Joby and Uber to add Blade bookings to Uber app and offer Joby eVTOL reservations as soon as 2026

Following Joby’s acquisition of Blade’s passenger business, Joby and Uber plan to add Blade’s helicopter and seaplane services to the Uber app as soon as 2026. Joby’s S4 eVTOL bookings will be integrated later, targeting cities including New York, Los Angeles and Dubai.

Discovered 2025-09-09T10:01:52.213345-07:00 | 2025-09-09T10:01:52.213345-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • App integration creates a direct consumer distribution channel for air‑taxi and premium short‑haul services, accelerating market access while Joby readies its eVTOL fleet; Joby has recently doubled its California production footprint and is targeting 24 aircraft/year (see doubled its eVTOL production capacity).

  • Bringing Blade’s existing helicopter and seaplane operations into Uber ahead of eVTOL launches provides immediate revenue streams and operational scale that could smooth route development and rider adoption.

  • The move comes as Joby advances operational milestones — including piloted eVTOL flights between two public U.S. airports — but amid persistent regulatory and certification uncertainty that continues to slow commercial rollouts (see Flying Taxi Launch Slowed by 'Agonisingly Slow' eVTOL Certification Progress).

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2025-09-09T10:01:52.213345-07:00
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