Joby Aviation, Inc. has announced an expansion of its site in Marina, California, in order to double aircraft production capacity.
The site, which currently spans approximately 435,500 square feet, will support the overall scale-up of commercial operations, with the company also having recently expanded its flight test programme with a new aircraft.
Eric Allison, Chief Product Officer, said:Reimagining urban mobility takes speed, scale, and precision manufacturing. Our expanded manufacturing footprint in both California and Ohio is preparing us to do just that.
We celebrated the opening of the new facility with the flight of our sixth aircraft, which earned airworthiness certification within a week of completion.
The expansion of the site will increase its production capacity to up to 24 aircraft per-year, in turn creating a large number of additional jobs, as well as provide provide key capabilities including initial FAA production certification, conforming ground and flight testing components, pilot training simulators, and aircraft maintenance.
Joby has also confirmed it will begin ramping up operations at its site in Dayton, Ohio, to manufacture and test aircraft components. Equipment installation is now underway, with overall production capacity looking to build up to 500 aircraft per-year once completed.
