Joby Aviation

Former FAA Administrator and Delta Board Member Michael Huerta joins Joby Aviation’s Board of Directors

Jason Pritchard24 March 2023

Joby Aviation has announced the appointment of Michael Huerta, the former Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to the Company’s Board of Directors. It follows the appointment of Dan Elwell, former Acting Administrator of the...

Skyports Infrastructure’s vertiport design for Dubai approved for development, four locations being considered

Jason Pritchard14 February 2023

Skyports Infrastructure has had its vertiport design approved for development by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai, at this year's World Government Summit. The vision for Dubai’s future air mobility infrastructure networ...

VIDEO: Vertiport network in Dubai could be operational from as early as 2026 after design plans approved

Jason Pritchard13 February 2023

Plans to build a vertiport network in the city were approved by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The design was agreed as he attended day zero of this year's Wor...

Joby Aviation appoints former JSOC Commander Lt. Gen Scott Howell to company’s advisory board

Jason Pritchard12 January 2023

Joby Aviation has announced the appointment of Lt. Gen. (ret) Scott Howell, former Commander of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), to its Advisory Board. As JSOC Commander, Lt. Gen. Howell was responsible for the readiness and mission e...

Joby completes second of four System Reviews with the FAA as part of its type certification programme

Jason Pritchard14 December 2022

Joby Aviation has announced the completion of its second of four system reviews required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as part of the company’s aircraft type certification programme. In an announcement made today (Wednesday), the i...

Joby Aviation receives Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate and can begin on-demand air taxi operations

Jason Pritchard26 May 2022

Joby Aviation has received a Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration, allowing the company to begin on-demand commercial air taxi operations. Joby received the certification ahead of schedule, with completion of ...

Joby’s eVTOL aircraft registers equivalent of 45.2 dBA during acoustic footprint testing with NASA

eVTOL Insights Editorial10 May 2022

Joby Aviation has announced that its full-size pre-production aircraft has successfully demonstrated its low noise profile, following acoustic testing completed with NASA. Following analysis of the data obtained over two weeks of testing, Joby’s ...

TMAP joins Joby Aviation and SK Telecom to help bring air taxi services to South Korea

Jason Pritchard5 May 2022

South Korea’s largest mobility platform, TMAP, will join Joby’s partnership with Korea’s leading telecommunications company, SK Telecom, to bring emissions-free aerial ride-sharing services to the country. TMAP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SK ...

Joby Aviation to host first Elevate Summit in New York later this year

Jason Pritchard21 April 2022

Joby Aviation will host the 2022 Elevate Summit from October 12th to 13th in New York, with the event providing another opportunity for the entire aerial ride-sharing ecosystem to discuss its progress in the sector. It will take place at Duggal G...

PODCAST: Joby Aviation’s Eric Allison provides key updates on company’s roadmap to launch and answers your questions

Jason Pritchard31 March 2022

Our next podcast episode is now live! This time, we were delighted to be joined by Eric Allison, Head of Product at Joby Aviation. With Joby working towards a commercial ride-sharing service launch by 2024, Eric recaps on the numerous milestones ...

Joby Aviation becomes first eVTOL aircraft company to submit area-specific certification plan

Jason Pritchard23 March 2022

Joby Aviation has submitted its first area-specific certification plan to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Believed to be an industry first, the plan is the first of several that Joby will be required to submit, bringing the compa...

Joby Aviation completes initial FAA Systems and Compliance Reviews for the certification of its eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard21 March 2022

Joby Aviation has announced the approval of its first Systems Review and its first Compliance Review by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The first step towards these reviews started last July and were completed late last year, with rece...

Joby Aviation nears completion of Part 135 Air Carrier Certification with the FAA for its eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard15 March 2022

Joby Aviation has begun the fourth of five stages to receive its Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). A Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate is required for Joby to operate its eVTOL aircraft as an air taxi...

Joby Aviation to work with CAE on eVTOL aircraft pilot training and develop and qualify flight simulation devices

Jason Pritchard9 March 2022

Joby Aviation has partnered with CAE to develop and qualify flight simulation training devices that will be used to train future pilots of Joby’s commercial eVTOL aircraft. The company intends to both manufacture and operate its aircraft, a move ...

Joby Aviation teams up with ANA Holdings to help establish new eVTOL ride-sharing service in Japan

Jason Pritchard16 February 2022

Joby Aviation is partnering with ANA Holdings, Japan’s largest airline, to bring its aerial ride-sharing services to the country. ANA and Joby are set to collaborate on all aspects of establishing this revolutionary new form of transportation in ...

Joby Aviation hits new milestone as it enters next phase of certification process with FAA and begins conformity testing

Jason Pritchard11 February 2022

Joby Aviation has begun Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conformity testing, which represents a key milestone on the path to achieving type certification for its commercial eVTOL aircraft. The start of conformity testing is a significant mom...

Joby Aviation to target air taxi services in South Korean market after announcing partnership with SK Telecom

Jason Pritchard7 February 2022

Joby Aviation will work with telecommunications firm SK Telecom to introduce emissions-free aerial ride-sharing services to cities and communities in South Korea. The agreement, which was signed by SKT’s CEO Ryu Young-sang and Joby’s founder and ...

Joby Aviation adds second pre-production prototype eVTOL aircraft to help accelerate flight testing in 2022

Jason Pritchard6 January 2022

Joby Aviation has confirmed it received FAA Special Airworthiness Certification and US Air Force Airworthiness Approval for a second pre-production prototype aircraft last month, as expected. The first pre-production prototype generated 65 teraby...

New eVTOL leadership group featuring Joby Aviation and Vertical Aerospace created to tackle key safety challenges

Jason Pritchard6 October 2021

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has established an international consortium of eVTOL aircraft industry leaders and aviation experts, which will consider the safety challenges needed to be solved to allow air taxis and drones to come to market. K...

Joby Aviation completes business merger with Reinvent Technology Partners and begins publicly trading on New York Stock Exchange

Jason Pritchard13 August 2021

Joby Aviation has completed its business merger acquisition with Reinvent Technology Partners, becoming the first eVTOL aircraft company to be publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Company founder and CEO JoeBen Bivert celebrated this m...