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Flying taxis braced for takeoff at Dubai Airshow
With flying taxis plying existing helicopter routes -- and theoretically safer, cheaper and more environmentally friendly than helicopters -- there is significant room to scale up, the company says.
An Archer Aviation electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) flying taxi is pictured during the 2023 Dubai Airshow on November 13, 2023. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalist @NewVision
DUBAI - Flying taxis have been a sci-fi fixture for decades, but one operator says they are finally close to reality, first in the United States and then