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Earlier this year, Uber unveiled a new robotaxi intent on taking on Waymo, acquired parking platform SpotHero to add in-app parking reservations, and announced Uber Air, a partnership with Joby Aviation to bring all-electric air taxi service to users.
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Brian Cheung, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
But electric air taxis are taking test flights in New York City in hopes of delivering passengers to airports faster.
—Toni Odejimi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
The partnership will allow customers to reserve an air taxi through the Uber app and get an Uber ride to the helipad launch.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
In other words, Vertical is getting closer to the actual business of running an air taxi company.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
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Brian Cheung, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
But electric air taxis are taking test flights in New York City in hopes of delivering passengers to airports faster.
—Toni Odejimi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
The partnership will allow customers to reserve an air taxi through the Uber app and get an Uber ride to the helipad launch.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
In other words, Vertical is getting closer to the actual business of running an air taxi company.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air taxi
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Accessibility for those with mobility impairments Not recommended for people with disabilities, including because of the arrival by amphibious plane, as well as the many uneven stone steps and sandy trails on the islands.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Her son Aire was pictured wearing a gray hooded tracksuit top and sweetly smiled for a selfie with his mom while sitting on her lap inside the plane.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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And passing overhead is a constant barrage of airplanes as the city sits directly beneath the airport’s flight path, but the noise is hardly bothersome.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Indeed, Boeing will need the world’s best engineering talent to develop an all-new plane that will match if not beat Airbus in narrow-bodies where the Max and A220s and A320s play, and that comprise the biggest airplane class.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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The answer, of course, is a heavy-duty sports bra and airy shorts with a liner for a little extra coverage.—
India Roby,
Glamour,
4 June 2026
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In the second inning, back-to-back singles by Dalton Rushing and Alex Freeland – those guys at the bottom of the lineup – put two runners on when Ohtani sent another liner into the right field corner, this time for a triple.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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Meanwhile, the breakaway republic of Somaliland on the Horn of Africa provided Israel with an additional military position, one of the sources said, allowing Israeli aircraft a point to potentially stop on long-range flights to Iran.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Local, state and federal first responders worked on containing the blaze, assisted by water delivery aircraft.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The airliner returned to the skies because the NTSB determined that maintenance workers damaged the plane that crashed by improperly using a forklift to reattach the engine.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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The concept is based on BMW's emphasis on long-distance travel, drawing inspiration from high-speed aircraft like the Concorde supersonic airliner.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 May 2026
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In the 1960s, the federal government also poured resources into developing a supersonic transport plane.—
Made by History,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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Although supersonic passenger aircraft found a niche from the 1970s through the early 2000s with the Concorde, commercial supersonic transport is no longer available for the mainstream consumer marketplace today.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Feb. 2025
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Sale prices currently start from $579 per person, but there’s limited availability due to the size of the ships, so don’t be a slowpoke!—
Hannah Chubb,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Other artifacts found with the cannons included pieces of anchors and a portion of a ship's bronze bell.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Virgin decided to move on to the Delta-class program after completing 12 flights to the edge of space—above 80 km or 50 miles, as defined by the US government—with the previous-generation VSS Unity rocket plane.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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Ambitious short film chronicles daring flight of X-15 rocket plane test pilot (video) Going to SXSW 2025?—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Air taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20taxi. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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