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Jury Orders Joby Aviation to Pay $116.9 Million in Trade Secrets Case
A federal jury in Tampa, Florida, found that air taxi startup Joby Aviation owes roughly $116.9 million to aviation supplier Aerosonic after it allegedly breached a confidentiality agreement and mishandled trade secrets. The verdict, reached on October 2, breaks down into more than $48 million for misappropriating trade secrets and more than $68 million for breaking a nondisclosure agreement. Aerosonic, based in Clearwater, Florida, sued Joby last year after selling it air data probes that measure pressure around an aircraft, claiming Joby used its proprietary designs and data to develop its own probes in about two years, a process Aerosonic said would have taken around a decade without its trade secrets. Joby, based in Santa Cruz, denied the accusations and said it independently developed its air data system through years of its own engineering and manufacturing work, adding that it has asked the court to overturn the verdict and intends to pursue all available post-trial and appellate remedies. The jury also rejected a countersuit by Joby accusing Aerosonic of selling it defective probes, and the verdict is not finalized and remains subject to post-trial motions or appeals.
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Advanced Air Mobility (eVTOL) › Piloted Western Air-Taxi OEMs ▼Competition
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JOBY · Regulation · Negative Federal jury found Joby breached a confidentiality agreement and misappropriated Aerosonic's trade secrets, ordering it to pay ~$116.9 million.
Aerosonic · Regulation · Positive Jury awarded Aerosonic over $116.9 million after finding Joby misappropriated its trade secrets and broke a nondisclosure agreement.
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Vertical Aerospace Gets NYSE Notice Over Sub-$1.00 Share Price
Vertical Aerospace has received a continued listing standard notice from the New York Stock Exchange after its ordinary shares fell below the required minimum average closing price of $1.00 over the preceding 30 consecutive trading days. The notice, dated September 9, 2026, does not immediately affect the listing of Vertical's ordinary shares, which will continue to trade on the NYSE under the ticker EVTL, and the company said it is not anticipated to have any impact on ongoing business operations. Vertical said it intends to regain compliance and is considering all available options, and it can cure the deficiency at any time during a six-month cure period if, on the last trading day of any calendar month in that period, the shares close at least $1.00 and average at least $1.00 over the trailing 30 trading days. Vertical Aerospace is a Bristol, UK-based developer of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, with roughly 1,500 pre-orders for its four-passenger Valo aircraft from customers including American Airlines, Avolon, Bristow, GOL and Japan Airlines.
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EVTL · Regulation · Negative NYSE continued-listing notice after shares fell below the $1.00 minimum average closing price, threatening delisting if not cured within six months.
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SkyDrive to Study Turning Osaka's 146 Rooftop Emergency Landing Sites into eVTOL Vertiports
SkyDrive Inc. announced it will launch a feasibility study to repurpose the 146 existing rooftop emergency landing sites in Osaka City as eVTOL vertiports, part of the Cabinet Office's Super City Initiative. The project will be conducted with partners including Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, Osaka Metro, Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc., Chodai Co. Ltd., and the Organization of Airport Facilitation, with Osaka Metro serving as leader and SkyDrive handling survey design and Civil Aeronautics Act compliance. The study will verify surrounding airspace and obstacle limitation surfaces, survey wind and noise impacts from surrounding buildings, assess floor load capacities and charging infrastructure for repurposing the sites into alternate vertiports, and draft coexistence rules with authorities including the Osaka Municipal Fire Department. The 146 rooftop sites, marked with an H and required on buildings over 100 meters tall under local fire safety regulations, are currently limited to emergency disaster relief, and securing commercial passenger transport permits for them remains a significant regulatory challenge. SkyDrive and Osaka Metro are working toward commercial launch of eVTOL services by approximately 2028 within Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City, areas designated as Super City National Strategic Special Zones.
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Advanced Air Mobility (eVTOL) › Passenger eVTOL OEMs ▲Regulation
Advanced Air Mobility (eVTOL) › Vertiport Infrastructure & Airspace Integration ▲Regulation
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スカイドライブ · Regulation · Positive SkyDrive leads survey design and Civil Aeronautics Act compliance work in the Osaka vertiport feasibility study, advancing its eVTOL commercial launch path.
大阪メトロ · Regulation · Positive Osaka Metro serves as leader of the feasibility study to repurpose 146 rooftop sites into eVTOL vertiports toward 2028 commercial launch.
