
Joby Aviation Conducts Historic Electric Air Taxi Demo Flight from JFK to Manhattan
Joby Aviation completed its first electric air taxi demonstration flight from JFK Airport to Manhattan’s West 30th Street heliport, a 14-minute journey marking a milestone for advanced air mobility. The aircraft, featuring an egg-shaped cabin and six tilt-rotor propellers, carried only a pilot for the demonstration. While Joby plans to launch passenger service in Dubai later this year, the company remains in regulatory purgatory awaiting FAA certification for commercial operations in the US, with no clear timeline for approval despite years of progress.
