air taxi
noun
: a small commercial airplane used for short flights between localities not served by scheduled airlines
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Topline Uber will offer helicopter and seaplane rides on its app next year, the company said, partnering with Joby Aviation—a month after the vertical aviation company purchased air taxi service Blade for $125 million.
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Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Last month, Blade's passenger business was acquired by Joby Aviation, an electric air taxi company that aims to eventually operate rideshare-style electric aircraft.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
For years, Joby has been battling it out with competitors to bring air taxi solutions to market.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The company also laid off 27 workers at its Fremont facility in the Bay Area, and a single employee at the company’s Mojave facility, where a demonstration flight test of Supernal’s electric air taxi technology had been scheduled to take place later this year.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
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Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Last month, Blade's passenger business was acquired by Joby Aviation, an electric air taxi company that aims to eventually operate rideshare-style electric aircraft.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
For years, Joby has been battling it out with competitors to bring air taxi solutions to market.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The company also laid off 27 workers at its Fremont facility in the Bay Area, and a single employee at the company’s Mojave facility, where a demonstration flight test of Supernal’s electric air taxi technology had been scheduled to take place later this year.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Air taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20taxi. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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