New York Stock Exchange-listed Joby Aviation plans to soft launch air taxi services in Dubai by early 2025. The vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft maker signed an agreement with Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA), which gives it the exclusive right to operate air taxis in the emirate for six years The operation of air taxi services will officially start by early 2026. Joby also signed an agreement with Skyports to design, build and operate four initial vertiport sites across Dubai. RTA, Skyports and Joby have worked together to identify Dubai International Airport (DXB), Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina and Dubai Downtown as the launch locations for the air taxi service. Joby’s aircraft, which was displayed in the region for the first time at the ongoing World Governments Summit in Dubai, is designed to carry a pilot and four passengers at speeds of up to 322 km per hour. A […]