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Blade Air Mobility Completes Divestiture, Rebrands

Company sells its passenger business to Joby Aviation.

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Blade aircraft [Credit: Blade Air Mobility]
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Key Takeaways:

Blade Air Mobility on Friday completed the sale of its passenger business and officially rebranded as Strata Critical Medical Inc.

The company, one of the largest air medical transporters of human organs for transplant, sold its passenger unit to electric air taxi developer Joby Aviation. It did not disclose the final sale price, though it did say Joby elected to pay the up-front consideration in stock.

Zach Vasile

Zach Vasile is a writer and editor covering news in all aspects of aviation. He has reported for and contributed to the Manchester Journal Inquirer, the Hartford Business Journal, the Charlotte Observer, and the Washington Examiner, with his area of focus being the intersection of business and government policy.

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