An electric air taxi by Joby Aviation sits at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in New York City, Nov. 12, 2023. Roselle Chen | Reuters Joby Aviation on Wednesday said it bought a 700,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Dayton, Ohio, as the air taxi maker gears up to meet its production goals for electric vertical takeoff and…
Beta Technologies shares surged more than 9% after air taxi maker Eve Air Mobility announced an up to $1 billion deal to buy motors from the Vermont-based company. Eve, which was started by Brazilian airplane maker Embraer and is now under Eve Holding, said the manufacturing deal could equal as much as $1 billion over…
Almost every night, for almost a decade, I got a phone call between 7:00 and 7:01 p.m. ET. I didn’t have to look at the three letters on my phone screen to know who was ringing. It was the old man we called Pop, or more like “The Old Man of the Mountain,” as he…
An electric air taxi by Joby Aviation flies near the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 12, 2023. Roselle Chen | Reuters Air taxi maker Joby Aviation in a new lawsuit accused competitor Archer Aviation of using stolen information by a former employee to “one-up” a partnership deal with a real…
The Einride EV freight truck charging station in Lynwood, California, built by Voltera and located close to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Einride Autonomous EV freight trucking company Einride is planning to go public on the New York Stock Exchange through a SPAC deal with Legato Merger Corp. III, a blank check…
Courtesy: Archer Aviation Archer Aviation‘s stock plummeted 8% after a share sale overshadowed a narrower-than-expected third-quarter loss. The company posted a net loss $129.9 million, narrower than the FactSet estimate of a $178.6 million loss. However, Archer disclosed a $650 million stock offering for 81.25 million shares to support its $126 million acquisition of Hawthorne…
Aerospace manufacturer BETA Technologies’ electric aircraft, ALIA, is seen at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City, U.S., June 3, 2025. It is the first Advanced Air Mobility flight into JFK Airport. Kylie Cooper | Reuters Beta Technologies updated the prospectus for its initial public offering on Wednesday, setting a price range that could…
Government shutdowns should, theoretically, matter to the stock market. A shutdown could hurt spending power for up to 900,000 people, the highest estimate I have seen for those to be furloughed. That’s a lot of people who will spend a lot less money – especially because most Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Shutdowns still don’t…
Courtesy: Archer Aviation The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it is launching a pilot program to speed up the rollout of air taxis. Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation, major players in the electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, space, said they are participating in the program. Shares of each were higher on Friday. The…
An electric air taxi by Joby Aviation sits at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in New York City, Nov. 12, 2023. Roselle Chen | Reuters Joby Aviation and defense contracting giant L3Harris announced a partnership Friday to develop a next-generation military craft that can be piloted or fly autonomously. The partnership brings together Joby’s hybrid vertical…
