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• Elan Head
A new FAA policy is moving the U.S. further from EASA’s approach to certifying electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The divergence could create additional compliance complexity for eVTOL manufacturers pursuing parallel U.S. and European certification and market entry.
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A new FAA policy is moving the U.S. further from EASA’s approach to certifying electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The divergence could create additional compliance complexity for eVTOL manufacturers pursuing parallel U.S. and European certification and market entry.
Joby Aviation says its new Texas site will support future electric air-taxi operations across the Dallas-Fort Worth area, positioning the manufacturer to develop a local operating presence as it advances its broader urban air-mobility plans.
A Honeywell-led consortium will examine how advanced air mobility operations could be integrated into European airspace. The effort focuses on the coordination and integration requirements for emerging air mobility services within the region’s existing aviation system.
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Joby Aviation ended the second quarter with $2.3 billion in cash while increasing its full-year 2026 revenue guidance, supported by growth at Blade. The company said certification and manufacturing work continues to advance, alongside plans for a Fort Worth, Texas, air-mobility hub.
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Eve’s 100 electric vertical takeoff and landing demonstrator has completed a partial transition flight, marking progress toward higher-speed testing. The Embraer spin-off estimates its engineering prototype is approximately 30 flights away from reaching full-speed flight.
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Atoms, an industrial AI and infrastructure company, and Joby Aviation are forming a strategic partnership to acquire and develop vertiport sites across the United States, creating physical infrastructure intended to support Joby’s planned commercial electric air-taxi operations.
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Joby Aviation is partnering with Atoms, the redevelopment company led by Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick, to acquire and develop vertiport sites in New York, California, Texas and Florida. Separately, UrbanV outlined plans for a vertiport network supporting future eVTOL operations in Brazil’s São Paulo state.
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