air taxi
noun
: a small commercial airplane used for short flights between localities not served by scheduled airlines
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As air taxi services make progress in U.S., no timeline is set for liftoff over L.A. traffic.
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Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
But those aircraft will most likely be electric air taxis, most with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities, to supplement mass transit rather than being just personal transport.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 26 June 2024
Joby’s electric air taxis are still a couple years away from launch
Xwing, which was founded in 2016, has conducted 250 autonomous test flights as well as 500 auto-landings.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 4 June 2024
For example, Joby's air taxi service in Manhattan plans to use its eVTOL, which looks like an oversized drone, to shuttle passengers from New York to John F. Kennedy International Airport next year.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
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Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
But those aircraft will most likely be electric air taxis, most with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities, to supplement mass transit rather than being just personal transport.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 26 June 2024
Joby’s electric air taxis are still a couple years away from launch
Xwing, which was founded in 2016, has conducted 250 autonomous test flights as well as 500 auto-landings.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 4 June 2024
For example, Joby's air taxi service in Manhattan plans to use its eVTOL, which looks like an oversized drone, to shuttle passengers from New York to John F. Kennedy International Airport next year.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Air taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20taxi. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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