Tue, Mar 11, 2025
Joby recently revealed its financial results from the fourth quarter and full year 2024.
On top of the monetary success, the plane maker also celebrated its second delivery to the United States Air Force. The Joby air taxi is a fully eVTOL aircraft powered by six motors that propel it to speeds of up to 200 mph. It can carry four passengers at a time for a range of 100 miles, including reserves. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander completed a soft landing on the moon on March 2. This makes Firefly the first commercial company to have its tech successfully touchdown on the moon. Blue Ghost launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 15. 45 days, 2.8 million miles, and 27 GB of data downlinking later, it arrived on the moon’s Mare Crisium at around 2:34 am on March 2. The touchdown was upright, stable, and within 100 meters of its landing target near Mons Latreille. General Electric (GE) announced that its latest turboprop engine design, the Catalyst, has completed certification testing and received the FAA's nod of approval. The Catalyst is
slated to make its operational debut with the new Beechcraft Denali next year. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-NextGen!!!
Airborne-NextGen 02.25.25 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, February 25th, 2025... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Holland Lee, Sophie Hurlock, Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, and Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, this episode covers:
- Joby Reveals 2024 Stats, Delivers Second eVTOL to USAF
- First Commercial Lander Completes Lunar Touchdown
- GE’s Catalyst Turboprop Engine Earns FAA Green Light
- Yingling Installs First Starlink On Bombardier Global
- True Blue Reveals 6,500-Watt DC-DC Converter
- FAA Awards Starlink Contract For NAS Management
- BIS Issues Advanced NPRM For Foreign-Made UAS
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