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Joby Aviation, Inc. develops all-electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxis for commercial passenger service. Company news commonly centers on FAA certification work, piloted demonstration flights, early operational programs, manufacturing capacity, and the buildout of vertiport, charging, and passenger infrastructure for urban routes.
Updates also cover partnerships tied to airspace integration, including use of AI-powered flight operations tools, and Joby's broader aircraft roadmap, such as turbine-electric VTOL testing and the Superpilot autonomous flight technology platform. The company's Blade passenger business adds recurring news around existing urban air mobility operations, lounges, and airport-area service networks.
Joby Aviation (JOBY)/b) reported that an aircraft equipped with its autonomy technology has completed the first-ever fully autonomous flight across the United States, flying 3,199 miles to North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The converted Cessna Caravan executed autonomous taxi, takeoff, route navigation, and landing with no control inputs from the onboard safety pilot, under remote supervision from locations up to 2,323 miles away. The cross-country leg, part of Joby’s 2026 Electric Skies tour, showcased applications in commercial freight, medical transport, disaster response, and defense logistics, and included demonstrations at Phoenix, Fort Worth, Shaw Air Force Base, and other stops. Joby’s autonomy system is supported by more than 400 flights, 800 automated flight hours, and three major U.S. military exercises.
Joby Aviation (JOBY) has begun a week-long series of White House-backed eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) flights across the Dallas-Fort Worth region starting September 10, 2026.
Operating under TxDOT’s Project Nexus, Joby’s electric air taxi will fly real-world routes between Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport, major urban locations, and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, entering DFW’s controlled airspace and landing at its Corporate Aviation FBO. The campaign is intended to generate operational data the FAA will use to develop safety rules for large-scale commercial eVTOL service.
Joby has also leased a new 45,000-square-foot facility at Perot Field as its long-term operating base in North Texas and is featuring its autonomous J208 demonstrator as part of its 2026 Electric Skies Tour.
Joby Aviation (JOBY) has begun a month-long, coast-to-coast tour of its autonomous J208 aircraft, visiting 10 states to demonstrate its supervised autonomy system for commercial freight, emergency response and defense logistics as part of the White House-backed eVTOL and AAM Integration Pilot Program (eIPP).
The converted Cessna Caravan will fly from California to the East Coast and back, with stops including Phoenix, Fort Worth, Shaw Air Force Base, the Outer Banks near Kitty Hawk, Louisville’s UPS Worldport, Oklahoma City and Portland. The J208’s autonomy stack, originally developed by Xwing and integrated after Joby’s 2024 acquisition, has logged more than 400 flights and 800 automated flight hours and has been used in three U.S. military exercises, including Agile Flag and REFORPAC. The aircraft operates under supervised autonomy with a ground-based Remote Pilot in Command and, for select operations, a monitoring pilot onboard.
Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) agreed to acquire Dayton-based defense technology company Resonant Sciences for approximately $500 million, in a deal expected to close in the first half of 2027, subject to customary regulatory reviews. Joby plans to fund about $450 million in cash and $50 million in common stock, with the stock consideration priced at a fixed per-share value at signing.
Upon closing, Resonant will become Joby’s dedicated defense business, retaining its name and leadership under Co-Founder and CEO J. Micah North. Joby’s existing defense initiatives, including dual-use turbine-electric and hydrogen-electric aircraft and an autonomy technology stack, will be consolidated into this unit, while Joby’s commercial organization remains focused on certifying and commercializing its electric air taxi.
Resonant generated more than $100 million in trailing-twelve-month revenue with approximately 40% year-over-year growth and high-teens adjusted EBITDA margins. Bookings in the first half of 2026 were more than 3x the same period in 2025, with backlog more than doubling year over year.
Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) has signed a lease for a new 45,000-square-foot facility at the Alliance Air Trade Center in Haslet, part of Hillwood’s Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport within the 27,000-acre AllianceTexas development.
The site represents the first significant North Texas presence by an eVTOL aircraft manufacturer and is intended to support Joby’s future electric air taxi operations and eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) flights across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. According to Joby, the location connects the company to AllianceTexas’ multimodal infrastructure, skilled workforce and the Mobility Innovation Zone ecosystem focused on advanced air mobility.
Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) reported its second quarter 2026 results and raised full-year 2026 total revenue guidance to $115–$125 million, citing strong performance from its Blade operations, which generated $36.2 million in Q2 revenue.
Operational highlights include expected first eIPP flights in Texas in September 2026, targeting first passengers in 2026, strongest quarterly progress to date in the fifth and final stage of FAA Type Certification, and a fleet of five aircraft flying with 12 more in production as manufacturing ramps.
Joby also announced a joint venture with Toyota to support a strategic manufacturing alliance and high-volume production, and a strategic partnership with Atoms to develop multimodal transportation hubs in U.S. launch markets. The company reported $2.3 billion in cash and short-term investments as of June 30, 2026, and expects second-half 2026 cash use of $385–$415 million.
Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) and Atoms, an industrial AI and smart city infrastructure company, have formed a strategic partnership to acquire and develop vertiport sites in the United States. The collaboration targets markets where Joby is preparing early operations under the White House-backed eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), initially focusing on Florida, New York, Texas, and California.
Under the partnership, Atoms will develop next-generation vertiports as multimodal transportation hubs where electric air taxis, autonomous ground vehicles, ridesharing services, and on-site power for charging and operations converge. According to Joby, its all-electric air taxi is approaching commercial readiness, with the first FAA-conforming aircraft flown, entry into the final stage of FAA type certification, and piloted demonstration flights completed in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City.
Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) plans to release its second quarter 2026 financial results after market close on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, and will host a webcast at 5:00 p.m. ET the same day. The webcast will be publicly accessible via the Upcoming Events section of the company website, with phone access available by dialing 1-877-407-9719 or 1-201-378-4906, and a replay will be posted online following the event.
Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) signed a binding, multi-year commercial agreement with Virgin Atlantic/b) at the Farnborough International Airshow to bring Joby’s electric air taxi services to the UK. The deal establishes Virgin Atlantic as Joby’s exclusive airline partner for UK air taxi services and builds on Joby’s mutually exclusive US/UK arrangement with Delta Air Lines, which owns 49% of Virgin Atlantic.Virgin Atlantic plans to integrate Joby’s service into its booking channels, enabling passengers to book air taxi transfers alongside long-haul flights. Joby aims to launch from Virgin’s hubs in London and Manchester, with early routes such as Heathrow–Central London in about 8 minutes and Manchester–Leeds in about 15 minutes, subject to UK CAA approvals. Joby will operate and manage routes, while Virgin Atlantic supports infrastructure and customer acquisition, with plans to expand across more UK cities over time.
Toyota (NYSE:TM) and Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) launched the initial phase of a strategic manufacturing alliance, creating a joint venture to advance all-electric air taxi production.
The alliance focuses on groundwork for commercial production, improving productivity, quality and cost, and expanding Joby’s eVTOL capacity for certification and expected demand.