air taxi

noun

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

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The air taxi is capable of going from downtown Los Angeles to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in eight minutes. Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025 Archer Aviation agreed in December to collaborate with Abu Dhabi in a bid to become the first manufacturer of electric air taxis in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025 View 1 Images On the heels of eVTOL startup Lilium shutting down, air taxi builder Volocopter may close its doors having filed for insolvency due to lack of funds. David Szondy, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025 Joby Aviation — The air taxi stock plummeted more than 15% after filing for a $200 million common stock offering . Brian Evans, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024 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 18 May. 2025.

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