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Virgin Atlantic Partners With Joby Aviation For UK Electric Air Taxi Launch

17 Mar 2025 | Abstracted from Globe Trender

"The partnership builds on an existing agreement between Joby and Delta Air Lines, which owns a 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic...electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft designed to carry a pilot and up to four passengers at speeds reaching 200 mph...vertical take-off and landing with significantly less noise than conventional helicopters..optimised for rapid, back-to-back flights and could operate on routes up to 100 miles."

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