** Electric air taxi maker Joby Aviation's JOBY.N shares rise 6.7% at $10.4 premarket
** Co partners with Uber UBER.N to launch electric air taxi booking; expects to carry its first passengers later this year in Dubai
** Last year, Uber and Joby announced plans to bring Blade's commercial helicopter service to the Uber app in 2026, following Joby's acquisition of Blade's passenger business
** As of last close, JOBY down 26.4% YTD
(Reporting by Megavarshini G. Somasundaram in Bengaluru)
((Megavarshini.SomasundaramGnanasundari@thomsonreuters.com))