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Virgin Atlantic to become exclusive UK airline partnerJoby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) shares gained 4% on Wednesday after the electric aircraft developer announced a long-term partnership with Virgin Atlantic to introduce commercial air taxi services across the United Kingdom. The agreement, unveiled during the Farnborough International Airshow, names Virgin Atlantic as Joby’s exclusive airline partner for UK air taxi operations.

Shares of the electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft maker rose 20.5% in midday trading to $5.36, while the was up 0.3%. The move came after the company announced plans to develop an autonomous vertical takeoff and landing platform for defense and commercial applications. “From raw performance to producibility, harnessing the best technologies from the commercial eVTOL market for defense is central to how Thunder will deliver operational value to our customers,” said Shane Arnott, SVP of Maneuver Dominance at Anduril, in a news release.

Joby Aviation, Inc. stock rose Tuesday after the company and Toyota Motor Corporation formed a joint venture to support commercial production and scale-up of Joby’s electric air taxi aircraft. This builds upon a deep, multi-year collaboration and follows Toyota’s massive...