Joby Aviation Achieves Key Air Taxi Certification Milestone Written 26 February 2024
Joby Aviation delivered this S4 prototype to Edwards Air Force Base in California in September 2023. | Credit: Joby Aviation; Aerospace America–©
Flying Magazine reports “It’s full steam ahead for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi manufacturer Joby Aviation.” The company recently reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 earnings and revealed “that it recorded revenue for the first time” while “announcing plans to ramp up testing, certification, and manufacturing activities.” Joby is “the first eVTOL manufacturer to complete the third of five stages in FAA type certification, and the firm is now turning to stage four: for-credit flight testing with the regulator.”
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