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Air-taxi maker Joby Aviation said on Tuesday it had applied for a certificate that will allow it to operate commercial air transport in the United Arab Emirates.
JoeBen Bevirt, founder and CEO of Joby, presents the company’s Letter of Intent to initiate Joby’s Air Operator Certificate application to Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, director general of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority © Christina Esteban
Air-taxi maker Joby Aviation said on Tuesday it had applied for a certificate that will allow it to operate commercial air transport in the United Arab Emirates.
U.S.-based Joby will develop air taxi operating manuals, undergo inspections of its UAE-based facilities, and complete observation of pilot and aircraft mechanic training as well as flight operations by UAE's civil aviation authority as part of the process.
Joby Aviation is a California-based transportation company developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing air taxi which it intends to operate as part of a fast, quiet, and convenient service in cities around the world.
Reporting by Abhijith Ganapavaram
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