Look Upon My Certs, Ye Mighty
Joby Aviation, the Toyota-backed designer and builder of electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced on 28 June 2023 that it has received FAA approval to commence flight-testing of its eVTOL air-taxi. The Santa Cruz, California-based company set forth the FAA had granted a Special Airworthiness Certificate by which Joby is authorized to undertake a flight-testing campaign—sans passengers—of the first production prototype of its nascent eVTOL platform.