Virgin Atlantic Becomes Joby’s Exclusive Airline Partner for Air Taxi Services in the UK
Virgin Atlantic will book and support the service as Joby handles aircraft operations and UK regulatory approvals for short airport-to-city flights.
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Virgin Atlantic Becomes Joby’s Exclusive Airline Partner for Air Taxi Services in the UK
The California-based eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) maker Joby is officially ready to kick off air taxi services in the UK, sporting the Virgin Atlantic livery. The official confirmation follows the initial agreement announced last year, and is brokered by Delta Air Lines, which holds a 49% stake in the premium long-haul UK airline. Photos in the media gallery above show the full-scale model of the Joby eVTOL that was displ... (co…
Virgin Atlantic advance partnership with Joby Aviation
Virgin Atlantic have advanced their partnership with air taxi developers Joby Aviation. Building on an initial contract from 2025, the British airline and the Californian mobility company have signed a binding commercial agreement to make Virgin Joby’s exclusive partner in the UK. The partnership will allow Virgin’s customers to book air taxi transfers seamlessly on the airline’s website and app. Joby currently plan to launch their network acros…
Virgin Atlantic to Bring Air Taxis to UK in Deal with Joby Aviation
Virgin Atlantic has signed a definitive agreement with air taxi producer Joby Aviation to bring the latter’s services to the UK. The agreement converts the partnership announced in 2025 into a binding, multi-year commercial framework, establishing Virgin Atlantic as Joby’s exclusive airline partner for air taxi services in the UK. The collaboration builds on Joby’s existing partnership with Delta Air Lines, which holds a 49% stake in Virgin Atla…
Joby Aviation and Virgin Atlantic launch an air taxi partnership in the UK with booking via app and website as well as routes from London and Machest
Virgin Atlantic and Joby Aviation sign deal to bring electric air taxis to UK
During the Farnborough International Airshow on 22 July 2026, UK airline Virgin Atlantic and electric air taxi company Joby Aviation formally signed an agreement to collaborate on bringing air taxis to the UK. The first flights are expected to launch in London and Manchester. In 2025, Joby Aviation and Virgin Atlantic first announced they planned on working together to launch an air taxi service in the UK. The collaboration did not come as a sur…
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