In a key milestone for the U.S. eVTOL industry, the FAA has published its final airworthiness criteria for Joby Aviation’s five-seat JAS4-1 air taxi in the federal register. This marks the first time the FAA has settled on the airworthiness criteria for any passenger-carrying eVTOL aircraft, providing a framework that other eVTOL aircraft developers can leverage as they seek type certification for similar vehicles.
California-based Joby finished submitting its certification plans for the JAS4-1 model to the FAA last July. On February 21, the company announced that the FAA had approved those certification plans, marking the completion of the third of five stages in its certification process. The company has already gotten a head start on the fourth stage, which involves thousands of tests and inspections in accordance with those FAA-approved plans. It expects to have the aircraft certified and in service by the end of 2025.
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