On Aug. 21, the city council of Marina, California, gave its approval for Joby Aviation to move into two buildings at the Marina Municipal Airport where, according to the Monterey County Weekly, “ they will set about designing and building prototypes of small, electric planes that take off and land vertically, travel faster and more quietly than a helicopter and, according to Joby, do it more safely.” The company will be leasing 74,000 ft² (6,900 m²) across two buildings, with plans to expand to a manufacturing facility of 1.5 – 2 million ft² (139,000 – 186,000 m²).
Joby currently employs about 170 people in Bonny Doon, in Santa Cruz County, California; the Marina Airport is about 30 miles (50 km) southeast as the eVTOL flies … or a two-hour drive in rush hour.
Source:
An ambitious flying taxi startup is setting up shop at the Marina Municipal Airport, Monterey Country Weekly, Aug. 30, 2018
