The idea seems tantalizing. Archer is building an air taxi network in San Francisco and Los Angeles that would allow people to swap one-to-two-hour drives for flights that take 20 minutes or less.

Languages: English. Twitter: @JBickertonUK. You can get in touch with James by emailing j.bickerton@newsweek.com An electric air taxi company hoping to launch commercially in the San Francisco Bay ...

Major U.S. airlines, including American, Delta, Southwest and United, also are building relationships and planting seeds for deals with air taxi companies. “It feels like the modern-day American ...

The eVTOL air taxi manufacturer has received Part 135 certification from the FAA – a vital certificate to begin commercial flights – and Archer is now one of two air taxi companies worldwide ...

Archer Aviation, partnering with United Airlines, is planning to launch an air taxi service that could really shake up how you get around. Forget the idea of flying cars. This is about creating a ...

Joby’s ElevateOS software suite includes a pilot app, rider app, and core operation system to manage electric air taxi flights. [Courtesy: Joby Aviation] Electric vertical takeoff and landing ...

with which it has a strategic partnership to launch its commercial air taxi service by 2025 (pending regulatory approval). Business Insider toured the futuristic helicopter-airplane hybrid in New ...

The company is building a fleet for air taxi service in the Bay Area — and beyond — that would be nearly twice as fast as a helicopter, but 100 times quieter. The 5-seat aircraft could take to ...

four-seat air taxi in 10 or 15 minutes? What if you could cross Puget Sound to Bainbridge not by driving to the ferry dock but by calling an Uber to drive you to a takeoff spot in your ...