Joby said the Federal Aviation Administration had granted a Special Airworthiness Certificate, which allows flight testing of its first production prototype without passengers.
Rival Archer received the green signal for flight testing in 2021. But certification deadlines for eVTOL makers keep getting readjusted, underscoring the challenges that need to be addressed in the nascent sector. In May, Vertical Aerospace delayed its entry to service by a year to 2026. "We believe the industry as a whole will experience some timeline corrections and we are already seeing signs of peers acknowledging this," the company said in a letter to shareholders.Joby's aircraft will be delivered to Edwards Air Force Base after completing initial testing, the company said. The delivery is part of Joby's $131 million contract with the U.S. Air Force.
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