eVTOL

Joby Aviation

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Public (NYSE: JOBY)

Joby Aviation is a California-based transportation company developing a piloted, all-electric air taxi for commercial passenger service. The company completed FAA Stage 4 certification in late March 2026 and is now in Stage 5 (Type Inspection Authorization), the final gate before U.S. commercial type certification, which analysts expect in late 2026. Joby demonstrated the first-ever eVTOL point-to-point flight from JFK Airport to Manhattan in April 2026, a Dubai vertiport network is ready for service, and the company ended Q1 2026 with $2.5B in cash. Joby expects to carry its first paying passengers in the UAE and through the White House-backed eIPP program in the U.S. in 2026.

Archer Aviation

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Public (NYSE: ACHR)

Archer Aviation is an electric aircraft company building Midnight, a piloted four-passenger eVTOL for short urban trips, while expanding into defense and powertrain sales. As of Q1 2026 Archer had passed 700 Midnight test flights, completed 70% of for-credit FAA flight-test points, and formally closed FAA Phase 3 in April 2026 — the first eVTOL company to do so — unlocking Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) and entering Phase 4 (formal compliance testing). In the UAE, the GCAA transitioned Midnight to a Restricted Type Certificate (RTC) program on May 7, 2026, targeting initial commercial certification as early as Q3 2026 — meaning Abu Dhabi is likely to see the first Midnight passenger flights before the U.S. The critical remaining FAA milestone is a publicly demonstrated piloted transition flight (VTOL→forward-flight mode), which is slated for H2 2026. U.S. operations are targeted for H2 2026 in Florida, New York, and Texas under the eIPP. Archer is also the named official air taxi provider of the 2028 LA Olympics. The company ended Q1 2026 with $951M cash and $1.8B total liquidity.

Beta Technologies

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Public (NYSE: BETA)

Beta Technologies is an electric aerospace company building the ALIA aircraft family, electric propulsion systems, charging infrastructure, batteries, and flight-critical systems for cargo, passenger, medical, and defense markets. Founded in 2017 by Kyle Clark, the company went public on the NYSE in November 2025 and uses a stepwise commercialization path centered on certifying its conventional ALIA CTOL aircraft first while scaling motor, charger, and engineering services. By Q1 2026, Beta had grown its aircraft backlog to 991 units worth $3.9 billion — including a new 100-aircraft Surf Air Mobility partnership — and had accumulated 139,000+ nautical miles of flight testing across a 123-site charging network. Beta was selected for seven of the eight U.S. eIPP launch programs, and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy flew an ALIA at Vermont HQ in May 2026. Q1 2026 revenue was $10.1 million, with FY2026 guidance of $39–$43 million. H500A motor certification has slipped past H1 2026 due to an unresolved FAA 'continued rotation' test challenge, while CX300 type certification remains targeted for late 2026 or early 2027.