Ben Goldstein
October 14, 2025

The optionally piloted X3-F air module

The optionally piloted X3-F air module is controlled by a single joystick.

Credit: XPeng Aero HT

Chinese hybrid eVTOL startup XPeng AeroHT has rebranded itself to Aridge, while also announcing scores of new orders from customers in the Middle East. The startup says the new Aridge moniker combines the words air and bridge, “embodying the company’s founding purpose of connecting sky and earth…

Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

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