Joby Aviation said it plans to acquire a 700,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Dayton, Ohio. The new facility will support its plans to double production to four aircraft per month in 2027, while also providing space for future growth. The factory complements Joby’s existing production facilities in California and Ohio, with operations in the new facility expected to begin this year.
In July 2025, Joby announced the completion of an expanded manufacturing facility in Marina, CA and in October, confirmed the start of propeller blade production in Ohio. To support the planned doubling of production, Joby began procurement of the capital equipment required to double manufacturing capacity last month. At Joby’s site in California hiring is underway to support manufacturing operations.
Joby's manufacturing expansion comes as the company is firing up training applications for its air taxis. It recently accepted the first of two flight simulators developed in partnership with CAE. The simulators, scheduled to be qualified amongst the highest Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) classifications for flight simulation, provide the realistic environment required for commercial single-pilot eVTOL operations and are equipped with the same simulation technology used to train pilots for airlines.
“These simulators are central to the FAA certification process and are being delivered on time to support pilot training ahead of Joby’s first commercial flights planned for this year,” said Bonny Simi, President of Operations for Joby. “Developing flight simulators that are fully qualified by the FAA takes years of work and access to aircraft data, and it is required for Part 135 operations of eVTOL aircraft in the United States. Having started this multi-year process with CAE in 2022, Joby is progressing in developing qualified, scalable pilot training infrastructure as we near commercial operations.”
