Joby Acquires 2nd Ohio Facility to Ramp Up Air Taxi Production

Electric air taxi manufacturer Joby Aviation on Jan. 7 announced it had signed an agreement to acquire a 700,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Dayton, Ohio, to expand production capabilities for its commercial passenger aircraft.

The move-in-ready facility—the company’s second in the Dayton area—allows Joby to double production to four aircraft per month beginning in 2027. The announcement comes weeks after Joby said it would be investing heavily in new manufacturing capacity in order to support the development of additional electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) air taxis.

JoeBen Bevirt, founder and CEO of Joby Aviation, said the new site in Dayton supports the company’s near-term plans for increased production, and provides a home base for future growth following a decade of engineering efforts that have ultimately led to the manufacture of electric taxis at commercial scale.

“Dayton has long been the epicenter of aerospace innovation and we’re proud to be building the next generation of flight right here,” Bevirt said.

“The reindustrialization of Ohio has become central to Joby’s story and with unmatched governmental and policy support, we’re ready to make sure that the commercial and defense aircraft that define the future of flight are built right here in America.”

In October 2025, Joby said it had begun manufacturing propeller blades for its aircraft at a Dayton facility. Each of its electric air taxis requires 30 propeller blades, and production could eventually reach 15,000 specialty carbon blades annually, Joby said.

“Joby’s expanded manufacturing presence in Vandalia and the Miami Valley brings together our state’s rich aviation heritage with our world-class advanced manufacturing workforce to build the aircraft that will redefine how people and goods move through our cities,” Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said.

Joby also operates a 435,500-square-foot manufacturing facility at Marina, California, that’s expected to become a 24-hour operation at full ramp-up. Joby’s accelerated manufacturing plans dovetail with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) vision of accelerating deployment of advanced air mobility (AAM) technologies throughout the United States in a variety of uses, including travel in hard-to-access areas, shorter regional travel times, enhanced emergency response in rural areas, commercial air taxis, and additional cargo capacity.

AAM developers are slated to have initial demonstrations operating beginning in 2027, the DOT said, with wider commercial deployment by 2030. Aircraft will fly from new privately developed vertiport facilities, the DOT said.

“AAM has the potential to make aviation a more effective and beneficial part of American life,” the Advanced Air Mobility Interagency Working Group said in its December 2025 report.

“Applications of AAM technology across diverse use cases should create unprecedented aviation services leading to stronger transportation connections between and within small and rural communities.”

In July 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14307, which included provisions for establishing an eVTOL pilot program.

Joby said its air taxis have advanced to the final stages of certification for design, flight, and manufacturing data by the Federal Aviation Administration, and the aircraft will participate in pre-certification flight demonstration programs later this year. In 2025, Joby completed more than 850 test flights within the U.S. National Airspace System.

“The reindustrialization of Ohio has become central to Joby’s story and with unmatched governmental and policy support, we’re ready to make sure that the commercial and defense aircraft that define the future of flight are built right here in America,” Bevirt said.