TL;DR:
- Joby Aviation expanded its Marina, California facility to 435,500 sq ft.
- Production capacity doubled to 24 eVTOL aircraft per year (one every two weeks).
- Toyota engineers support buildout; $250M invested as part of $500M total commitment.
- Dayton, Ohio facility planned to produce up to 500 aircraft annually.
- Joby aims to launch commercial air taxi service in Dubai early 2026, followed by a U.S. city.
- New sixth aircraft earned airworthiness certification within one week.
Facility Expansion Accelerates Production Capacity
Joby Aviation recently doubled the size of its pilot manufacturing facility located in Marina, California. The expanded 435,500-square-foot plant is designed to support a production rate of 24 electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) per year — approximately one aircraft every two weeks when fully operational.
The facility will also facilitate critical activities such as federal certification processes, ground and flight testing, pilot training, and ongoing aircraft maintenance. This marks a key milestone as Joby advances towards commercial deployment.
Collaboration with Toyota to Scale Production
To ramp up production, Joby has enlisted support from engineers at Toyota, one of its major investors. Toyota recently completed the first tranche of a $500 million investment into Joby, providing $250 million to bolster manufacturing capabilities. These efforts encompass the Marina facility and Joby’s larger future site in Dayton, Ohio.
Once completed, the Dayton facility is expected to scale production dramatically — with a capacity of up to 500 eVTOL aircraft per year.
New Aircraft Adds Momentum to Launch Timeline
Alongside the facility expansion, Joby added a sixth aircraft to its fleet, which notably received airworthiness certification within a week of completion. This rapid certification underscores Joby’s progress toward meeting regulatory and safety requirements for commercial operation.
Joby went public in 2021 via a SPAC merger, and its commercial rollout plan targets Dubai as the first launch city in early 2026, followed by operations in an unspecified U.S. city.
Joby Aviation eVTOL Production and Expansion
| Metric | Details | Source |
| Facility Location | Marina, California | Joby Aviation |
| Facility Size | 435,500 square feet | Joby Aviation |
| Annual Production Capacity | 24 eVTOL aircraft per year | TechCrunch |
| Dayton Facility Projected Capacity | Up to 500 eVTOL aircraft per year | TechCrunch |
| Investor | Toyota (recent $250 million tranche of $500 million commitment) | Toyota Press Release |
| Commercial Launch Targets | Dubai (early 2026), followed by U.S. city | TechCrunch |
