Joby Aviation S4

The bevy of AAM news from Zhuhai Airshow is the clearest signal yet of the seriousness with which Beijing is proceeding in its push to create a nationwide low-altitude economy.

Joby’s 523-mi. (841-km) flight in a hydrogen-powered S4 air taxi over the summer was groundbreaking for two major reasons.

The first conforming subassembly, an S4 tail, has been completed and is now undergoing conformity inspection by the FAA.

Joby Aviation has completed the first flight of its electric air taxi in Japan at Toyota’s Higashi-Fuji Technical Center in Shizuoka.

The transaction saw Joby issue 40 million shares at $5.05/share, raising about $200 million.

Toyota is investing an additional $500 million in Joby Aviation, with the funding to support certification and commercial production of its electric air taxi.

Joby on Sept. 10 presented a letter of intent to the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority.

The turboprop Grand Caravan aircraft have a range of about 1,150 mi. with a payload capacity of up to 1,200 lb.

Joby’s first production prototype was rolled out in late June from its low-rate manufacturing facility in Marina, California.

The AAM Stock Composite rallied nearly 12% during the week ending July 12, boosted by large gains in Archer and Joby.

Skepticism is growing about the near-term commercial prospects of eVTOLs.

Archer Aviation’s Midnight electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle has completed its first transition flight.

Joby Aviation has acquired the autonomy division of Xwing, a U.S. startup developing a modular autonomous flight system for aircraft.

Joby continues to advance toward type certification, submitting test plans for its S4 air taxi, while continuing with certification tests of components.

U.S. startups Archer and Joby commit to beginning urban air mobility services as early as 2025.

Joby said it will launch into flight testing with production prototypes of its S4 air taxi.

Joby Aviation has rolled the second production prototype electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi off its pilot line in Marina, California.

Joby's agreement with the Abu Dhabi government is intended to support an air taxi ecosystem in the UAE where the company wants to launch service in 2025.

Beta Technologies has conducted the first piloted full transition flight of its Alia 250 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype.

Industry has welcomed the FAA’s revisions to the airworthiness criteria for Joby Aviation’s S4 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

FAA revises type certification basis for eVTOLs, beginning with Joby

Joby Aviation has agreed to deliver two aircraft to MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida, widening its existing partnership with the U.S. Air Force.

The FAA has released a revised certification basis for the Joby JAS4-1 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

Joby Aviation says it has acquired an existing facility at Dayton International Airport in Ohio to begin initial parts manufacturing.

Joby Aviation has announced completion of the third stage of the FAA’s five-step aircraft type certification process.