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Joby Buys Blade Passenger Operation for eVTOL Air-taxi Service
eVTOL aircraft developer acquires infrastructure and customer base
Blade Air Mobility helicopter operations
Passengers using Blade Air Mobility’s helicopter services will be offered the chance to switch to Joby’s eVTOL air taxi flights. © Blade Air Mobility

Joby Aviation has agreed to acquire the passenger flight operations of Blade Air Mobility and will use the business as a key part of its plans to launch eVTOL air-taxi services. The companies announced the $125 million transaction today, saying that Joby will be a partner for Blade’s medical transportation unit, which is to continue operating as a separate public company.

Though not publicly acknowledged in the announcement, the takeover of Blade’s passenger operations seems to ensure that Blade will exclusively use the four-passenger aircraft that Joby is aiming to bring to market in early 2026. Loss-making Blade Air Mobility has previously announced partnerships and provisional orders with at least two other eVTOL aircraft developers—Eve Air Mobility and Beta Technologies.