TL;DR Joby Aviation completed the first point-to-point eVTOL demonstration flights in New York City history, flying from JFK to Midtown Manhattan heliports in seven minutes as part of a week-long campaign. With FAA Stage 4 cleared and a type certificate expected by late 2026, Joby is the most advanced Western eVTOL company, backed by Toyota, Delta, and Uber, though the economics of $200 per-seat air taxi trips at scale remain unproven. The flight from John F. Kennedy International Airpor t to the East 34th Street Heliport in Midtown Manhattan took seven minutes. By car, depending on the time of day, the same journey takes between 60 and 120 minutes. On Friday, Joby Aviation landed its all-electric air taxi at the heliport as part of a demonstration hosted by VertiPorts by Atlantic, the infrastructure company that operates the site.…