Joby Aviation said it has signed an agreement to acquire a more than 700,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the Dayton, Ohio area, expanding its production footprint as it prepares to scale output of its electric air taxis.
The facility, which is ready for immediate use, is expected to support Joby’s plan to double production to four aircraft per month in 2027 and provide capacity for further expansion. Operations at the new site are expected to begin later this year, complementing Joby’s existing manufacturing facilities in California and Ohio.
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“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, founder and chief executive of Joby Aviation.
Joby said the Dayton-area facility builds on recent manufacturing investments, including the completion of an expanded factory in Marina, California, in July 2025 and the start of propeller blade production in Ohio later that year. The company said it began procuring additional capital equipment last month to support higher output and is hiring to enable round-the-clock manufacturing at its California site.
Bevirt said Ohio has become central to Joby’s manufacturing strategy. “From the world’s first aircraft factory to the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton has long been the epicenter of aerospace innovation,” he said, adding that government and policy support have helped position the state as a base for both commercial and defence aircraft production.
State and federal officials welcomed the expansion, citing Ohio’s aviation heritage and manufacturing workforce. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said the project linked the state’s history in aviation with emerging electric aircraft technologies, while Senator Jon Husted said the new facility would allow Joby to increase production and create additional jobs in the region.
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Joby’s expansion comes as U.S. policymakers move to accelerate the rollout of advanced air mobility. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy recently announced a national strategy aimed at speeding deployment and integration of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation are also preparing to launch the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program in 2026, which is intended to validate operational use cases and flight routes ahead of final aircraft certification.
Joby is developing electric air taxis designed for short-distance passenger travel and has positioned manufacturing scale-up as a key step toward commercial service.