Dubai set to host world's first flying taxi service with air taxi startup Joby Aviation
9 months ago

Dubai set to host world's first flying taxi service with air taxi startup Joby Aviation

Hindustan Times  

Joby Aviation Inc. expects to launch its flying taxi service in Dubai before anywhere else, including the startup’s home turf in the US. Visitors take pictures of the SK Telecom air taxi developed by US company Joby Aviation during the Mobile World Congress, the telecom industry's biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona on February 26, 2024. Dubai set to host world's first flying taxi service with air taxi startup Joby Aviation. “So we’ll be able to launch in Dubai first.” Joby said in February that it was targeting initial operations by 2025 in Dubai, where it won a six-year exclusive agreement to operate its electric air-taxi services, and commercial services by early 2026.

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Dubai approves first aerial taxi vertiport, set for 2026 launch
1 month, 1 week ago

Dubai approves first aerial taxi vertiport, set for 2026 launch

Hindustan Times  

Dubai, Dubai has approved the construction of its first aerial taxi vertiport near Dubai International Airport, marking a major step towards becoming the first city to offer urban aerial transport. Dubai approves first aerial taxi vertiport, set for 2026 launch The vertiport, designed to blend seamlessly with Dubai’s skyline, will provide passengers a unique, efficient, and comfortable travel experience in …

Traffic jams to be a thing of the past, this city in UAE will have first ‘air-taxi’ services by 2026
10 months, 1 week ago

Traffic jams to be a thing of the past, this city in UAE will have first ‘air-taxi’ services by 2026

Live Mint  

Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority penned an agreement over ‘air-taxis’ with Joby Aviation on Sunday, February 11. The contract was given to Joby Aviation at the World Governments Summit in Dubai to launch air taxi services in the United Arab Emirate by early 2026. Joby Aviation is a company that develops all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service and will position …

Flying taxis inch closer to reality as Joby Aviation expands testing
1 year, 5 months ago

Flying taxis inch closer to reality as Joby Aviation expands testing

LA Times  

The Joby Aviation air taxi takes off vertically and lands the same way. The flying taxi business took another step toward reality Wednesday as Joby Aviation announced it had received U.S. regulatory approval to expand testing. The Santa Cruz company said that the go-ahead from the Federal Aviation Administration will let it test flying taxis coming off its production line; …

Dubai again plans for flying taxi takeoff, this time by 2026
1 year, 10 months ago

Dubai again plans for flying taxi takeoff, this time by 2026

The Independent  

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