Joby Prepares for First Wave of Air Taxi Pilot Coaching with CAE Flight Simulators – sUAS Information

• First of two next-generation CAE simulators is full and is getting ready for set up at Joby’s Marina, California pilot coaching facility
• •Simulators leverage CAE’s Prodigy Picture Generator to offer a high-fidelity, hyper-realistic surroundings for pilot coaching and are central to the FAA qualification course of
• •Simulators can have the capability to coach as much as 250 pilots a yr, marking an necessary step in industrial market readiness
• •Years-long growth secures Joby’s management in certifiable coaching infrastructure for air taxis

Santa Cruz, CA– January 6, 2025 – Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), an organization growing electrical air taxis for industrial passenger service, immediately introduced it has accepted the primary of two flight simulators developed in partnership with CAE (NYSE:CAE) (TSX:CAE), a worldwide chief in pilot coaching. The simulators, scheduled to be certified amongst the very best Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) classifications for flight simulation, present the ultra-realistic surroundings required for industrial single-pilot eVTOL operations and are geared up with the identical simulation know-how used to coach pilots for the world’s main airways.

“These simulators are central to the FAA certification course of and are being delivered on time to assist pilot coaching forward of Joby’s first industrial flights deliberate for this yr,” mentioned Bonny Simi, President of Operations for Joby. “Creating flight simulators which might be absolutely certified by the FAA takes years of labor and entry to plane information, and it’s required for Half 135 operations of eVTOL plane in america. Having began this multi-year course of with CAE in 2022, Joby is progressing in growing certified, scalable pilot coaching infrastructure as we close to industrial operations.”

“CAE is proud to associate with Joby to convey world-class simulation know-how to the rising eVTOL market. These simulators set a brand new benchmark for coaching infrastructure in city air mobility,“ mentioned Alexandre Prévost, President of Civil Aviation at CAE. “By leveraging many years of experience in high-fidelity simulation, we’re serving to Joby put together pilots for secure, environment friendly operations and supporting the business’s transition to sustainable air transportation.”

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