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

The park’s website offers a list of air taxis and guide services that can take you into the park, like Expeditions Alaska, which runs multi-day camping and backpacking trips.

From Outside Online

You’ll need an air taxi, a topo map, and maybe a few friends if you want to explore the tundra, boreal forests, and Arrigetch Peaks of Gates of the Arctic in Alaska.

From Outside Online

Much of Wisk’s original complaint, filed in April, is predicated on the speed with which Archer is bringing its air taxi service to market.

From TechCrunch

Regardless of which companies make it out the other side, it’s looking increasingly likely that air taxis will be a significant new player in urban transport by the end of the decade.

From Singularity Hub 

The state’s share of deaths from crashes involving commuter, air taxi and charter planes made up an increasing portion of the country’s total in the past decade.

From ProPublica

An air-taxi, emblazoned with the device of the Paratime Police, was waiting.

From Project Gutenberg