Joby Aviation Partners with CAE to Develop eVTOL Air Taxi Sim

Joby Aviation announced Wednesday it’s partnering with Canada-based CAE to develop and qualify flight simulators that will be used to train electric air taxi pilots.

Thom Patterson

Wednesday, March 09, 2022 at 01:59 PM ET

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Joby is partnering with Canada-based CAE to develop new flight sims for its electric air taxis. [Courtesy: Joby Aviation]

Key Takeaways:

Joby Aviation has partnered with Canada-based CAE to develop and qualify flight training simulators for its eVTOL air taxi.
The collaboration aims to train thousands of new pilots needed for Joby's scaled-up passenger air taxi service, which is expected to launch in 2024.
Joby plans to operate a large fleet of eVTOLs for short-distance passenger transport in urban areas, integrating with rideshare apps.

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Scaled-up business models for emerging electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis will require thousands of new pilots. With that in mind, Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) announced Wednesday it’s partnering with Canada-based CAE (NYSE: CAE) to develop and qualify flight training simulators for its eVTOL, which is expected to enter service in 2024.

Joby said it intends to “train a new generation of pilots.”