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.
Used E-Jets Find Fresh Lease on Life as Cargo Haulers Out East
Embraer signed a Letter of Agreement at the recent Paris Air Show for the conversion and delivery of 20 jets for the Lanzhou Aviation Industry Development Group. The deal will provide the firm with 20 E190F and E195F Embraer aircraft, originally built in passenger layouts. The Chinese firm will cooperate on the establishment of suitable conversion capabilities in their hometown, supporting and accelerating the introduction of the 1st-gen E-jet freighters into their domestic market.
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