September 13, 2025
Year Founded
2014
Headquarters
New York City
Leadership
Rob Wiesenthal
Founder and CEO
William Heyburn
CFO
Melissa Tomkiel
President and General Counsel
Amir Cohen
Chief Accounting Officer
Blade Urban Air Mobility is a New York City-based broker of helicopter services by the seat and full aircraft.
It was traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol BLDE after its SPAC merger on May 10, 2021.
In August 2025, the passenger business of Blade was acquired by Joby Aviation.
The acquisition price was announced as $125 million.
It will be operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary.
The medical business remains a publicly traded company.
It was rebranded as Strata Critical Medical, Inc.
Blade was founded in 2014 by former Warner Music and Sony executive Rob Wiesenthal, catering to wealthy Manhattanites who wanted a faster and more affordable way to fly to the Hamptons.
In addition to scheduled service to New York City-area airports, Blade offers seasonal by-the-seat private jet flights using private terminals in New York and South Florida.
2014
Blade is publicly traded on the NASDAQ.
Blade reported $146 million in annual revenues in 2022.
Rob Wiesenthal
Blade is a charter broker sourcing aircraft from third-party charter operators.
Individual seats between New York and Miami or Palm Beach typically run between $2,000 and $3,500.
Blade offers a combination of fixed per seat, per flight prices, and dynamic pricing.
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