GMT)\n</p>\n<p>\n  Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc.\n</p>\n</font>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","isBrief":false,"type":0,"news_type":1,"symbol":"BK4603","symbol_name":"无人机概念股","start_time":0,"source_url":"https://dowjonesnews.com/newdjn/logon.aspx?AL=N","article_id":"2627214933","we_media_id":"106","thumbnails":[],"rights":null,"url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2627214933","pubTimestamp":1776351720,"columns":[],"sourceInfo":null,"weMediaInfo":{"media_name":"Dow Jones","introduction":"Dow Jones publishes the world’s most trusted business news and financial information in a variety of media.","home_visible":0,"id":"106","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99"},"summary":"Shares of Vertical Aerospace rose after the company completed a two-way piloted transition flight with its electric air taxi.Shares of the UK-based company developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, or eVTOLs, jumped 19% Thursday to $3.18. Its shares are down 41% year-to-date.The company said its test pilot took off vertically in an eVTOL, transitioned to horizontal cruising flight and landed vertically. This is a key hurdle to clear for eVTOLs, which are designed to take off like helicopters and cruise like passenger jets.Vertical said its Valo aircraft is moving into the next certification stage, with a target certification year of 2028.The eVTOL industry has become increasingly competitive, as U.S. companies like Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation race to develop air taxis that will ferry passengers within and between cities. California-based Joby plans to launch commercial eVTOL flights in Dubai later this year.","collect":0,"end_time":0,"defaultTopTitle":"","property":[],"viewcount":null,"language":"en","relate_stocks":{"BK4603":"无人机概念股","EVTL":"Vertical Aerospace","BK4187":"航天航空与国防"},"translate_title":"双向空中出租车飞行完成后垂直航空航天股价上涨","themeId":null,"isJumpTheme":false,"ttsUrl":null,"symbols_score_info":{"EVTL":1.5},"content_text":"By Christopher Kuo \n\n\n \n\n\n  Shares of Vertical Aerospace rose after the company completed a two-way piloted transition flight with its electric air taxi. \n\n\n  Shares of the UK-based company developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, or eVTOLs, jumped 19% Thursday to $3.18. Its shares are down 41% year-to-date. \n\n\n  The company said its test pilot took off vertically in an eVTOL, transitioned to horizontal cruising flight and landed vertically. This is a key hurdle to clear for eVTOLs, which are designed to take off like helicopters and cruise like passenger jets. \n\n\n  Vertical said its Valo aircraft is moving into the next certification stage, with a target certification year of 2028. \n\n\n  The eVTOL industry has become increasingly competitive, as U.S. companies like Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation race to develop air taxis that will ferry passengers within and between cities. California-based Joby plans to launch commercial eVTOL flights in Dubai later this year. \n\n\n \n\n\n   Write to Christopher Kuo at chris.kuo@wsj.com \n\n\n  (END) Dow Jones Newswires\n\n\n  April 16, 2026 11:02 ET (15:02 GMT)\n\n\n  Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"1","news_tag":"productRelease","news_rank":0,"isVideo":false,"video":null,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":true,"need_login_tip":false,"code":"91000000","status":"200"},"commentList":[],"isCommentEnd":true,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":0,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false},"APP":{"userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)","isDev":false,"isTTM":true,"tenantId":"TBGLOBAL","deviceId":"web-server-community-laohu8-v3","version":"4.42.0","shortVersion":"4.42.0","platform":"web","vendor":"web","appName":"ttm","isIOS":false,"isAndroid":false,"isTiger":false,"isTHS":false,"isWeiXin":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"isWeiBo":false,"isQQ":false,"isBaiduSwan":false,"isBaiduBox":false,"isDingTalk":false,"isToutiao":false,"isOnePlus":false,"isHuaWei":false,"isXiaomi":false,"isXiaomiWebView":false,"isOppo":false,"isVivo":false,"isSamsung":false,"isMobile":false},"href":"/m/news/2627214933","isCrawlerRequest":true}