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Joby Ramps Up eVTOL Aircraft Production in California
Another JAS4-1 eVTOL aircraft recently rolled off the production line
N545JX flies over Marina, California
Joby’s sixth JAS4-1 eVTOL aircraft, a “production prototype” registered N545JX, recently achieved airworthiness certification and made its first flights from the company’s pilot production and flight testing facility in Marina, California. © Joby Aviation

Joby Aviation is ramping up eVTOL aircraft production at its pilot manufacturing facility in Marina, California, where the company completed a massive expansion project last month. Once the site becomes fully operational, it will be capable of producing 24 aircraft per year, or about one every two weeks, according to Joby.

Meanwhile, the company’s first scaled manufacturing plant is also coming together in Ohio. It has leased and renovated an old U.S. Postal Service air mail facility at Dayton International Airport, where it intends to eventually produce up to 500 aircraft per year in partnership with Toyota

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