Should Bristow’s London eVTOL Role in First UK Air-Taxi Routes Require Action From VTOL Investors?

• Vertical Aerospace recently announced a partnership with Skyports Infrastructure and Bristow Group to launch the UK's first electric air-taxi routes, connecting Canary Wharf with major hubs such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Cambridge and Oxford, with services targeted from the first quarter of 2029.
• This collaboration places Bristow at the center of an emerging urban air mobility ecosystem, linking its UK operating certificates and flight expertise with new eVTOL technology and dedicated vertiport infrastructure.
• We’ll now examine how Bristow’s role operating these London eVTOL routes could influence its investment narrative and long-term growth drivers.

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Bristow Group Investment Narrative Recap

To own Bristow, you need to believe that its core offshore transport and search and rescue contracts can keep driving cash flow while it carefully funds next generation vertical flight. The London eVTOL partnership is an interesting proof point for that long term story, but the most important near term catalyst still looks like the ramp and execution of existing government contracts, and the biggest risk remains supply chain and cost pressure that could cap margin progress.

The recent decision to initiate a quarterly dividend from early 2026, alongside an authorized US$125,000,000 buyback, is the announcement that most shapes how I see this eVTOL news. It signals Bristow is balancing investment in emerging technologies like electric air taxis with a commitment to shareholder returns, which matters when you weigh capital intensity, debt levels and the need to keep the fleet competitive over time.

Yet investors also need to weigh how persistent supply chain bottlenecks could affect Bristow’s ability to support both its traditional fleet and new eVTOL commitments...

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Bristow Group's narrative projects $1.9 billion revenue and $129.4 million earnings by 2028. This requires 9.0% yearly revenue growth and about a $10 million earnings increase from $119.1 million today.

Uncover how Bristow Group's forecasts yield a $47.50 fair value, a 31% upside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

Two Simply Wall St Community fair value estimates span a wide range, from about US$6.54 up to US$47.50 per share. Against that backdrop, the potential earnings impact of new long term government and eVTOL contracts becomes a key lens for thinking about Bristow’s future performance and is a good reason to explore several contrasting valuation views.

Explore 2 other fair value estimates on Bristow Group - why the stock might be worth as much as 31% more than the current price!

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