Vertical Aerospace Provides First Quarter Update, Achieves Key Execution Milestones and Advances Toward Certification

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LONDON & NEW YORK, May 06, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertical Aerospace (NYSE: EVTL) ("Vertical," "we," "our" or the "Company"), a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering electric aviation, today will provide a Business & Strategy Update for the first quarter of 2026, highlighting continued progress across flight testing, certification, and financing. The Company’s Q1 2026 financial results filing is available on its investor relations website. Stuart Simpson, CEO at Vertical, said: "This quarter represents a clear inflection point for Vertical. The successful completion of two-way piloted transition flight demonstrates our aircraft’s performance in real-world conditions and validates the core architecture required for certification. With this milestone achieved, our focus now shifts to executing Critical Design Review and advancing toward certification. Combined with our recent financing, we believe we are well positioned to deliver against our roadmap and progress Valo toward commercialization." Recent Highlights Completion of Two-way Piloted Transition Advancing Toward Critical Design Review Financial Outlook & Clear Path to Certification Positioned for Next Phase With the completion of transition flight and continued progress toward CDR, Vertical is entering a phase defined by disciplined execution against its certification roadmap. The Company’s third prototype aircraft is expected to commence flight testing shortly, supporting further validation and certification activities. Joining the Q1 Webcast Vertical will host a webcast at 08:30 am ET (13:30 GMT) today to discuss the first quarter’s results. The call will be hosted by Vertical Chair, Dómhnal Slattery and Stuart Simpson, Vertical’s CEO. They will be joined by Simon Davies, Vertical’s Chief Test Pilot, and David King, Vertical’s Chief Engineer. To access the webcast, visit Vertical’s Investor Relations website at https://investor.vertical-aerospace.com/events-and-presentations/events/. A replay will be available on the Company’s website following the event. Annual Report Vertical filed its 2025 Annual Report, including FY25 financial results on March 24, 2026. A copy of the Annual Report is available on the Company’s Investor Relations website and at www.sec.gov. Vertical will provide a hard copy of the Annual Report c...

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