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Horizon Aircraft Welcomes Former Rolls-Royce Propulsion Expert Justin Chapman as Senior Technical Advisor
TORONTO, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New Horizon Aircraft (NASDAQ: HOVR), doing business as Horizon Aircraft (“Horizon Aircraft” or the “Company”), an advanced aerospace engineering company and developer of one of the world’s first operationally-focused hybrid-eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft, announced today that Justin Chapman will be supporting the Company in a senior advisory capacity, contributing his extensive expertise to the technical development of aircraft s
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