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Vertical Aerospace and Aciturri Aerostructures Announce Long-Term Airframe Partnership for the VX4

Published August 04, 2025 at 10:00 AM

LONDON & NEW YORK & MIRANDA DE EBRO, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertical Aerospace (“Vertical”) (NYSE: EVTL), a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering electric aviation, today announced a long-term strategic partnership with Aciturri Aerostructures (“Aciturri”), a leading global aerostructures supplier, to build the airframe for Vertical’s electric and hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the VX4. Under the partnership agreement, Aciturri will supply

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