Electric Air Taxi Demonstrated in NYC Ahead of 2025 Launch

Published on November 14, 2023

Electric aircraft maker Joby Aviation successfully performed its first demonstration flight in New York City on Nov. 12, marking the first ever electric air taxi flight in the city, the company announced. The Santa Cruz, California-headquartered company flew its four-passenger electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi, piloted by James “Buddy” Denham from Downtown Heliport (KJRB) in Manhattan to the skies above New York City, Joby Aviation said in a press release. The sortie lasted roughly six minutes and followed several days of preparation flights at the HHI Heliport in Kearny, New Jersey, although the company noted it has also flown more than 30,000 miles with its full-scale prototype eVTOL aircraft since 2017....

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