Delta Air Lines throws $60m at flying taxi startup Joby Aviation
The fledgling flying taxi industry has been given another vote of confidence with a $60 million investment from US airline Delta in Joby Aviation.among its investors, with the potential to grow to $200 million if the service reaches certain development milestones.
The idea is that Joby vehicles will take passengers to and from airports, skipping the road traffic leading to America's busiest terminals. The partnership aims to provide customers"the opportunity to reserve a seat for seamless, zero-operating-emission, short-range journeys to and from city airports when booking Delta travel" in New York and Los Angeles.
Joby's focus is eVTOLS, electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, an approach typical to the surprisingly busy flying taxi startup circuit. And Delta isn't the only carrier getting in on the business. Earlier this year,Joby claims its six-engine vehicle has zero operating emissions, a 150-mile range, a top speed of 200mph , and can carry one pilot and four passengers.
It also boasts of being the first eVTOL company to be granted a G-1 Certification Basis for its aircraft by the Federal Aviation Administration and recently received its Part 135 Air Carrier Certification.
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