Air Taxis

The government-owned organization predicted drones will complete 60 million commercial deliveries annually by 2043.

Other electric air taxi manufacturers, including Joby competitor Archer Aviation, had previously announced operational agreements to fly in the region in 2026.

The National Transportation Safety Board is citing blade failure as the cause of the crash of a remotely piloted Joby Aviation electric aircraft in 2022.

The company, which is building a vertiport at the Florida airport, also backed legislation that would streamline the process for future vertiport approvals.

The approval defines how Joby will demonstrate its electric propulsion system complies with FAA regulations.

The company is now authorized to perform certain maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for its flagship aircraft.

We dive into that, Airbus’ Italian air taxi ambitions, EHang’s low price tag, and plenty more in this week’s Future of FLYING newsletter.

The company will initially perform select maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, expanding these following type certification of its electric air taxi.

The aircraft will be evaluated in for-credit testing with the regulator, a crucial step in type certification for a new design.

Many passenger-carrying electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are expected to cost millions to produce, but EHang will sell its EH216-S for far less.