FAA finalises airworthiness criteria for Joby’s eVTOL news Yves Le Marquand 8 Mar 24 0 Today, the FAA will publish the final airworthiness criteria for Joby Aviation’s JAS4-1 eVTOL aircraft. The publication comes 15 months after Joby’s proposed airworthiness criteria… Read more
Joby acquires facility, begins hiring for initial manufacturing news Yves Le Marquand 6 Mar 24 0 Joby Aviation has acquired a facility at Dayton International Airport and begun hiring ahead of initial manufacturing operations in Dayton, Ohio. The facility will be… Read more
Joby Aviation ends 2023 with first revenue, strong balance sheet news Fayaz Hussain 23 Feb 24 0 Joby closed out 2023 with a landmark achievement, reporting its first-ever revenue of $1m generated from government-directed flight operations in California with its prototype aircraft.… Read more
Atlantic Aviation agrees infrastructure deals with Joby and Archer news Yves Le Marquand 17 Jan 24 0 Atlantic Aviation has announced deals with eVTOL race competitors Joby and Archer to explore development of electric aircraft infrastructure in multiple US regions. Atlantic and… Read more
Reducing air traffic control workload key to near-airport air taxi operations says NASA Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 16 Jan 24 0 Managing and reducing the workload of air traffic control (ATC) will be key to commercial air taxi operations in and around airports, according to NASA. … Read more
Joby and Clay Lacy bringing eVTOL charger to Southern California news Yves Le Marquand 10 Jan 24 0 Joby has signed an agreement with Clay Lacy Aviation to install what it says is Southern California’s first eVTOL charger at John Wayne Airport. The… Read more
Joby awarded $9.8m California Competes grant news Yves Le Marquand 22 Nov 23 0 Joby has been awarded a $9.8m California Competes grant to support the firm’s continued growth in the state. The grant, given out by the Governor’s… Read more
Joby posts $1.5m profit in third quarter news Fayaz Hussain 3 Nov 23 0 Joby posted net profit of $1.5m in the third quarter (Q3) this was on the back of higher other income including $116m gain from revaluation… Read more
Joby begins piloted eVTOL flying news Yves Le Marquand 4 Oct 23 0 Joby reports flight testing of its eVTOL aircraft with pilots onboard has begun. So far, four of Joby’s flight test team have now piloted flights… Read more
Crashing: Part of the process? news Yves Le Marquand 14 Aug 23 0 Vertical Aerospace crashed its prototype last week during a motor failure test scenario. It is not the first time an eVTOL has crashed during flight… Read more
Joby team ‘knocking it out the park’ so far in 2023 says CEO news Yves Le Marquand 4 Aug 23 0 Joby Aviation’s team has consistently delivered on targets across the first half of 2023, according to CEO JoeBen Bevirt. The eVTOL OEM announced its second… Read more
Joby gets FAA permit to fly first aircraft off production line news Yves Le Marquand 28 Jun 23 0 Joby Aviation has received an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate for the first aircraft built on its pilot production line. Issued by the Federal Aviation Administration,… Read more
Joby first AAM firm with IS-BAO registration news Yves Le Marquand 26 May 23 0 Joby Aviation has become the first AAM company to achieve the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operators (IS-BAO) registration. Accredited by the the International Business… Read more
Joby ‘not looking to raise’ on back of $180m investment news Yves Le Marquand 4 May 23 0 Although Joby Aviation was not looking to raise funds, however an offer of $180m increased investment from long-term partner Baillie Gifford has been accepted. Matt… Read more
Joby expands partnership with Toyota news Yves Le Marquand 28 Apr 23 0 Joby Aviation expands its partnership with Toyota with the signing of a long-term agreement to supply key powertrain and actuation components for Joby’s aircraft. The… Read more