Blade to Launch Weekday Commuter Flights Between Manhattan and Westchester in Pilot Program

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov 6, 2025–

Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. (“Blade”), a division of Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY), announced a pilot program today that will offer commuter flights connecting Manhattan and Westchester County Airport.

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This commuter flight service will serve residents of key suburbs of New York City, including Greenwich, Scarsdale, Rye, Bedford, among others, shortening rush hour commutes from over an hour and a half to twelve minutes.

Daily weekday flights will begin Monday, December 1. The commuter service will operate morning and evening flights between Westchester, with seats from $125 per passenger (with the purchase of a Blade Commuter Pass) to $225.

“With the return of five day work weeks and traffic between the Greater New York City Suburbs and Manhattan now exceeding pre-pandemic levels, it was time for Blade to service this demand,” said Rob Wiesenthal, CEO of Blade.

Blade will transition from helicopters to Joby’s quiet, zero-emission aircraft following FAA certification of Joby’s electric air taxi. This pilot program will provide valuable insights into operational logistics and flier experience, helping to accelerate and de-risk Joby’s commercialization efforts.

Mr. Wiesenthal added, “While Blade has proven the viability of airport routes in the U.S. and Europe, commuter routes will become even more important as new landing zones, exclusive to electric aircraft, become available.”

A preview of the service will be available on November 28th, Black Friday, in conjunction with The Shops and Restaurants at Hudson Yards to provide a unique holiday shopping experience in the new heart of Manhattan.

About Joby
Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY) is a California-based transportation company developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) air taxi. Joby intends to both operate its fast, quiet, and convenient air taxi service in cities around the world and sell its aircraft to other operators and partners. To learn more, visit www.jobyaviation.com.

About Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc.
Blade is the leading helicopter passenger service in the world with operations in the United States and Europe. The Company’s asset-light model, coupled with its exclusive passenger terminal infrastructure and proprietary technologies, will enable a seamless transition from helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft to Joby’s eVTOL aircraft, enabling lower cost air mobility that is both quiet and has no operating emissions.
To learn more, visit www.Blade.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
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PARIS (AP) — The injuries are piling up so much for Paris Saint-Germain that coach Luis Enrique is questioning his management of the squad.

PSG’s home defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday was compounded by injuries to three major players: Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembélé (calf tear), right back Achraf Hakimi (sprained ankle) and left back Nuno Mendes (sprained knee).

They were arguably PSG’s three best players last season and they all face weeks out, as does rising star Désiré Doué (thigh tear). Nine PSG players have been injured since August and some — like Dembélé and Doué — have been injured twice.

“It is something I should handle much better, given all of my experience,” Luis Enrique said after the Bayern game.

But Champions League holder PSG appears to be paying the price for an exhausting last season, which stretched until the Club World Cup final in mid-July and saw some players appear in more than 60 games. PSG’s high-octane style and incessant closing down of opponents also demands a lot.

Defending Ligue 1 champion PSG leads second-placed Marseille and Lens by two points heading into this weekend’s games.

PSG’s depleted defense could face a tough time at Lyon, which is in sixth place and is strong at home. A victory for Lyon on Sunday would move it to within one point of PSG and open up the title race even more.

There could be a shakeup in the top five with Lens traveling to play Monaco on Saturday and injury-hit Marseille hosting Brest.

Should Marseille’s defense find itself in trouble, it can count on goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli.

His penalty save against Atalanta on Wednesday was the fourth he has stopped in the 10 faced since joining Marseille, taking his career tally to 11 out 42 saved.

According to Opta statistics, Rulli’s 40% save ratio from spot kicks is the second highest in Europe’s top five domestic leagues over the same time span, behind Napoli’s Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.

United States forward Folarin Balogun is hitting form for Monaco. He scored his first Champions League goal on Wednesday, one week after netting in Ligue 1.

With PSG’s attack decimated, Portugal striker Gonçalo Ramos could get a run of games.

He scored a header in the final seconds of the game against Nice last weekend to give PSG a 1-0 win. He has 38 goals in 101 games for PSG, many of those as a substitute.

Paul Pogba still has not played for Monaco and the former France star’s comeback was delayed by a twisted ankle in training last week.

Marseille has several players missing, including U.S. winger Tim Weah (thigh), forward Amine Gouiri (shoulder operation), midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia (calf) and central defenders Leonardo Balerdi (calf) and Facundo Medina (ankle).

Toulouse player Aron Dønnum is set to appear before the French league disciplinary committee after being accused by Le Havre coach Didier Digard of making a racist gesture toward one of his players.

Following a 0-0 draw between the teams last Sunday, Digard said he thought Dønnum made a racist gesture with his hand toward Le Havre midfielder Simon Ebonog, who is Black, after the two players argued with each other.

Dønnum said his gesture, whereby he waved his hand in front of his face after Ebonog leaned toward him following a challenge, had “nothing to do with racism.”

Toulouse issued a statement, saying it condemned “unfounded and particularly serious accusations.”

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