SANTA CRUZ, CA—Joby Aviation Inc.’s much-anticipated electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has achieved an important milestone. The company has begun final assembly of the fuselage at its pilot manufacturing facility in Marina, CA.

The aircraft is being built according to a complete implementation of a quality management system, qualifying it as a company-conforming aircraft, which is an important step on the path to achieving the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification required to begin commercial passenger operations.