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EXCLUSIVE: This 'Pens Down' Moment Could Make Or Break Vertical Aerospace
Benzinga· 2025-12-09 20:37
Vertical Aerospace Ltd (NYSE:EVTL) is hurtling toward what CEO Stuart Simpson calls a decisive turning point. A mid-2026 milestone that could determine whether the company becomes the breakout winner of the eVTOL race or another over-promised aerospace dream weighed down by certification reality. Track EVTL stock here.The moment is engineered into the aerospace discipline: the Critical Design Review (CDR). When it hits, it is literally "pens down for our engineers," Simpson told Benzinga. That is the moment ...