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SkyDrive Appoints Former Toyota and Airbus Executives to Leadership Roles
SkyDrive Inc. has appointed former Toyota executive Taiji Ono as executive vice president and head of global business, and former Airbus executive Gonzalo Ramos as global commercial officer. Ono, who spent nearly 17 years at Toyota Motor Corporation before serving as chief strategy officer at a data platform company, will oversee global business strategy, commercial models and sales strategy, including public-private partnerships in Japan. Ramos, who brings over 22 years of experience in commercial aviation, aircraft leasing and Advanced Air Mobility, including almost 18 years at Airbus, will lead commercial expansion in the United States, Middle East, Europe and Australia, driving aircraft sales contracts and post-delivery maintenance, repair and overhaul support. SkyDrive says it has partnered with airlines, operators, local governments and business partners across 10 countries, and that pre-orders and letters of intent for its SKYDRIVE SD-05 model total 451 aircraft. The company is pursuing type certification with the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, with the aim of launching the aircraft into service in 2028.
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Advanced Air Mobility (eVTOL) › Passenger eVTOL OEMs ▲Talent
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スカイドライブ · Regulation · Positive SkyDrive is pursuing type certification with the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau and the U.S. FAA toward a 2028 service launch.
スカイドライブ · Demand · Positive SkyDrive reports 451 pre-orders and letters of intent for its SKYDRIVE SD-05 aircraft, a concrete product-demand signal.
United StatesJoby Aviation Completes First Fully Autonomous 3,199-Mile Cross-Country Flight
Joby Aviation reported that its autonomy-equipped converted Cessna Caravan completed the first-ever fully autonomous 3,199-mile flight across the United States, remotely supervised from up to 2,323 miles away while autonomously handling taxi, takeoff, routing, and landing and integrating into busy airports. The cross-country mission, part of Joby's 2026 Electric Skies tour, highlights how the company's mature autonomy stack could underpin future freight, medical, disaster-response, and defense logistics operations on already-certified airframes. The milestone does not directly change the near-term certification catalyst for piloted air taxis or the key risk around elevated cash use and potential dilution. The announcement most connected to the milestone is Joby's recent S-1 filing for up to US$750 million of new equity, which underscores the near-term financing question around supporting certification, manufacturing ramp, and a broader autonomy roadmap. Joby's narrative projects $718.3 million revenue and $44.9 million earnings by 2029, requiring 83.5% yearly revenue growth and a $923.1 million earnings increase from -$878.2 million today, while more cautious analysts assumed about 141.5% annual revenue growth to roughly US$319.0 million by 2029.
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Advanced Air Mobility (eVTOL) › Piloted Western Air-Taxi OEMs Technology
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Advanced Air Mobility (eVTOL) › Autonomous / Pilotless eVTOL ▲Technology
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JOBY · Technology · Positive Joby's autonomy-equipped Cessna Caravan completed the first fully autonomous 3,199-mile cross-country flight, validating its autonomy stack for future freight, medical, and defense logistics.
JOBY · Capital · Negative The milestone does not change the near-term certification catalyst or the key risk around elevated cash use and potential dilution, underscored by the recent S-1 filing for up to US$750 million of new equity.
United StatesArcher Clears U.S. Antitrust Hurdle on Boeing Units Deal
Archer Aviation said the U.S. antitrust waiting period has expired on its planned acquisition of Boeing's Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu subsidiaries, satisfying a key condition for the deal to close. The deal still requires other customary closing conditions, including further regulatory approvals that Archer says are underway, and the company continues to expect completion by the end of 2026. The acquisition would combine the three Boeing units' work in autonomy, eVTOL aircraft, unmanned aircraft systems and airspace intelligence with Archer's own aircraft and its AI foundation model, ZEE. Archer pitches the combined business as an end-to-end physical AI platform for aerospace and defense. Archer shares were down 1.23% in premarket.
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Robotics & Physical AI › Civil Drones & UAV ▲Competition
Advanced Air Mobility (eVTOL) › Piloted Western Air-Taxi OEMs Competition
Advanced Air Mobility (eVTOL) › Passenger eVTOL OEMs Competition
Advanced Air Mobility (eVTOL) › Autonomous / Pilotless eVTOL Technology
Robotics & Physical AI › Autonomous Vehicles & Robotaxi Competition
Advanced Air Mobility (eVTOL) › Cargo & Delivery Drone Systems Competition
Advanced Air Mobility (eVTOL) › Vertiport Infrastructure & Airspace Integration Technology
ACHR · Regulation · Positive US antitrust waiting period on Archer's acquisition of Boeing's Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu units has expired, clearing a key regulatory condition for the deal.
BA · Capital · Neutral Boeing is divesting its Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu subsidiaries to Archer, a portfolio move whose net impact is unclear.
Insitu Inc. · Capital · Neutral Insitu is one of the Boeing units being acquired by Archer, so its ownership is changing hands.
SkyGrid · Capital · Neutral SkyGrid is one of the Boeing units being acquired by Archer, so its ownership is changing hands.
Wisk Aero · Capital · Neutral Wisk Aero is one of the Boeing units being acquired by Archer, so its ownership is changing hands.