Jozy Aviation It is working with Virgin Atlantic to open an electrical taxi in the UK, the seventh country that startups hope to commercialize one day.
Qiaomi, which one Public in 2021 With a special purpose acquisition merger, no timetable is provided, it plans to establish a partnership with Virgin Atlantic in the UK, a spokesperson for the company told TechCrunch that sometime after Joby launches in the UAE and the U.S., it will appear
Joby hopes to start market testing in Dubai in the second half of this year or the next year after delivering the first EVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft to the country. The startup also plans to launch a commercial service in New York or Los Angeles in the U.S. in 2025, but the timeline may be delayed as Joby works to obtain the necessary certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration.
October 2024, Qiaomi said It is close to getting type certification (indicating approval for vehicle design), but today a spokesperson was unable to provide an updated schedule.
Joby also needs to obtain its own certification from the UK before it launches. The company applied to verify its aircraft for use by the Civil Aviation Authority in July 2022.
Joby’s collaboration with Virgin comes nearly seven months after TechCrunch first reported on the two companies’ plans to work together, and we’ve heard from one of our news. “Bird.transparent
According to the deal, Joby will be Virgin’s exclusive airline distribution partner in the UK, the California-based company also has mutual Exclusive deal Delta, another airline in the US and UK, is accompanied by Delta, but Virgin Partnership is an existing deal because Delta has about half of its virginity.
Joby’s deal with Delta is expected to allow customers to access premium services, directing them to the airport from local Vertiports. (Vertiports is the infrastructure for Evtols to take off, land and charge.) Virgin Partnership promises a similar network of landing sites throughout the UK, but it will begin connecting passengers from London Heathrow and Manchester Airport.
Virgin customers will be able to retain seats on Joby’s planes soon, according to the two companies.
Partnering with airlines is one of the main ways EVTOL plans to go public. Joey’s main rival Archer Airways has reached a similar deal Unity and southwest.
Many of these transactions include investments from airlines. For example, Delta has invested $60 million Already enter Joby, if Joby delivers on his promise, he can choose up to $200 million. A Chomi spokesman said an investment was not part of the deal with Virgin.
Virgin said in a statement that it will support Joby’s listing efforts in the UK by providing services to customers, working with regulators and helping to “support the development of landing infrastructure at critical airports”. ”
Joby’s Evtol is designed to carry pilots, four passengers and some luggage. It is expected to fly at 200 miles per hour, with a 15-minute flight from Leeds to Manchester.
The startup is still a long way from a large deployment, but Joby said its intention is to launch air taxi services in the United States, the United Kingdom, the UAE, South Korea, South Korea, Japan, India and Australia.
