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Cotswolds home to UK's first air taxi assembly centre

UK · 2026-09-25

Key takeaway

Vertical Aerospace opens the UK's first air taxi assembly centre at Cotswold Airport, anchoring domestic eVTOL manufacturing.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerVertical Aerospace establishes an air taxi assembly centre at Cotswold Airport, building domestic eVTOL manufacturing capacity.
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onThe new facility creates high-skilled jobs and increases demand for local aerospace suppliers and service providers.
  3. Step 3 · Knock-onAirlines with eVTOL orders from Vertical Aerospace benefit from improved delivery certainty and local support, strengthening the UK's advanced air mobility ecosystem.
  4. Step 4 · Reaches youSMEs in the aerospace supply chain gain new contract opportunities and increased demand as the sector expands.

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Source: bbc.co.uk

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