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Company aims to fly in 2027 and achieve certification in 2030...read more

At the 2025 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) Flight Deck, experts building the next generation of aircraft shared their visions for the future of airspace. The development of new vertical lift aircraft and autonomous capabilities mean streamlined door-to-door travel in urban areas has never been closer....read more

Otto Aerospace intends to begin taking customer deposits for its in-development Phantom 3500 later this decade following the super-midsize jet’s maiden sortie....read more

Cars looked better in the good old days. You had ridiculous tail fins, more chrome than in a professional kitchen and huge sticking-out ornaments on the bonnet. But road safety campaigners did not feel that exciting styling made up for the risk of jaywalkers being kebabbed. So they ended up looking the same. Exceptions, like Tesla’s Cybertruck, prove the rule....read more

A new, clean-sheet business aircraft design now in development by U.S. startup Otto Aviation aims to bring unprecedented efficiency and sustainability to the super-midsize segment, also while looking like nothing else on the airport ramp....read more

Flexjet, a fractional jet ownership and leasing company, is becoming Otto Aerospace’s launch customer for the Phantom 3500 business jet. The agreement consists of 300 firm orders for the aircraft, with additional options, with the first jet expected to be delivered in 2030. The contract also enables Flexjet’s in-house maintenance organisation to become an Otto authorised centre....read more

An aviation startup called Otto Aerospace says it has designed an ultra-efficient business jet and has already attracted its first fleet customer....read more

Otto Aerospace’s new business jet has no traditional passenger windows and a tear-drop-shaped cabin. Private-jet company Flexjet wants hundreds of them. The companies said Monday that Flexjet signed a contract to buy 300 of Otto’s Phantom 3500 aircraft. Flexjet’s order would be worth approximately $5.85 billion based on market pricing for each jet, though the companies declined to comment on the negotiated value of their deal....read more

Day 2 of the Global Aerospace Summit centered on the role of technology in emerging threats and new capabilities in defense and aviation, with particular focus on AI, workforce development, and maintaining U.S. leadership....read more

Built to Go Further, Faster Without Accelerating Global Warming, New Designs Show Promise in Meeting Increasing Air Travel Demand...read more