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Joby Aviation eVTOL commercial and defense expansion

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Joby Aviation eVTOL commercial rollout and defense expansion

In July 2026, Joby Aviation was reported as the front-runner in the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) market, having logged more than 50,000 test-flight miles, progressed through FAA type-certification, and begun operating its first FAA-conforming production aircraft. The company secured partnerships with Delta Air Lines for shuttle services in New York and Los Angeles, and with Virgin Atlantic for similar services in the United Kingdom, and it acquired Uber Elevate’s software platform and customer base. Joby also announced plans to launch commercial operations in Dubai after demonstration flights in Japan and the United Arab Emirates. By early August 2026, the focus shifted to building the ground infrastructure needed for urban air-mobility. and expanding business segments. Joby announced a partnership with Atoms, a smart-city infrastructure firm, Atoms to acquire and develop vertiport sites across the United States, initially targeting Florida, New York, Texas Texas, and California. The vertiports will combine landing pads, on-site charging power, passenger facilities and connections to autonomous ground vehicles. Joby expects its first eVTOL Integration Pilot Program flights in September 2026, with commercial passenger service targeted before the end of the year. On August 8, 2026, 17, Joby expanded its Texas presence by opening announced a 45,000-square-foot facility at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Haslet. definitive agreement to acquire Resonant Sciences, a Dayton, Ohio-based defense technology company, for approximately $500 million. This site acquisition will support operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area establish a dedicated defense business unit focused on dual-use turbine-electric and hydrogen-electric aircraft, allowing the federal eVTOL Integration Pilot Program. Joby plans to begin pilot-only flights in Texas next month commercial division to demonstrate operations in a major metropolitan market, with long-term goals of connecting Dallas, Austin, focus on electric air taxi certification. At the Farnborough International Airshow, Joby and San Antonio. Virgin Atlantic finalized a multi-year commercial framework establishing Virgin Atlantic as Joby’s exclusive UK airline partner for air taxi services. In its second-quarter earnings report, September 2026, Joby reported $39 million in revenue, primarily from its Blade passenger business, joined other companies like Wisk and raised its full-year revenue guidance Beta Technologies in commencing eVTOL test flights in Texas as part of a White House-led program. These flights aim to between $115 million collect data for federal regulation and $125 million. air traffic control integration. Joby’s CEO, JoeBen Bevirt, noted that Texas provides the necessary infrastructure to lead this era of American aviation.

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  1. 2026-09-10 17:49 UTC Joby Aviation eVTOL commercial and defense expansion
  2. 2026-08-24 23:21 UTC Joby Aviation eVTOL commercial rollout
  3. 2026-08-18 12:05 UTC Joby Aviation eVTOL commercial rollout
  4. 2026-08-08 17:01 UTC Joby Aviation eVTOL commercial rollout
  5. 2026-08-08 00:53 UTC Joby Aviation eVTOL commercial rollout

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