Joby successfully flies between two airports.
See all Stories Posted Aug 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM UTC Joby successfully flies between two airports.
The company's electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft took off from Marina Municipal Airport, where its operations are based, and flew over 12 miles to Monterey Regional Airport through FAA- controlled airspace. Joby calls it 'a critical measure of the maturity of the company's path to commercialization.' I call it 'not enough time for an in-flight movie.' Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. Andrew J. Hawkins Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All by Andrew J. Hawkins
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