Joby Aviation completed its first flight in FAA-controlled airspace between Marina and Monterey airports, marking the first piloted electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi flight between two public airports. Joby has operated in Marina for about seven years and recently began full operation of an expanded Marina site. The expanded site is a 220,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at Marina Municipal Airport that can increase production to 24 aircraft per year and raise total municipal airport occupancy to 435,500 square feet. The site supports FAA production certification, ground and flight testing, pilot training simulators, and aircraft maintenance.
Joby Aviation successfully operated in FAA-controlled airspace by completing its first flight between Marina and Monterey airports according to an announcement by the company. The milestone marks the first time a piloted electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi has flown from one public airport to another. Joby has been doing business in Marina for about seven years and recently
began full operation of its expanded Marina site - a 220,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at the Marina Municipal Airport, enabling it to boost production up to 24 aircraft per year, and bringing its total occupancy at the municipal airport to 435,500 square feet. The site also provides key capabilities including Joby's initial FAA production certification, conforming ground and flight testing components, pilot training simulators and aircraft maintenance.
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