Joby Reports Record Certification Progress and Delivery of Second Aircraft to US Air Force at Edwards Air Force Base
February 26 2025 - 3:05PM
Business Wire
- Joby reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 results
- Record progress on stage four of FAA certification
- Delivery of second aircraft to U.S. Air Force
- Plans to carry first passengers in late 2025 or early 2026
- More than $1B of additional funding and commitments made in the
fourth quarter
Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric
air taxis for commercial passenger service, today issued its Fourth
Quarter and Full Year 2024 Shareholder Letter detailing the
company’s operational and financial results for the period ending
December 31, 2024. The company will host a live audio webcast of
its conference call to discuss the results at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00
p.m. ET) today.
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Joby delivered a second electric air taxi
to Edwards Air Force Base during the quarter, pictured here. Joby
Aviation photo
Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights include:
- Record Certification Progress: We made record progress
on the fourth of five stages required to certify our aircraft for
commercial passenger use in the US. We expect Type Inspection
Authorization (“TIA”) flight testing to begin in the next 12
months.
- Defense Partnerships: We delivered a second aircraft to
Edwards Air Force Base as part of our work with the U.S. Department
of Defense. We now have five aircraft in our flight test fleet,
including a hydrogen-hybrid aircraft.
- First Passenger Operations: We plan to deliver an
aircraft to Dubai in the middle of 2025 to complete flight testing
ahead of carrying our first passengers in late 2025 or early
2026.
- Strong Balance Sheet: We received more than $1B of
additional funding and commitments in the fourth quarter.
- Successful demonstration flights in Korea: We became the
first company to fly an electric air taxi as part of Korea’s K-UAM
Grand Challenge.
Commenting on Joby’s full year results, JoeBen Bevirt, founder
and CEO, said: “The sector-leading progress we made throughout 2024
puts Joby in a great position to capitalize on the opportunities
presented by America’s renewed focus on innovation and
manufacturing.
“As well as delivering record progress on certification, we
scaled our manufacturing, delivered two aircraft to the Department
of Defense and flew 561 miles with a hybrid, hydrogen-electric
variant of our aircraft, bringing the flight test fleet to a total
of five aircraft.
“The next 12 months mark a critical inflection point, not just
for Joby, but for our entire industry, as we look ahead to carrying
our first passengers, and I’m proud that Joby continues to lead the
way towards this new era of flight.”
Joby ended the fourth quarter of 2024 with $933 million in cash,
cash equivalents, and investments in marketable securities. This
balance does not include expected Toyota investments totaling $500
million, to be made in two equal tranches of $250 million. All
regulatory approvals are now in place for the first tranche of this
investment to be made.
Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results Webcast
Details:
What: Joby Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results
Webcast
When: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET)
Webcast: Upcoming Events
(https://ir.jobyaviation.com/news-events/ir-calendar) section of
the company website (www.jobyaviation.com).
If unable to attend the webcast, to listen by phone, please dial
1-877-407-9719 or 1-201-378-4906. A replay of the webcast will be
available on the company website following the event.
About Joby
Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY) 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. To learn more, visit www.jobyaviation.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to,
statements regarding the development and performance of our
aircraft, the growth of our manufacturing capabilities, our
regulatory outlook, progress and timing, including our plans to
begin Type Inspection Authorization flight testing in the next 12
months; our planned operations with the Department of Defense;
plans and timing related to certification and operation of our
aircraft in the United Arab Emirates, including our plans to
deliver our first aircraft to Dubai and begin in-market testing in
mid-2025 and plans to carry our first passengers in late 2025 or
early 2026; the expected timing of the Toyota investment; our
business plan, objectives, goals and market opportunity; and our
current expectations relating to our business, financial condition,
results of operations, prospects, capital needs and growth of our
operations. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact
that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts.
These statements may include words such as “anticipate”,
“estimate”, “expect”, “project”, “plan”, “intend”, “believe”,
“may”, “will”, “should”, “can have”, “likely” and other words and
terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of the
timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or
other events. All forward looking statements are subject to risks
and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially, including: our ability to launch our air taxi service
and the growth of the urban air mobility market generally; our
ability to produce aircraft that meet our performance expectations
in the volumes and on the timelines that we project; complexities
related to obtaining certification and operating in foreign
markets; the competitive environment in which we operate; our
future capital needs; our ability to adequately protect and enforce
our intellectual property rights; our ability to effectively
respond to evolving regulations and standards relating to our
aircraft; our reliance on third-party suppliers and service
partners; uncertainties related to our estimates of the size of the
market for our service and future revenue opportunities; and other
important factors discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 27, 2024, our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on November 6, 2024, and in
future filings and other reports we file with or furnish to the
SEC. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s
estimates and beliefs as of the date of this release. While we may
elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in
the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent
events cause our views to change.
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