- Home
- Technology
- News
Joby Aviation to build air taxi production plant in Ohio
The 140-acre site at Dayton International Airport is set to be the first serial production location for the company.


Washington: Electric aircraft maker Joby Aviation will invest up to $500 million to build a new facility in Dayton, Ohio, where it will mass produce air taxis, it said on Monday.
The 140-acre site at Dayton International Airport is set to be the first serial production location for the company, as opposed to the prototypes built at its pilot production line in California.
Joby founder JoeBen Bevirt told Reuters that the company is "driving vigorously" to win Federal Aviation Administration certification for its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft so that it can begin commercial passenger service in 2025.
Joby intends to begin hiring "immediately" to stand up manufacturing of aircraft components at existing buildings at the Dayton site, Bevirt said. Construction of the new production facility will begin in 2024, with operations to start in 2025.
Bevirt declined to comment on initial production rates and how much funding would be immediately allocated to construct the Dayton facility. The state of Ohio and several political organizations have offered up to $325 million in incentives and benefits to develop the Dayton site, Joby said.
Eventually, the site could accommodate manufacturing facilities that take up more space than the Pentagon, support 2,000 jobs and the production of 500 aircraft per year, Joby said.
Unlike eVTOL competitors like Archer Aviation and Beta Technologies, which intend to sell aircraft directly to airlines and logistics companies, Joby's business model more closely resembles rideshare apps, where customers can request a ride on an air taxi owned and operated by the company.
Courtesy: Reuters

Federal Govt decides to shut down utility stores from July 10
- 4 hours ago

Polio campaign extended to age 15 amid new cases in older children
- 6 hours ago

Trump says will ‘take a look’ at deporting Musk
- 4 hours ago

KSE-100 index surges past 127,000 points
- 7 hours ago
Musk proposes new political party, targets lawmakers over Trump-backed spending bill
- 4 hours ago

Faisalabad police arrest driver and accomplice for harassing university student
- 2 hours ago

Sindh govt declares July 5-6 public holidays for Youm-e-Ashura
- 5 hours ago
Former Russian Deputy Defense Minister sentenced to prison for corruption
- an hour ago

Japan records hottest June in its history this year
- 3 hours ago
Pakistan's Sadia Iqbal retains top spot in ICC Women's T20 bowler rankings
- 4 hours ago
US officially ends sanctions program on Syria
- 6 hours ago
Govt upholds decision to import 500,000 tons of sugar
- 3 hours ago