Palo Alto, CA, September 3, 2024
Pivotal’s Helix earned the title of Best Advanced eVTOL Solution by the World Future Awards 2024, celebrating its market leadership and groundbreaking achievements delivering personal eVTOL aircraft.
Palo Alto, CA, August 27, 2024
Helix wins Gold at the 2024 New York Product Design Awards. Celebrated for elegant, intelligent, and simple design, Pivotal’s personal eVTOL redefines personal mobility.
Palo Alto, CA, August 20, 2024
Pivotal’s Helix eVTOL wins the 2024 New Product of the Year Silver Stevie® Award, highlighting the company’s innovation and its role as a true change agent in personal eVTOL aviation.
Palo Alto, CA, May 28, 2024
Pivotal signed a two-year OTA contract with U.S. Air Force and AFWERX Agility Prime; test facilities and resources, accelerate flight testing and system verification of Pivotal’s Helix platform.
Palo Alto, CA, May 14, 2024
Pivotal light eVTOL aircraft won the 2024 AERO Friedrichshafen e-Flight Award. Known for its tilt-aircraft architecture, Pivotal excels in software, controls, propulsion, and human-centered design.
Palo Alto, CA, May 6, 2024
Pivotal Helix won the 2024 MUSE Transportation Design of the Year Award, recognizing its leadership, innovation, and industry impact. The Helix entered the U.S. market on January 8, 2024.
Palo Alto, CA, February 21, 2024
Pivotal delivered four BlackFlys and two simulators to MTSI, AFWERX and the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force is assessing Pivotal's tilt-eVTOL architecture and testing remotely piloted missions.
Las Vegas, NV, January 8, 2024
Pivotal launched online sales for its Helix flying vehicle, starting at $190,000 USD. U.S. customers can order this light eVTOL aircraft at pivotal.aero, with deliveries starting in 2024.
Palo Alto, CA, November 21, 2023
Pivotal appointed Cyrus Sigari to its board of directors: aviator, entrepreneur, and investor, and one of the world’s foremost experts on the future of mobility and the business of private aviation.
Palo Alto, CA, October 5, 2023
Opener, now named Pivotal, unveils the Helix, its first scalable eVTOL production vehicle, marking a shift to customer-focused product delivery in diverse segments.
Oshkosh, WI. - EAA AirVenture, July 24, 2023
Opener launched its Early Access Program (EAP) for BlackFly, aiming to refine customer experiences and prepare for commercial success in light eVTOL aircraft.
Palo Alto, June 6, 2023
Opener appoints Jon Campagna as CFO, leveraging his extensive financial leadership from Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.
Palo Alto, May 27, 2022
Opener appoints Ken Karklin as CEO, succeeding founder Marcus Leng, who transitions roles to focus on strategic initiatives.
Palo Alto, August 3, 2021
Opener announces four successful human-operated flights of BlackFly, the world’s first eVTOL fixed-wing aircraft, at EAA AirVenture 2021 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, July 28, 2021
Opener made history with the first public human-operated eVTOL fixed-wing aircraft demonstrations in front of thousands of spectators at EAA AirVenture 2021 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, July 20, 2021
Opener announced the first public manned eVTOL demonstration flights will happen at Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture (EAA) 2021.
EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, July 26, 2019
Opener Founder and CEO Marcus Leng received the EAA 2019 August Raspet Award for advancing light aircraft design. Leng developed BlackFly, the first fixed-wing all-electric eVTOL ultralight aircraft.
EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, July 22, 2019
Opener and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) exhibit in Innovation Center and announce the donation of a first-generation BlackFly all-electric eVTOL ultralight aircraft to the EAA museum.
Palo Alto, July 12, 2018
Introducing Opener BlackFly, the world’s first ultralight all-electric fixed-wing ESTOL/VTOL single-seat PAV designed for three-dimensional transport: requires no special skills to operate in Canada.
Palo Alto, July 12, 2018
Opener unveiled BlackFly, the world’s first ultralight all-electric fixed-wing VTOL aircraft. This single-seat PAV requires no formal license to fly in the USA.