Vertical BriefIndependent coverage of the eVTOL industry, built from public documents.https://verticalbrief.news/Between Joby and Its First Passenger Sits an FAA Testing Gatehttps://verticalbrief.news/articles/between-joby-and-its-first-passenger-sits-an-faa-testing-gate/https://verticalbrief.news/articles/between-joby-and-its-first-passenger-sits-an-faa-testing-gate/Joby's August letter targeted first passengers in 2026. The November letter gives no year, and ties the passenger step to FAA testing it expects to start in 2027.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTRegulation[Lead headline: state the angle in one sentence, two lines at most]https://verticalbrief.news/articles/joby-archer-lead/https://verticalbrief.news/articles/joby-archer-lead/[Dek: one or two sentences on why this matters now and what the piece establishes from primary documents.]Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTLitigation[Regulation headline, up to three lines]https://verticalbrief.news/articles/regulation-oct-30/https://verticalbrief.news/articles/regulation-oct-30/[Dek: one or two sentences on why this matters now and what the piece establishes from primary documents.]Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRegulation[Capital headline, up to three lines]https://verticalbrief.news/articles/capital-oct-28/https://verticalbrief.news/articles/capital-oct-28/[Dek: one or two sentences on why this matters now and what the piece establishes from primary documents.]Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCapital[Manufacturing headline, up to three lines]https://verticalbrief.news/articles/manufacturing-oct-26/https://verticalbrief.news/articles/manufacturing-oct-26/[Dek: one or two sentences on why this matters now and what the piece establishes from primary documents.]Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTManufacturing[Regulation headline, up to three lines]https://verticalbrief.news/articles/regulation-oct-23/https://verticalbrief.news/articles/regulation-oct-23/[Dek: one or two sentences on why this matters now and what the piece establishes from primary documents.]Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRegulation[Litigation headline, up to three lines]https://verticalbrief.news/articles/litigation-oct-21/https://verticalbrief.news/articles/litigation-oct-21/[Dek: one or two sentences on why this matters now and what the piece establishes from primary documents.]Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTLitigation[Manufacturing headline, up to three lines]https://verticalbrief.news/articles/manufacturing-oct-19/https://verticalbrief.news/articles/manufacturing-oct-19/[Dek: one or two sentences on why this matters now and what the piece establishes from primary documents.]Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTManufacturing