PHILIPPINE CONSUL GENERAL FERRER TOURS eVTOL COMPANY JOBY AVIATION FACILITIES
Consul General Neil R. Ferrer, together with Marina City officials and Asian Communities of Marina Board Members, including Filipino American community leaders in Monterey County, listens as Joby Aviation Design Engineer Mr. Erik Lassen gives a tour of its Pilot Production Plant in Marina, California on 22 March 2024. (photo by PCGSF)
Marina, California, 22 March 2024 – Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil R. Ferrer visited Joby Aviation, an aerospace company pioneering the development and production of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) in the U.S. for commercial passenger service.
Consul General Ferrer was accompanied by Consul Vanessa G. Bago-Llona, Trade Commissioner May Nina Celynne P. Layug, and Economic Assistant Jennifer V. Sto. Domingo.
The tour, facilitated by Marina Council Member Katherine Biala and Marina City Manager Layne Long, was also attended by Asian Communities of Marina Board Members, including Filipino American community leaders in Monterey County.
Joby Aviation, headquartered in Marina, has been developing quiet, all-electric aircraft to enhance connectivity, especially in busy urban areas. Its aircraft has a range of up to 150 miles as well as vertical takeoff and landing capabilities.
Through the company’s aerial ridesharing service, individuals could reserve an environmentally sustainable ride and be transported from one location to a nearby destination with a smartphone app.
During the tour of Joby Aviation’s Pilot Production Plant in Marina, California, attendees were given insights into the company’s cutting-edge manufacturing techniques.
With strategic partnerships with Toyota, Delta Airlines, and Uber, Joby Aviation aims to bring aerial ridesharing to a global scale. Joby’s recent milestones include becoming the first electric air taxi to fly in New York City in November 2023 and delivering its first aircraft to Edwards Air Force Base in September 2023, becoming the first electric air taxi to be stationed on a U.S. military base. END
The Joby aircraft aims to pioneer electric aerial ridesharing, potentially becoming the first of its kind to be integrated with the Uber app (photo by PCGSF).
Philippine Consul General Neil Frank Ferrer (in the middle), together with Marina City Council Member Katherine Biala (third from right), Marina City Manager Layne Long, (third from left), Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona (second from left), Trade Commissioner May Nina Celynne Layug (leftmost) and Economic Assistant Jennifer Sto, Domingo (rightmost) (photo by PCGSF)
Joby Aviation giving a tour of its facility in Marina, California (Photo by PCGSF)