Joby Aviation today announced it has formally applied for its aircraft to be certified for use in Australia. Joby’s application to Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for the validation of an Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification builds on a bi-lateral agreement between the U.S. regulator and CASA, and it lays the groundwork for the introduction of quiet, emissions-free air taxis in Australia.
According to JoeBen Bevirt, Founder and CEO of Joby. “With commercial powered-lift operations already considered in CASA’s regulatory frameworks, we’re pleased to be working with Australian authorities using a regulatory path to market that is actively being pursued by numerous countries around the world.”
To date, Joby has completed more than 33,000 miles of all-electric flight with full-scale prototype aircraft and, in November 2023, Joby became the first electric air taxi company to fly in a major U.S. city, taking off from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in New York, said the company in a press release/
Joby has also applied to have its FAA type certificate, once received, validated by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) and the United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
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