Key Points Joby Aviation is preparing for FAA certification and commercial launch next year. The company's vertical business model is the key to understanding its prospects. 10 stocks we like better than Joby Aviation › Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) stock is up 73% over the last year and 326% over the last three years, and the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) company is seemingly on an inexorable pathway to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-type certification and commercial launch in ...