Joby Aviation challenges $117 million trade‑secrets verdict in Florida

Joby Aviation asked a federal court to overturn a nearly $117 million jury award to Aerosonic after a Tampa, Florida jury found on Oct 2 2026 that Joby breached a confidentiality agreement and misappropriated Aerosonic’s trade secrets.

Aerosonic, a TransDigm subsidiary, supplies pressure‑probe sensors that provide data for airspeed, altitude and angle of attack, and began delivering probes for Joby’s flight‑test aircraft in April 2022 following a nondisclosure agreement signed the previous September. The company alleged Joby sought to purchase the probes’ intellectual‑property rights shortly after the first delivery, was refused, and sued in March 2025 over the use of its designs and test data; Joby aims to start passenger flights in Dubai before the end of 2026.