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Joby, ANA Holdings Kickoff Next Phase of Air Taxi Development in Japan with Public Flight Demonstration at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
TOKYO & SANTA CRUZ, Calif., September 30, 2025--ANA Holdings (ANA HD) and Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced a successful public flight demonstration of Joby’s air taxi at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. The flight, the first of its kind at a world expo, included vertical takeoff, full transition to wingborne flight and vertical landing. It was conducted as part of Joby and ANA HD’s plan to build a nation
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