Joby Kicks Off Weeklong Campaign After Successful JFK–Manhattan Test Flights

Test routes could become commercial flight patterns for Joby Aviation’s electric air taxis, crossing Manhattan in less than 10 minutes, the company said.

ANA Holdings and Joby Aviation show a public demonstration flight of the Joby N5.42JX flying car at the World Expo 2025 Osaka in Osaka, Japan, on Oct. 13, 2025. Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images

Electric air taxi developer Joby Aviation said on April 27 it will begin a weeklong testing campaign in New York City, having successfully completed three days of test flights across the city’s heliport network.

Joby’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi launched from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and made stops at Downtown Skyport on the southern tip of Manhattan, West 30th St. heliport on the West Side, and E. 34th St. Heliport on Manhattan’s eastern waterfront.