Delta Air Lines, which has watched competitors map future plans with electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft startup, is now looking to make short trips to and from airports faster and easier.
Joby Aviation is a startup that plans to build and operate an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, or e VTOL, effectively an air taxi.
Joby will be part of the Delta network for five years.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian would like to move passengers to and from airports quicker.
We will show them an opportunity to enhance that experience by taking a Joby vehicle from someplace close to their home or business right into the airport experience and cut out half of their travel time on the ground.
Joby and Delta will initially focus on service to and from airports in New York City and Los Angeles, but eventually the service will be expanded to other airports around the country and eventually overseas.
Joby founder and CEO JoeBen Bevirt told CNBC that the airport routes are the cornerstone routes for any city building valuable infrastructure that is close to the terminal.
Delta is the third legacy airline in the U.S. to take a stake in an e VTOL startup.
American Airlines ordered 50 aircraft from the U.K. based company.
There are aircraft orders for United Airlines. Eve Air Mobility ordered 200 aircraft and paid one for fifteen million dollars. An order for 100 Archer e VTOLs was also included.
Joby has struggled in the last year as investors have moved away from pre revenue companies.
Joby and other e VTOL companies will have to wait a long time for that day. Depending on when their aircraft are certified.
The Joby CEO won't commit to a launch date. I can't give you a firm date because there are pieces that are not in our control.
The spelling of the CEO's name has been changed.
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