Joby tells Bloomberg flying taxi to launch in Dubai first

In an interview with Bloomberg, Joby Aviation said it expects to launch its flying taxi service in Dubai before anywhere else, including the U.S. Work on a partnership with Dubai announced earlier this year is “a bit more advanced in the approach that they’re taking” than in other jurisdictions, Joby’s president of operations, Bonny Simi, said in an interview. Joby said in February that it was targeting initial operations by 2025 in Dubai and commercial service by early 2026, Leen Al-Rashdan of Bloomberg points out. Simi said that milestone may now be reached as soon as late 2025. Shares of Joby Aviation rallied to breakeven on the day following Bloomberg’s report. added.