Joby's Blade resumes seasonal New York-Florida jet flights

Blade Urban Air Mobility, a Joby Aviation company, announced on October 2, 2026, the return of its BLADEone seasonal jet service between the New York area and South Florida. The service is operated in partnership with Los Angeles-based private jet airline Aero. Flights are scheduled to run from November 19, 2026, through May 2, 2027.

The route connects Westchester County Airport with Palm Beach's President Donald J. Trump International Airport and Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport. Flights will be operated by Aero subsidiary USAC Airways 695 using commercial jets retrofitted for 16 individual seats. In New York, passengers can connect by helicopter from Blade Lounge West in Manhattan to Westchester County Airport in about 10 minutes.

Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal noted that the service targets the gap between a $1,000 commercial first-class ticket and a $25,000 private jet charter. Blade first introduced flights between New York and Miami in 2015.

Joby Aviation views Blade's passenger terminals and technology platform as key infrastructure for its planned electric air taxi network once those aircraft receive regulatory certification.