air taxi

noun

: a small commercial airplane used for short flights between localities not served by scheduled airlines

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Joby Aviation photo/AP What To Know Dubai has successfully conducted the region's first test flight of the Joby Aviation air taxi, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai announced Monday on his account on X, formerly Twitter. Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 The Silicon Valley firm made the announcement at a press conference in Manhattan, noting that its five-person Midnight air taxi would be able to travel from Manhattan to New York’s largest airports in five to 10 minutes. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025 Beyond air taxi, eVTOL has vast use case in the defense sector. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 China is making even more rapid progress, with one uncrewed air taxi firm already running regular trials of a sightseeing route. Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for air taxi

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of air taxi was in 1919

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“Air taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20taxi. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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