Dubai successfully conducts test flight ahead of 2026 rollout

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00:00Hello, my name is Anthony Khoury and I'm the General Manager for Joby Aviation in the UAE.

00:20Today marks a major milestone for the aviation industry and for Dubai Aerial Taxi project.

00:25We were flying in inhabited, piloted eVTOL in the skies of Dubai.

00:30This is a first not only for Joby but for the world of aviation.

00:35It's the first time that an eVTOL is flown internationally, completely transitioned, piloted and inhabited.

00:43It's electrical, vertical takeoff and landing.

00:46It flies at around 320 km per hour.

00:49It has a range of 160 km and it has a payload of 450 kg, which means four passengers and a pilot.

00:58We're very excited for the partnership that we have with the Dubai government, the RTA, the GCA and expect commercial operations in 2026.

01:07There are two decimal positions in India for the average 500 km to 80 at 400 km.

01:10We've got a lot of information in Pakistan and now we've managed to have land in a tight position.

01:13We've managed to review that I have in a tight position with the other, technical piece,

01:16which is the first time we have to check in all the people that we need to tackle.

01:18This is the first time it's been given by the award.

01:20Yes, the first time we have been sponsored by the both-person navigation.

01:22We've started at the World War.

01:24We've started to check out the World War II here in the World War II.