Uber-Backed eVTOL Developer Joby Applies for U.K. Certification

California-based Joby Aviation believes it’s the “first eVTOL company to apply for foreign validation of its FAA type certificate.”

Thom Patterson

Monday, July 18, 2022 at 11:51 AM ET

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Joby’s S4 eVTOL air taxi demonstrator is a battery-enabled, six-motor, tilt-rotor aircraft. [Courtesy: Joby Aviation]

Key Takeaways:

Uber-backed Joby Aviation [NYSE:JOBY] announced Monday it has formally applied for its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi design to be certificated in the United Kingdom.

Making the announcement at England’s biennial Farnborough International Airshow, the California-based company said it believes it’s the “first eVTOL company to apply for foreign validation of its FAA type certificate.”