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 CAE to develop and qualify flight training simulators for its eVTOL air taxis.
This collaboration aims to train the thousands of new pilots required for scaled-up eVTOL operations, with Joby expecting to launch its service in 2024.
CAE brings extensive experience in flight simulator design and qualification, which will be essential for obtaining FAA approval for Joby's training devices.

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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.”