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A memorandum, letter of intent, option, reservation, term sheet or deal that still needs closing conditions is marked conditional. "Partly firm" means the source called only some of the aircraft firm. "Confirmed commitment" is the source's phrase inside a document that is still a memorandum. See firm and conditional orders.
As of Oct 19, 2026. No SPAC or IPO dollar amount is listed here unless a page we opened stated the amount. Several companies mention those transactions without stating the size, so those amounts are left out.
| Date | Kind | Parties | Amount | What the source says | Sources |
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Order Partly firm |
50 VE25-100 aircraft, of which 20 are described as firm |
Volant's English release says Sichuan Airlines' low-altitude company will acquire 50 VE25-100 aircraft, of which 20 are firm orders. The release does not say whether the other 30 are options, intended orders or firm. No price or delivery date is stated. The aircraft does not yet have a type certificate. |
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Pre-order Conditional |
$5,000 escrow deposit, refundable after one year |
ASKA's pre-order page says a $5,000 deposit is held in escrow and is fully refundable after one year. Deliveries are expected to start by 2028, which is the company's target. A refundable deposit is not a firm order. The page was open on October 19, 2026 and does not show a different publication date. |
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Order Confirmed commitment |
AutoFlightJC Aviation Pte. Ltd. |
2 V2000CG CarryAll aircraft and 1 SUNSHIP |
AutoFlight says the October 15, 2026 memorandum includes an initial confirmed commitment to order two V2000CG CarryAll cargo eVTOLs and one SUNSHIP. The document is still an MoU. AutoFlight says the wider procurement is to be finalized in later purchase agreements. This row is not the 260-aircraft plan. |
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Pre-order Conditional |
AutoFlightJC Aviation Pte. Ltd. |
260 eVTOLs planned for 2026-2031, plus 10 SUNSHIP platforms planned for 2026-2029 |
AutoFlight says JC Aviation plans to procure 260 eVTOLs, a mix of CarryAll cargo, CarryAll firefighting and Prosperity passenger aircraft, between 2026 and 2031, plus 10 SUNSHIP platforms between 2026 and 2029. Those years are plans inside a memorandum of understanding. AutoFlight says the broader procurement is to be finalized through later purchase agreements. This is not a firm order for 260 aircraft. |
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Pre-order Conditional |
Electrek: more than 3,600 pre-orders, which it valued at $1 billion. Deposits of $150 or $1,500. Price from $299,999 |
Electrek reported on October 15, 2026 that Alef had more than 3,600 pre-orders worth $1 billion, with a $150 deposit or a $1,500 priority deposit, and a starting price of $299,999. Electrek did not call the pre-orders firm purchase contracts. The $1 billion figure is Electrek's valuation of that book. |
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Reservation Conditional |
Not stated. PAL-V says reservations would fill the first three years of production |
PAL-V said in September 2026 that its reservation portfolio would fill the first three years of production. It did not give a number, a price, or say the reservations are firm orders. all-electronics.de reported the same reservation claim and said type certification was still open. |
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Term sheet Conditional |
Term sheet for 5 CX300 aircraft, with options for 5 more |
BETA said on August 12, 2026 that after cargo demonstrations in Scotland, Loganair signed a term sheet for five CX300 aircraft, with options for five more. A term sheet is not described as a completed purchase agreement. The five options are conditional. BETA did not state a price. |
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Merger or acquisition Conditional |
Archer Aviation Wisk Aero (Boeing; Archer deal pending) Gen 6Boeing (seller of Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid) |
Not stated for the Wisk purchase price |
Archer said on August 10, 2026 that it had agreed to acquire Boeing's Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid, and that Boeing would take a stake in Archer. Archer says the transaction remains subject to agreed closing conditions. It is not a completed acquisition and not an aircraft order. Wisk's May 4, 2026 release still described Wisk as a wholly owned Boeing subsidiary. |
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Pre-order Conditional |
Vertical Aerospace Vertical Aerospace Valo (formerly VX4)Named by Vertical: American Airlines, Avolon, Bristow, GOL and Japan Airlines, among others |
About 1,500 aircraft; Vertical estimates the pre-order value at about $6 billion |
Vertical said on July 13, 2026 that it had about 1,500 conditional pre-orders for Valo, which it valued at about $6 billion, across four continents. Vertical said some customer obligations are expected to be fulfilled through third parties. Conditional pre-orders are not firm orders. No type certificate has been issued. |
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Order Conditional |
4 aircraft, held |
all-electronics.de reported on September 1, 2026 that Stefan Klein had said in April 2026 that four orders existed and were being held until testing finished and the current AirCar received final airworthiness approval. They are not deliveries. No price for those four orders was stated. A 2025 quoted range of $800,000 to $1.2 million was not a binding price list. |