Joby Aviation Expands Ohio Presence with New 700,000 Sq Ft Facility
Electric air taxi pioneer Joby Aviation has unveiled plans for a second manufacturing facility in Dayton, Ohio. The new site, covering over 700,000 square feet, is a significant step in the company’s accelerated production plans, which are in anticipation of FAA certification.
The facility, which cost $61.5 million and was acquired from Capstone STS, is set to bolster Joby’s ambitious goal of doubling production to four aircraft per month by 2027. “This site will not only support our near-term plan to double production, it can also serve as a base for significant future growth, as we turn a decade of engineering into the manufacturing scale the market is now demanding,” said JoeBen Bevirt, Joby’s founder and CEO.
The ready-for-immediate-use facility complements Joby’s existing production sites in Marina, California, and another Ohio location where propeller blade production began in October 2025. Operations at the new Vandalia facility are expected to begin in 2026, with hiring underway for round-the-clock manufacturing operations in California.
The expansion comes amid significant policy momentum for advanced air mobility. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy recently announced a national AAM strategy, while the FAA prepares to deploy the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) in 2026. Joby has received $894 million in strategic investment from Toyota to support production scaling.
Source: Joby Aviation Press Release