Category: Joby Aero Inc (Joby Aviation)

Trump Administration Seeks Pilot Projects for Air Taxis

The projects would allow small electric or hybrid aircraft to carry passengers or cargo before federal regulators approve their commercial use.
Joby Will Buy Blade’s Helicopter Taxi Business for $125 Million

Joby Aviation, which is developing electric aircraft, will acquire the passenger business of Blade, a New York helicopter operator, for $125 million.
Electric Planes, Once a Fantasy, Start to Take to the Skies

How a small cargo plane’s 16-day trip from Vermont to Florida might foreshadow a new era of battery-powered air travel long considered implausible.
Air Force Receives Its First Electric Air Taxi

Joby Aviation delivered the aircraft, which can carry a pilot and four passengers, to Edwards Air Force Base in California for testing.
Air Taxis, Hyped for Years, May Finally Arrive by 2028

Federal regulators released a plan that would allow a new generation of small aircraft to transport people short distances.

Trump Administration Seeks Pilot Projects for Air Taxis