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40km in 11 minutes: Virgin Atlantic, Joby partner for air taxis in UK

British airline Virgin Atlantic and commuter aviation startup Joby Aviation have partnered to offer seamless booking and quicker travel to and from airports in the UK using air taxis. The country’s government is yet to approve air taxis. Joby Aviation said it envisions 11-minute short hops connecting Heathrow Airport and Canary Wharf at prices “comparable…

Analysis-Lilium’s fall throws spotlight on air-taxi cash crunch

Cs news8 months ago09 mins

By Abhijith Ganapavaram, Shivansh Tiwary (Reuters) -The race to become the first Western air-taxi company to carry passengers lost a high-profile competitor this month when Germany’s Lilium succumbed to a cash crisis, throwing a fresh spotlight on a major hurdle for the fledgling industry. Almost halfway into the decade in which air-taxi makers have promised…