Charter & Fractional
Blade Returns to NBAA as New Owner Joby Preps for Service
Joby bought Blade in August and is integrating the service into the Uber app
Joby eVTOL
Joby has begun production on conforming aircraft for certification trials. © Joby Aviation

Under new ownership, Blade returns to NBAA-BACE to provide its connector service for convention-goers between the Las Vegas Convention Center exhibit hall and the aircraft static display at Henderson Executive Airport (KHND). Joby Aviation acquired the helicopter services company’s charter brokerage in August under a $125 million deal. This comes as Joby prepares for its first eVTOL certification and entry into air-taxi service within the next year.

According to Joby, the acquisition is set to unlock “immediate market access and infrastructure across key urban corridors in New York City and Southern Europe.”