{"id":23100,"date":"2022-07-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=23100"},"modified":"2023-07-06T20:01:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T14:31:23","slug":"joby-an-evtol-manufacturer-applies-for-u-k-aircraft-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/19\/joby-an-evtol-manufacturer-applies-for-u-k-aircraft-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Joby, an eVTOL manufacturer, applies for U.K. aircraft certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Joby Aviation, a California-based business building all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, said today that it has formally submitted an application for certification of its ground-breaking aircraft design for use in the UK.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The application will enable Joby’s U.S.-based certification to be concurrently validated by the United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (“CAA”)<\/em><\/strong>, accelerating the Company’s path to market in the U.K. Joby is currently pursuing the “type certification”<\/strong> for its aircraft with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”)<\/em><\/strong> and anticipates that the U.S. will be its first operating market. The first eVTOL business to submit a request for overseas validation of its FAA type certificate is reportedly Joby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joby’s five-seat electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”)<\/em><\/strong> aircraft is intended to connect people and cities through quick, noiseless, and emission-free flight. It has a maximum range of 150 miles and a low acoustic profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FAA and CAA jointly announced their intention to use the existing Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement between the two regulators to streamline the introduction of eVTOL aircraft using existing regulatory frameworks in March. Joby’s application builds on that announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“By working hand in hand on certification, the U.K. and the U.S. are laying the ground for these two countries to be among the earliest users of this essential new technology”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nsaid JoeBen Bevirt, founder and CEO of Joby Aviation, in response to the application<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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We\u2019re pleased to announce we have formally applied to certify our eVTOL aircraft for use in the United Kingdom! We can\u2019t wait to bring our fast, quiet and affordable new mode of transportation to the UK. 1\/3 pic.twitter.com\/X5C1OLmMoT<\/a><\/p>— Joby Aviation (@jobyaviation) July 17, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>