Deployment

Valo at UK

Vertical Aerospace's flagship air taxi, unveiled December 2025. Four-seat eVTOL targeting EASA SC-VTOL enhanced category certification. Certification delayed to 2029. Achieved first piloted transition from hover to forward flight in April 2026.

Valo by Vertical Aerospace · Unverified · Drones

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Vertical Aerospace confirmed Valo certification delayed to 2029, with Critical Design Review expected by end of 2026 and certification-conforming aircraft build to follow.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Valo at UK.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

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Last updated: 2026-08-27
Model: Valo
Company: Vertical Aerospace
Location: UK
Operator: Vertical Aerospace
Status: announced
First seen: 2026-07-13
ID: 81334522-c8c3-4862-adb0-09e6e41022fb

Timeline

Jul 2026
First recorded
Valo first documented operating at UK.
Aug 2026
Current status: announced
Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Operates worldwide

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Sources (1)

https://www.flightglobal.com/archive/2026/07/vertical-aerospace-confirms-new-delay-to-valo-certification/ · 2026-07-13

Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-27

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-27

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: prototype

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Valo deployment at UK?

Valo, built by Vertical Aerospace, is recorded as a deployment at UK on the DEPLOY registry. Vertical Aerospace operates the deployment directly.

Who operates Valo at UK?

Vertical Aerospace, the manufacturer of Valo, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

When did the Valo deployment at UK go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting July 13, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

Is the Valo deployment at UK still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is announced but not yet operating.

Have there been incidents at the Valo deployment at UK?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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