Joby Aviation, Inc., a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced it is hosting aviation regulators from around the world at the company’s manufacturing and flight testing facilities in Marina, California, as part of ongoing international certification efforts.
The week-long session, known as a ‘technology familiarization,’ is a formal part of the process of validating an aircraft’s type design for use in international markets. During the session, regulators from three countries, each of which have existing bilateral aviation safety agreements with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), engage with Joby team members and technology, as well as FAA staff, to support the continued harmonization of certification approaches for electric air taxis like the Joby aircraft around the world.
Attendees include personnel from the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority, Japan Civil Aviation Bureau, and Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority, all of which represent nations where Joby has applied for validation of its FAA type certificate, once received…