MARINA – Joby Aviation is on its way to growing its presence in the city of Marina after submitting for a $9 million CalCompetes grant this week.
In its recent announcement of choosing Dayton, Ohio over Marina as the location for a long-term, large-scale manufacturing facility, Joby Aviation said “Joby’s headquarters, research and development, and pilot production facility will remain in California. With approximately 150 open positions across the Company’s three Northern California sites, Joby continues to grow its presence in the state.”
The city of Marina is supporting Joby Aviation’s submittal today of a CalCompetes grant to expand its mid-range production capacity at the Marina airport by building a new 200,000 square foot building, said a Sept. 19 press release from the city of Marina. This will increase Joby’s production capacity at the Marina Municipal Airport from four aircraft per year to 50 aircraft per year. This will also more than double its research and development and production capacity in Marina.
“We are excited that our partner, Joby Aviation is continuing to lead the development of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) and that Joby will be expanding their facilities in Marina,” said Marina Mayor Bruce Delgado in the release.
The California Competes Grant is available to businesses that want to locate or stay and grow in California. A total of $120,000,000 in California Competes Grant funds are available for allocation in the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The maximum grant award is $36 million.
Joby Aviation has been doing business in Marina for the past five years building and testing its electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles for commercial passenger service, and once considered Marina as one of five possible sites to build a 580,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.
Joby’s production aircraft is designed to transport a pilot and four passengers at speeds of up to 200 mph, with a maximum range of 100 miles and a revolutionary quiet noise profile that is barely audible against the backdrop of cities. The company plans to operate these aircraft as part of aerial ridesharing networks in cities and communities around the world, starting in 2025, building on partnerships it has developed with Delta and Uber.
Joby has been flying full-size aircraft since 2017 and its pre-production prototype aircraft have flown more than 30,000 miles since 2019. The Marina facility is one of three in California with others at Santa Cruz — where the company is headquartered — and San Carlos. Joby Aviation also has a facility in Munich.
Construction of the scaled Ohio facility is expected to start in 2024 and it is expected to come online in 2025.
Joby plans to start hiring in the coming months, with early roles expected to focus on the build-out of the scaled facility and the machining of parts that will initially be incorporated into Joby’s California low-volume production line.
Joby Aviation is moving forward with the next revolution in aerospace development with their industry leading eVTOL aircraft which will support the next generation of passenger flight service around the world, said the release from the city. Marina’s abundant open space with more than 500 acres for development at the Marina Municipal Airport combined with our strong regional economy, our ideal lifestyle living on the Central California Coast, proximity to Silicon Valley, education partners of UC Santa Cruz and CSU Monterey Bay and our abundant regional activities continue to make Marina a welcoming diverse city and an ideal destination for companies, families and businesses to locate.
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