Joby Aviation S4

Startup Vertical Aerospace has won an £8 million ($10 million) grant from the UK government to develop next-generation propellers for its VX4 eVTOL air taxi .

The AFWerx innovation unit is focused on cargo applications for advanced air mobility aircraft.

Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation have each received Part 145 repair station certificates from the FAA.

A cascading loss of propellers resulting from a blade failure caused by an anomalous propeller tilt mechanism was the likely cause of the crash of a Joby S4.

The FAA has OK'd the certification plan for Joby’s electric propulsion system, marking another step on the startup’s path to type certify its S4 air taxi.

Announced on Jan. 8, the agreement calls for Clay Lacy to build an electrical infrastructure to support Joby’s Global Electric Aviation Charging System (GEACS).

Joby Aviation and NASA have simulated orchestrating 120 air taxi flights per hour in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

The three partners are initially focused on metropolitan areas like Tokyo, but eventually aim to expand eVTOL operations across Japan.

Joby Aviation has received a $9.8 million grant from the state of California’s CalCompetes initiative.

The government has released a request for proposals for an operator for the city-owned heliport.

Joby Aviation reported continued progress on the path to type certification for its S4 electric air taxi.

Joby Aviation has begun flying its S4 tiltprop electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft with a pilot on board.

Team wants data on S4 dynamics in simulated lunar space.

Joby Aviation has signed a collaboration agreement with South Korea’s SK Telecom to provide an aircraft for in-country flight testing in 2024 under the Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) Grand Challenge.

Joby Aviation delivered its first S4 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to the U.S. Air Force at Edwards AFB, California, on Sept. 25.

Joby’s S4 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft are scheduled to begin rolling off the final assembly line at Dayton International Airport in 2025.

Beta has been working with AFWerx and Agility Prime for more than three years.

The report from Ark–an existing shareholder in both Archer and Joby Aviation–comes amid ongoing industry debate.

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Tier 1 aerospace suppliers see the AAM industry as a way to bridge the business and technology gaps to the next single-aisle airliner.

The award is similar to one received by Joby Aviation in April to deliver and operate up to nine of its S4 eVTOL aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.

The rally in advanced air mobility stocks has been ongoing since early May.

Joby Aviation has announced a $100 million equity sale to existing investor SK Telecom.

The aircraft has received FAA special airworthiness certification for flight testing.

Eric Allison is Joby Aviation's chief commercial officer.