air taxi

noun

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

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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 Numerous startups, including Joby Aviation, Archer, and Wisk, in the U.S. are also planning on launching various commercial air taxi services over the next few years. Dylan Butts,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025 At takeoff, the plane — described as an air taxi by the agency — weighed about 9,865 lbs., which is 1,000 lbs. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 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 2 May. 2025.

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