Overview
- Joby’s first FAA-conforming production aircraft, N547JX, is flying from Marina, California as the program enters the Type Inspection Authorization phase.
- Initial sorties are being flown by company pilots, with FAA pilots expected to conduct for-credit inspection flights later in 2026.
- The eVTOL Integration Pilot Program will enable limited passenger, cargo, medical and autonomous trials across 10 states, including New York, Texas and Florida.
- Public demonstration flights over the San Francisco Bay—using prototype N545JX and including a pass near the Golden Gate Bridge—launched the company’s Electric Skies tour.
- The production aircraft uses six rotors, carries a pilot plus four passengers, is designed for low noise with no direct emissions, and Joby is scaling output toward four aircraft per month by 2027 while targeting initial Dubai service later this year.