air taxi

noun

1. a small aircraft for passengers, cargo, and mail operated, either on a scheduled or nonscheduled basis, along short routes not serviced by large airlines.

Word History and Origins

Origin of air taxi¹

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Example Sentences

This month, it completed the first point-to-point air taxi flight in the United Arab Emirates and announced plans for three new vertiports in the area.

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Critics dispute air taxi company claims that their services could ease congestion as passengers will still have to take a car to and from the takeoff and landing points.

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Air taxi makers face the challenge of building a battery powerful enough to support back-to-back flights with minimal charging time.

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Wisk Aero, which is working on a four-passenger air taxi, has its own solution to safety.

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“We have got to make sure that this aircraft meets all of the highest levels of safety standards that exist in aviation today, because we think that’s the right way to introduce an autonomous air taxi,” Dalton said in an interview.

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